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epub | 29.02 MB | English| Isbn:0008738963 | Author: Sonny Vaccaro | Year: 2025
Description:
Quote:The gripping and eye-opening memoir from the "Savior of Nike" and the man who discovered Michael Jordan, Sonny Vaccaro.Category:Sports, Biography, Self-Help & Relationships, Basketball, General & Miscellaneous Biography, Sports & Adventure Biography, Personal Growth, Basketball - General & Miscellaneous, Biography - General & Miscellaneous, Rich & Famous - Biography, Sport Figures - General & Miscellaneous - Biography, Success, Motivation & Self-Esteem
Written in collaboration with six-time New York Times bestselling author Armen Keteyian, Legends and Soles provides context and truth to the sensational media stories and headlines, including:
[*]Vaccaro's pivotal role in the never-before-told story of the courting and signing of Michael Jordan
[*]How Nike, at the behest of an embittered Knight, went as far as having the Portland FBI investigate Vaccaro who was working for archrival Adidas on a RICO charge of corporate espionage
[*]His close relationships with NBA superstars Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, and Tracy McGrady, and Hall of Fame coaches Jerry Tarkanian of UNLV and John Thompson of Georgetown
[*]The high stakes drama behind the O'Bannon lawsuit that changed the entire landscape in college sports
Filled with in-depth stories and sixteen pages of photos illuminating some of Sonny's most treasured career memories, Legends and Soles is the long-awaited memoir of a giant of American sports.