How did he inspire the phrase “Hoya Paranoia”? You’ll see. We experience riding shotgun with Celtics icon Red Auerbach, and coaching NBA Hall of Famers like Patrick Ewing and Allen Iverson. Chockful of stories and moving beyond mere stats (and what stats! three Final Fours, four times national coach of the year, seven Big East championships, 97 percent graduation rate), Thompson’s book drives us through his childhood under Jim Crow segregation to our current moment of racial reckoning. John Thompson was never just a basketball coach and I Came As A Shadow is categorically not just a basketball autobiography.Īfter three decades at the center of race and sports in America, the first Black head coach to win an NCAA championship makes the private public at last. The long-awaited autobiography from Georgetown University’s legendary coach, whose life on and off the basketball court threw America’s unresolved struggle with racial justice into sharp relief. A must-listen for anyone whose mind is made up on Thompson." - AudioFile Magazine Washington brings the right level of emotion, doesn't imitate anyone, and gives Thompson's words the respect they deserve. "From his time growing up to his remarkable career at Georgetown University, contractual deals with Nike, and meaningful moments off the court-this is a fascinating audiobook.
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