Earl Monroe,Quincy Troupe
Earl â€œThe Pearlâ€ Monroe is aÂ basketball legendÂ whose impact on the game transcends statistics, a player known as much for his unorthodox, â€œplaygroundâ€ style of play as his championship pedigree. Observers said that watching him play was like listening to jazz, his moves resembling freefloating improvisations. â€œI donâ€™t know what Iâ€™m going to do with the ball,â€ Monroe once admitted, â€œand if I donâ€™t know, Iâ€™m quite sure the guy guarding me doesnâ€™t know either.â€,Traded to the New York Knicks before the 1971â€“72 season, Monroe became a key member of the beloved, star-studded 1972â€“73 Knicks team that captured the NBA title. And now, on the 40th anniversary of that championship seasonâ€”the franchiseâ€™s lastâ€”Monroe is finally ready to tell his remarkable story.,Written with bestselling author Quincy Troupe (,Miles, The Pursuit of Happyness,) ,Earl the Pearl, will retrace Monroeâ€™s life from his upbringing in a tough South Philadelphia neighborhood through his record-setting days at Winston-Salem State, to his NBA Rookie of the Year season in 1967, his tremendous years with the Baltimore Bullets and ultimately his redemptive, championship glory with the New York Knicks. The book will culminate with a revealing epilogue in which Monroe reflects on the events of the past 40 years, offers his insights into the NBA today, and his thoughts on the future of the game he loves.
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Earl The Pearl: My Story