Daphne Duong
| Bio Statement |
In no way RAN, Hardly ever WILL Boyhood and Soccer inside of a Switching American Inner Town By Albert Samaha Illustrated. 343 pp. PublicAffairs. $28 Within the summers of 1973 and 1974, a former college or university soccer star turned aspiring writer named Rick Telander inhabited the basketball courts of Foster Park during the Brooklyn community of Flatbush. At times participating in, occasionally coaching, usually acutely observing, Telander generated a e book, “Heaven Can be a Playground” (1976), that chronicled the dazzling expertise and fragile dreams of asphalt wizards like Fly Williams and Albert King. In the intersection of youthful expertise along with the high-stakes environment of N.C.A.A. basketball, Telander portrayed essentially the most morally sophisticated character of all, Rodney Parker, an unofficial agent who may or may not are already having payoffs to deliver stellar gamers to particular educational institutions. |
