Every Shot Counts, Carlos Boozer
Every Shot Counts, Carlos Boozer
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Every Shot Counts
A Memoir of Resilience

Author: Carlos Boozer, Loretta Hunt

Narrator: Bill Andrew Quinn

Unabridged: 9 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2023


Synopsis

"With Every Shot Counts, I hope that you’ll be as inspired by Carlos' journey as I’ve been."—Shaquille O’Neal  

From NBA All-Star and ESPN commentator Carlos Boozer, a gripping, intimate and inspiring memoir about overcoming trauma, achieving your dreams and staying true to who you are in the process

Most know Carlos Boozer as the beloved power forward whose dazzling basketball career spanned two decades. But few know the dramatic, poignant and powerful story behind his meteoric rise. Now, for the first time he's ready to open up about a traumatic incident from his childhood that forever altered the trajectory of his life and shaped him into the man he is today. In Every Shot Counts, Carlos shares that story, as well as:His experiences growing up in Alaska, honing his basketball skills outside in the snowA behind-the-scenes look at the college recruitment processAn intimate portrait of Coach K and his time at Duke Stories about his time playing alongside Lebron JamesA chronicle of his formative friendship with Kobe Bryant and the painful aftermath of his passingInside stories from the All-Star weekends and two OlympicsA revelatory look at his family, fatherhood and how the Black Lives Matter movement has shaped his activismRaw, relatable and profoundly inspiring, Every Shot Counts will reframe the way you think about a familiar sports figure and the untold weight of the stories we all silently carry.

About Carlos Boozer

Carlos Austin Boozer Jr. is an American former professional basketball player and two-time NBA All-Star. He played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers, and then spent his last season playing overseas with the Guangdong Southern Tigers. As a member of Team USA, Boozer won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2005 Summer Olympics and an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Erin on August 13, 2024

Loved him at Duke. I didn’t know his story. Always a good read when it’s basketball and my Dukies. 🥰......more

Goodreads review by Mark on September 19, 2023

I got this book from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. Just like the last book I read, Boston Ball, this book was in that same list that somebody compiled about the best upcoming sports books and when I saw it, I immediately was intrigued and threw it in my Amazon Wishlist......more

Goodreads review by Laura Beth on April 26, 2024

Full disclosure- big Duke fan since I was a child and autobiography/memoir is my guilty pleasure. That being said this was easily one of the best memoirs I've ever read. It was truly a pleasure and honor to read it. It starts out with a shocking crime that is the catalyst of a major life change and......more

Goodreads review by Ken on December 15, 2023

Generally, when you read a sports "autobiography,' you look for the "as told to" additional byline, or the co-author's name. Instead, Carlos Boozer wrote this himself and it's one of the more intelligent sports autobios I've read in a long while. That's the first impression I got with this. Boozer is......more

Goodreads review by Anne on December 12, 2023

A clearly written autobiography by a person devoted to craft and gracious in remembering who helped him. The cool tone reveals Carlos Jrʼs resilience and strategic thinking on and off the court. Iʼm not a frequent spectator of college or pro basketball, so I appreciated that he was able to describe......more