Life Is Not an Accident, Jay Williams
Life Is Not an Accident, Jay Williams
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Life Is Not an Accident
A Memoir of Reinvention

Author: Jay Williams

Narrator: Jay Williams

Unabridged: 6 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/22/2016

Synopsis

Like millions of kids before him, Jay Williams used to pretend he was making the game-winning shot while playing basketball in his Plainfield, New Jersey, backyard. Unlike almost all of those other kids, he kept right on making shots until he became an NCAA champion and two-time national player of the year at Duke and the number-two overall NBA draft pick in 2002.

But after just one season with the Chicago Bulls, a team starved for a new messiah since Michael Jordan's retirement, Williams destroyed his career when he suffered a horrific motorcycle accident. In an instant, the man with as fast a first step as any point guard in history could no longer do anything for himself, including walk.

In Life Is Not an Accident Jay Williams shares his story—both heartbreaking and uplifting—of being a young man trying to wrest control of his life from his overinvolved parents, from the pleasures and perils of fame and money, and from the near-fatal mistake that threatened to define him.

About Jay Williams

Jay Williams is a former professional basketball player and current ESPN analyst. While at Duke, he won the Naismith College Player of the Year Award, was named the AP Player of the Year in 2002, and was a unanimous first-team All-American. He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls as the second overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. He is a motivational speaker, president of the JW Group, managing partner of the Leverage Agency, and a committed member of a number of charities.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Catherine on September 27, 2020

A Duke national player of the year (twice) to a second round NBA draft pick for the Chicago Bulls, Jay Williams saw all his dreams vanish in an instant after a gruesome motorcycle accident. What follows is a harrowing and painful recovery. His memoir is an honest recap of his bouts with severe depre......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on March 11, 2019

I read the book Life is not an Accident: A Memoir of Reinvention by Jay Williams. I came into this book knowing a little bit about Jay because I am a huge college basketball fan so of course I listen to him on TV all the time with him an analyst for ESPN. He is a very smart and entertaining speaker,......more

Goodreads review by James on April 09, 2019

The book Life is not an accident is a memoir by Jay Williams. I love this book because it is easy to read and it involves one of my favorite sports. This is a redemption story. Where the main character Jay Williams is recalling upon an event that happened years before. Jay was a top prospect drafted......more

Goodreads review by Che on October 29, 2018

I wanted to read this after watching the Best Shot series and being impressed by how Jay interacted with the young men, helping them navigate the obstacles in their lives. This was an unapologetic and inspirational account of resilience and responsibility.......more

Goodreads review by Aidan B on September 29, 2022

I really love this book because he really tried after he had his bike crash , gives a valuable lesson to never give up.......more

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