Muggsy
My Life from a Kid in the Projects to the Godfather of Small Ball

Name: Muggsy
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Tyrone Muggsy Bogues
ISBN: 9781666568479

Author: Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues, Jake Uitti

Narrator: Cary Hite

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 04/12/2022

Categories: Nonfiction, Sports & Recreation, Basketball, Biography & Autobiography, Sports Biography, African American & Black Nonfiction

Synopsis

Growing up, Muggsy Bogues was always told he should do something else, anything besides basketball. He never acknowledged his many doubters except to prove them spectacularly wrong. Twenty years after receiving his first basketball as a toddler, he stood proud—at five-foot-three—as the starting point guard for the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA. From the East Baltimore playground courts where he earned his nickname by muggin' opponents for possession of the ball to Dunbar High School where he excelled alongside future NBA players, Bogues set the tone in his early years for the great heights he'd reach professionally. In this new autobiography, Bogues delves deep into his life and career, reflecting on legendary battles with Michael Jordan, John Stockton, and other generational stars of ’80s and ’90s hoops. He shares far-ranging anecdotes from playoff runs in Charlotte, filming Space Jam, and even watching a young Steph Curry grow up. Conversational and clear-sighted, this is a story of uncompromising vision and fleet-footed determination during a golden era for the NBA.

About Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues

Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues played fourteen seasons in the NBA for the Charlotte Hornets, Washington Bullets, Toronto Raptors, and Golden State Warriors.

About Jake Uitti

Jake Uitti is a writer for publications including Interview Magazine, Vanity Fair, American Songwriter Magazine, The Washington Post, and The Seattle Times. He is the author of Northwest Know-How: Bee.

About Cary Hite

Cary Hite is an experienced actor and audiobook narrator who has had the pleasure of working with a number of publishing houses. An Earphones award-winner, he currently resides in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on August 02, 2022

Not a lot of meat to this one. Muggsy has an inspiring story (he was the shortest player to ever play in the NBA), but you have to get through typos, corny writing, and an overly descriptive plot of Space Jam to get to that.......more

Goodreads review by Kevin Thang on August 18, 2022

Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues is one of my favorite athletes of all-time. Like many reiterate throughout this autobiography, to be 5’3” and continually be able to excel in the land of giants is nothing short of remarkable. The first half was much more interesting than the second with his growing up in Balti......more

Goodreads review by Dave on May 23, 2022

A look into the life of small in height, large in life, former NBA player, Tyronne “Muggsy” Bogues. “Muggsy” offers a decent look at his rise from the projects in Baltimore through his unlikely tenure as a basketball standout, through the NBA. The description of his journey is okay, with a few nugge......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on June 12, 2022

I enjoyed this autobiography by Muggsy, the shortest player to ever play in the NBA. He played 14 seasons of pro-basketball. I thought it was an honest appraisal of his childhood and professional career. His amazing dedication and work ethic was obvious. Thank you, Independent Publishers Group and Tr......more

Goodreads review by Mohamed on February 22, 2023

I love muggsy and all of what he did at this size and his book is also good but. He is not the God father of small ball and he is not a hall of famer by any meaning. Small ball gave opportunities for a lot of undersized players but we should not promote only small ball in basketball because if we do t......more