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Soul of the Game: Images & Voices of Street Basketball

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'Soul of the Game' is strictly a bestseller in my book. Thebook tells of where the most famous players came from: The streetcourts. This book is an inspiration to basketball players everywhere,including the pros. This a must read and should be honored as thebest in photography.

If you have that true love for the game of basketball and where it started than buy this book. It may not have a lot of writing, but it shows the writing in the biographical summaries of the greats the "Goat", "Destroyer", "Tiny", etc. Even know I didn't see any of the greats I still read about them. Much love to the "Goat" who stood before them all, who past away last year. Watch the movie "Rebound"!

Just some information about the street legends. Good quality paper and cover and some advertorial kind of pictures.That's all. I am very sorry but it is a wrong choice for me at least.

While the images of street basketball players are interesting, the whole book looks like one big plug to sell Nike products. The best part of the book is the poetry which stands out because of the diverse rhythms and distinctive voices. The pictures all seem staged, so what is the point?

a true definition of street basketball at its best. Stunning pictures and excellent passages makes this a basketball fan's bible to the concrete courts of america

Last week, one of the greatest playground players ever to grace a NY court passed away of heart failure. The Goat was an inspiration to several generations of kids and ball players in NYC and was featured in "Soul of the Game". It was an honor to have met and worked with the Goat. One of my most treasured photos is a group shot that I took 2 years ago with the Goat, Pee W ee Kirkland, Jackie Jackson and Joe Hammond; some of the greatest legends of the court in NYC. Each of them have been featured in a TV spot created by Wieden & Kennedy and Nike. The Goat was the star of two spots, "36 Dunks" and "Sittin' on the Rim".

May this great player rest in peace.

This was a very great book. It was very intristing . John Jay is very creative is is way cool. But I do think the reading level was a little low....... But any way that doesnt matter. As a 11 year old, I thought this book was great!!!