04807cam a2200853 4500 1482858557 TxAuBib 20240804120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250818959 1250818958 7dbdf2c3-2b7b-4f4e-8be3-8070fb8e9781 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6071280 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Paul, Chris. Sixty-One [Libby] : Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court. Macmillan Audio, 2023. celebrity. family life. North Carolina. Black history. parenting. Nonfiction. life lessons. racial justice. Coming of age. point guard. Fatherhood. sports fans. basketball. race. professional athletes. sports. Poverty. African American. memoir. Chris Paul. Phoenix Suns. sports book. black family. basketball player. gifts for dad. black lives matter. black authors. gifts for grandpa. all stars. grandfather grandson relationship. sports memoirs. gifts for sports fans. fathers and son. black fathers. basketball memoirs. Los Angeles Clippers. CP3. nba player. 61. basketball fans. nba basketball player. nba fans. sports readers. point god. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 159MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 159MB. Biography & Autobiography. Sports & Recreations. African American Nonfiction. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>Chris Paul, "The Point God," a member of the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team and current point guard for the Phoenix Suns, narrates this compelling memoir. Deeply affected by the untimely death of his grandfather, Nathaniel "PaPa Chili" Jones, Paul recounts the inspiration and influence PaPa Chili continues to play in his life and career.<br /> A powerful and unexpected memoir of family, faith, tragedy, and life's most important lessons.<br /></b><br /> The day after future NBA superstar Chris Paul signed his letter of intent to play college basketball for Wake Forest, he received a world-shattering phone call. His grandfather, Nathaniel "Papa" Jones, a pillar of the Winston-Salem community where he owned and operated the first Black-owned service station in North Carolina, was mugged and ultimately died from a heart attack resulting from the assault. His funeral filled the largest church in the county, which held over one thousand people. He was sixty-one years old.<br /> The day after burying his grandfather, Chris was coping the best way he knew how: by playing basketball for his high school team. After pouring in shot after shot, his last attempt was an airball purposely flung out of bounds from the foul line before Chris exited the game. The next day, local news headlines declared that he fell six points shy of the statewide single game high school scoring record. But he accomplished exactly what he set out to do: scoring sixty-one points, one for each year of life lived by his grandfather.<br /> In <i>Sixty-One</i>, Chris opens up about life beyond basketball and the role his grandfather played in molding him into the man and father he is today. He'll speak about the foundation of faith and family he built his life upon, what it means to be a positive light within your community and beyond, and the importance of setting the proper example for future generations. Most importantly, Chris will talk about his home, Winston-Salem, and the close-knit family and village that raised him to become one of the most respected leaders in all of sports.<br /> <b>A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.</b></p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-08-03 20:00:03. Wilbon, Michael. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7dbdf2c3-2b7b-4f4e-8be3-8070fb8e9781&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7dbdf2c3-2b7b-4f4e-8be3-8070fb8e9781&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) TXGID