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Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA Champion

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內容簡介 甫出版隨即攻佔《紐約時報》、《洛杉磯時報》、《華爾街日報》、《今日美國》、《出版者週刊》各大暢銷榜亞馬遜網路書店編輯選書2021年年度體育媒體作家──米琳‧費德的驚人之作從路邊攤小販到NBA總決賽MVPNBA下一個世代的天選之人──「字母哥」揚尼斯一段不可思議的求生與求勝故事從希臘雅典的貧困環境到美國密爾瓦基公鹿隊的超級明星，身為NBA新一代的籃球代表人物，「字母哥」揚尼斯·阿德托昆波克服了深不可測的障礙，更成為全世界人民希望的象徵、美國夢的化身，但他是如何走到現在的地位？經歷了多少的苦難？這些隱藏在他深邃眼眸後的故事，如今將第一次呈現在大家的面前。由於戰亂與貧窮，他的父母從奈及利亞逃往希臘，原本寄望在希臘能夠順利求生，卻萬想不到希臘經濟重創，為了求得溫飽，他每日都與母親上街販賣小飾品，從未想過自己有一天能夠站上籃球的最高殿堂。一次機緣，他被當地的籃球教練看上，力邀他去希臘的次級聯盟打球，成了他逆轉人生的起點，他捱著餓努力練習，為的是讓他的家人與兄弟能夠不再為了下一餐煩惱，並憑著優異的天賦在希臘籃壇成為耀眼之星，但外來移民的身分卻使他得不到希臘人的認同，即使他在希臘出生長大、說著希臘的語言、學習希臘的文化，卻依舊得不到公民的身分，得到更多的，反而是歧視。然而他從未絕望，因為他知道，他的家人都需要他，為了家人，他可以拚盡一切。或許是揚尼斯的痛苦、掙扎，與永不放棄的堅定意志，讓他成為了眾人矚目的焦點，也成為眾多NBA球隊鎖定的對象，更因此得到了圓夢的機會，但他未曾自滿或因此改變，他曾說：「八年前我來到美國，當時我窮到都不知道下一餐在哪裡。我媽過去在街頭當小販，現在我卻在籃球界最頂端，我真的覺得自己很幸運。」揚尼斯的經歷，並不只是一個「倖存者的故事」，更能讓我們看見在憤怒、歧視與看似絕望的未來之下，如何保持信念而不迷失自我的可能。隨著他身處希臘時面對的貧苦與微小的希望；他在職業生涯早期適應美國和NBA時感到的孤獨和孤立；他在處理黑人和希臘人身份時的複雜性；他如何對自己和自己的缺點如此苛刻；以及他感到有責任成為他的弟弟們的培養榜樣的背後原因，都將使我們對這位走過幽谷、翻轉人生逆境的偉大球星，有更多深刻且動人的了解。本中文書介出自《希臘怪物揚尼斯: 永不放棄的MVP》堡壘文化出版The story of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s extraordinary rise from poverty in Athens, Greece, to superstardom in America with the Milwaukee Bucks—becoming one of the most transcendent players in history and an NBA Champion—from award-winning basketball reporter and feature writer at The Ringer Mirin Fader. Now in paperback with a new Epilogue. As the face of the NBA’s new world order, Giannis Antetokounmpo has overcome unfathomable obstacles to become a symbol of hope for people all over the world; the personification of the American Dream. But his backstory remains largely untold. Fader unearths new information about the childhood that shaped “The Greek Freak”—from sleeping side by side with his brothers to selling trinkets on the street with his family to the racism he experienced. Antetokounmpo grew up in an era when Golden Dawn, Greece’s far-right, anti-immigrant party, patrolled his neighborhood, and his status as an illegal immigrant largely prevented him from playing for the country’s top clubs, making his NBA rise all the more improbable. Fader tells a deeply human story of how an unknown, skinny, Black Greek teen, who played in the country’s lowest pro division and was seen as a draft gamble, transformed his body and his game into MVP material.Antetokounmpo’s story has been framed as a feel-good narrative in which everyone has embraced him—watching him grow up, sign a five-year supermax contract extension worth $228 million, and lead the underdog Bucks to the NBA Championship in 2021. Giannis reveals a more nuanced story: how lonely and isolated he felt, adjusting to America and the NBA early in his career; the complexity of grappling with his Black and Greek identities; how he is so hard on himself and his shortcomings—a drive that fuels him every day; and the responsibility he feels to be a nurturing role model for his younger brothers. Fader illustrates a more vulnerable star than most people know, a person who has evolved triumphantly into all of his roles: father, brother, son, teammate, and global icon.**Instant New York Times Bestseller, Los Angeles Times Bestseller, Wall Street Journal Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller, Publishers Weekly Bestseller****Mirin Fader Selected as the 2021 Sports Media Author of the Year by The Big Lead**"

作者介紹

作者介紹 Mirin Fader is a senior staff writer for The Ringer. She wrote for Bleacher Report from 2017 to 2020. Her work has been honored by the Pro Writers Basketball Association, the Associated Press Sports Editors, the U.S. Writers Basketball Association, the Football Writers Association of America, and the Los Angeles Press Club. She was named a Top Women in Media in the ""Up and Comer"" category in 2019, and her work has been featured in the ""Best American Sports Writing"" series. Fader has profiled some of the NBA's biggest stars, including Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ja Morant, Brandon Ingram, and LaMelo Ball, but she focuses more on the person rather than the player. Her approach is that she writes about people who happen to play sports, telling the backstories that shape some of our most complex, most dominant, heroes.

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