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Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP
by Mirin Fader
Solid book about (arguably) the greatest athlete backstory of all time. It reads like a really long athlete profile article, the kind you'd read in a sports magazine. The writing wasn't amazing, but the story itself sure is. Giannis is a humble superstar (a phrase that sounds like an oxymoron given the typical attitudes of America's top athletes) who really came from nothing. This book not only made me look at my favorite basketball player in a new way, but it made me look at the food on my plate with newfound appreciation too. And while people may look at Giannis and say "if I was 6-11 I'd be in the NBA too", this book really underscores the buckets of blood, sweat, and tears that it takes to become the best basketball player on the planet.