Tuff juice : my journey from the streets to the NBA / Caron Butler, with Steve Springer ; foreword by Kobe Bryant.

• Foreword -- My D-Day: A dark journey ends, a bright future beckons -- My roots: The cotton fields of Mississippi -- My grandma: Breaking barriers and dodging bullets -- My mom: The woman they called Overtime -- My drug-dealing days: From crumbs to Kangols -- My life on the streets: Death at every corner -- My uncles: Survivors from the South Side -- My game: Shooting hoops, aiming for the stars -- My arrest: Smoking gun, smoking station wagon -- My time in the hole: Just me, my Bible and Mandela -- After my release: Shooting hoops, shooting myself -- My second chance: The crossroads of my life -- My time with Mad Max: Gentry, MCI, and a whole new world -- College: UConn and Andrea, the love of my life -- My years in the NBA: Riles, Kobe, K.D., and gunplay in the locker room -- Epilogue.

• Caron Butler is a veteran NBA All-Star and a dedicated member of the community. He is extremely active with organizations that specialize in youth outreach, especially in his hometown of Racine, Wisconsin. In addition to his extensive philanthropy Butler is also a burgeoning businessman with plans to own an NBA team in the future. 

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Basketboll  (sao)

Basketball players  -- United States -- Biography. (LCSH)

Basketball  (lcsh)

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Biografier  (saogf)

Autobiographies.  (lcgft)

Personnamn

Butler, Caron, 1980-

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