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LEGEND WITH A SMILE
Leader of two NBA Championship teams, two time NBA All-Star MVP, and the first general manager of the Toronto Raptors, Isiah Thomas has become a pro basketball legend. From the gritty playgrounds of West Chicago to the glittering arenas of North America, his playing career was marked by skill, tenacity, intelligence--and an indomitable will to win. As floor general of the Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys," Thomas took his smiling "game face" into pressure-packed situations and emerged victorious time after time. Today he is widely regarded as the NBA's best point guard of all time.
Here is the inspiring story of Thomas's rise to the top, from being the youngest of nine children in a poverty-stricken ghetto family, to becoming a pioneer in bringing pro basketball to Canada--and making it succeed. Whether as an athlete or a businessman, Isiah Thomas has built a remarkable record of success. This is the story of how he did it...both on and off the court.