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A biography of the tough-talking point guard for the Seattle Sonics who was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1996. ... Read more

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Chapters: José Ortiz, Gary Payton, Brent Barry, Slats Gill, A. C. Green, Terry Baker, Greg Wiltjer, Steve Johnson, Swede Halbrook, Mel Counts, Lester Conner, Red Rocha, Nick Dewitz, Lonnie Shelton, Ricky Berry, Dave Gambee, C. J. Giles, Charlie Sitton, Lew Beck, Corey Benjamin, Vic Bartolome, Fred Boyd, Gary Freeman, John Mandic, Loy Petersen, Jim Jarvis, Mark Radford, Scott Eaton, Scott Haskin, Ray Blume, Jay Carty. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 103. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Gary Dwayne Payton, nicknamed "The Glove" for his tenacious defense, (born July 23, 1968) is a former American professional basketball player. He is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, and holds Seattle franchise records in points, assists, and steals. He has also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, the last with whom he won his only NBA Championship. The only point guard ever to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, Payton is widely considered one of the greatest of all time at that position. He was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team nine times, an NBA record he shares with Michael Jordan. Payton got his "The Glove" nickname when Payton's cousin called him during the 1993 Western Conference Finals series against Phoenix and told him, "you're holding Kevin Johnson like a baseball in a glove," and the nickname was born. Considered the "NBA's reigning high scorer among point guards" in his prime, Payton is referred to as "probably as complete a guard as there ever was" by NBA Hall of Famer Gail Goodrich. Payton was born in Oakland, California. He played high school basketball at Skyline High School in Oakland, California, along with former NBA player Greg Foster, before attending Oregon State University in ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=739751 ... Read more

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Gary Payton describes his childhood in Oakland, California, his college years, his basketball career with the Seattle Supersonics, and his turn as an Olympic champion in 1996, using events from his life to illustrate the importance of self-confidence. ... Read more

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Gary Payton Is The Man!!!
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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1511 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Michael Jordan, Ray Allen, Bill Russell, Shaquille O'neal, Gary Payton, Chris Paul, Kevin Garnett, Adrian Dantley, Mitch Richmond, Magic Johnson, Clyde Drexler, Chris Mullin, Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Scottie Pippen, Emanuel Ginóbili, Patrick Ewing, Sergei Belov, David Robinson, Larry Brown, Krešimir Ćosić, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Karl Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, Alonzo Mourning, Luis Scola, Reggie Miller, Allan Houston, John Stockton, Larry Bird, Grant Hill, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Arvydas Sabonis, Dražen Dalipagić, Steve Smith, Oscar Robertson, Penny Hardaway, Alvin Robertson, Juan Ignacio Sánchez, Vin Baker, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Jerry West, Joe Kleine, Clyde Lovellette, Aleksandr Volkov, Rajko Žižić, Andrés Nocioni, Antonio Mcdyess, Mirza Delibašić, Phil Ford, Zoran Slavnić, Modestas Paulauskas, Steve Alford, Gennadi Volnov, Ratko Radovanović, Fabricio Oberto, Jeff Turner, Dragan Kicanović, Hugo Sconochini, Walter Davis, Bob Boozer, Michael Redd, Alex Groza, Vern Fleming, Jon Koncak, Carlos Delfino, Wayman Tisdale, K.c. Jones, Aljan Jarmoukhamedov, Walt Bellamy, Joe Caldwell, Frank Lubin, Sam Perkins, Terry Dischinger, Adrian Smith, Wálter Herrmann, Alejandro Montecchia, Valdemaras Chomičius, Bill Bradley, Christian Laettner, George Wilson, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Vince Boryla, Mitch Kupchak, Leon Wood, Jo Jo White, Gabriel Fernández, Ralph Beard, Lucious Jackson, Tim Hardaway, Aleksandr Belov, Jerry Lucas, Rubén Wolkowyski. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Michael Jeffrey Jordan, né le 17 février 1963 dans le borough de Brooklyn à New York, est un joueur de basket-ball américain ayant évolué dans le championnat nord-américain professionnel de basket-ball, la (NBA), de 1984 à 2003. Selon la...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Michele Timms, Luc Longley, Peja Stojaković, Yao Ming, Steve Nash, Kevin Garnett, Gary Payton, Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Ray Allen, Dejan Bodiroga, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Andrei Kirilenko, Lisa Leslie, Juan Carlos Navarro, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Jorge Garbajosa, Sheryl Swoopes, Tim Hardaway, Antonio Mcdyess, Lauren Jackson, Allan Houston, Kirk Penney, Igor Rakočević, Wang Zhizhi, Katie Smith, Mark Dickel, Vin Baker, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Chris Anstey, Teresa Edwards, Andrew Gaze, Darius Songaila, Ricky Grace, Željko Rebrača, Shane Heal, Svetlana Abrosimova, Sean Marks, Steve Smith, Dejan Tomašević, Yolanda Griffith, Delisha Milton-Jones, Predrag Danilović, Raúl López, Todd Macculloch, Gianluca Basile, Pero Cameron, Frédéric Weis, Denis Marconato, Dragan Tarlać, Predrag Drobnjak, Donna Wilkins, Helen Luz, Sam Mackinnon, Johnny Rogers, Carlos Jiménez, Horacio Llamas, Saulius Štombergas, Margo Dydek, Gregor Fučka, Laure Savasta, Andrew Vlahov, Greg Francis, Janeth Arcain, Eurelijus Žukauskas, Sergei Bazarevich, Tammy Sutton-Brown, Gintaras Einikis, Sandy Brondello, Paul Rogers, Michael Meeks, Martin Cattalini, Nikita Morgunov, Mindaugas Timinskas, Evgeniy Pashutin, Belinda Colling, Carlton Myers, Zakhar Pashutin, Kristi Harrower, Mark Bradtke, Victor Muzadi, Antoine Rigaudeau, Liu Yudong, Saša Obradović, Paul Henare, Tony Rampton, Trisha Fallon, Sergei Panov, Peter Guarasci, Sergei Chikalkin, Carla Boyd, Edwige Lawson-Wade, Maria Stepanova, Giacomo Galanda, Vlado Šćepanović, Alfonso Reyes, Rodrigo de La Fuente, Greg Newton, Nikki Mccray, Sherman Hamilton, Roberto Chiacig, Andrea Meneghin, Isabelle Fijalkowski, Carlos Almeida, Herlander Coimbra, Cláudia Das Neves, Laurent Sciarra, Roberto Dueñas, Hu Weidong, Crawford Palmer, Adriana Moisés Pinto, Michele Mian, Yamilé Martínez, Rachael Spo...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=240989 ... Read more

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Chapters: Marion Jones, Kevin Johnson, Mark Madsen, Gary Payton, LeRon Ellis, Dennis Johnson, Gilbert Arenas, Paul Pierce, Bruce Bowen, Ray Allen, Reggie Miller, Bill Walton, Diana Taurasi, Kevin Love, Ben Howland, Adonis Jordan, Baron Davis, Jordan Farmar, Lisa Leslie, Tayshaun Prince, Keith Van Horn, Tony Gonzalez, Antoine Wright, Brandon Jennings, Drew Gooden, Paul Westphal, DeShawn Stevenson, Gabe Pruitt, Eddie House, Isaiah Rider, Leon Powe, Byron Scott, Reggie Theus, Gail Goodrich, Tyson Chandler, Matt Barnes, Kyle Korver, Chuck Hayes, Andre Miller, Josh Childress, Jacque Vaughn, Dick Davey, Paul Shirley, Arron Afflalo, Richard Jefferson, Kurt Rambis, Larry Eustachy, Michael Cooper, Jason Kapono, Austin Croshere, Russell Westbrook, Lorenzo Romar, James Harden, Tracy Murray, Jason Hart, Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1984), DeMar DeRozan, Milt Palacio, Cappie Pondexter, Ed O'Bannon, Mark Eaton, Tyus Edney, Jon Crispin, Luke Walton, Robin Lopez, Brian Shaw, Amir Johnson, Doug Gottlieb, Marcus Williams (basketball, born 1985), Nick Young, Jason Collins, Anthony Fernandez, Antonio Davis, Bobby Brown, Tina Thompson, Ryan Hollins, Jamaal Wilkes, Casey Jacobsen, Jarron Collins, Kevin Willis, Stacey Augmon, DeMarcus Nelson, Jared Dudley, Brook Lopez, Chase Budinger, D. J. Strawberry, Kirk Snyder, Aaron Gray, Evan Moore, Jrue Holiday, Robert Swift, Scott Brooks, Mike Hopkins, Louis Amundson, Jon Barry, Jackson Vroman, Ryan Anderson, Patrick Dennehy, Jeremy Lin, Harold Miner, Cliff Levingston, Alex Acker, Hassan Adams, Mike Mercer, Zack Andrews, Craig Smith, Mark Wade, Chris Jent, James Donaldson, Chris Mills, Freeman Williams, Don MacLean, Jeff Pendergraph, Corie Blount, Patrick Sanders, Dean Garrett, Dominic McGuire, Elden Campbell, E.J. Rowland, DeVon Hardin, Conner Henry, Ebony Hoffman, Kevinn Pinkney, Steve Trumbo, J. R. Sakuragi, Dorell Wright, Brandon Bowman, Ralph Drollinger, Greg Foster, Isaac Austin, Scott Williams, Jay Humphries, Andrae Patterson, Derek ... ... Read more

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Michele Timms, Shaquille O'neal, David Robinson, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, Gary Payton, Vlade Divac, Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway, Scottie Pippen, Fragiskos Alvertis, Karl Malone, Reggie Miller, Žarko Paspalj, Dejan Bodiroga, Lisa Leslie, Panagiotis Giannakis, Rebecca Lobo, Arvydas Sabonis, Sheryl Swoopes, John Stockton, Fabricio Oberto, Wang Zhizhi, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Žan Tabak, Ramón Rivas, Teresa Edwards, Andrew Gaze, Yelena Baranova, Mitch Richmond, Željko Rebrača, Shane Heal, Efthimios Rentzias, Aleksandar Đorđević, Dejan Tomašević, Hortência Marcari, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Predrag Danilović, Marcelo Milanesio, Zheng Haixia, Giorgos Sigalas, Rubén Wolkowyski, Artūras Karnišovas, Dimitrios Papanikolaou, Sam Mackinnon, Tony Ronaldson, Saulius Štombergas, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Andrew Vlahov, Janeth Arcain, Eurelijus Žukauskas, Maria Paula Silva, Gintaras Einikis, Sandy Brondello, Katrina Mcclain Johnson, Zoran Savić, Mark Bradtke, Liu Yudong, Ray Borner, Saša Obradović, Trisha Fallon, Carla Boyd, Maria Stepanova, Hur Jae, Juan Espil, Gong Xiaobin, Mindaugas Žukauskas, Nikki Mccray, Slaven Rimac, Miroslav Berić, Marcelo Nicola, Georgie Torres, Herlander Coimbra, Daniel Farabello, Bev Smith, Hu Weidong, Yamilé Martínez, Rachael Sporn, Edmar Victoriano, Li Nan, Marta Sobral, Darius Lukminas, Angelo Victoriano, Jennifer Whittle, Chun Hee-Chul, Allison Tranquilli, Yudith Águila, Lisdeivis Víctores, Fiona Robinson, Robyn Maher, João Vianna, Jean-Jacques Conceição, Michelle Brogan, Sun Jun, Silvinha, Shelley Sandie, Vladan Alanović, José Carlos Guimarães, Leila Sobral, Michelle Chandler, Li Xin, Diego Osella, Olga Vigil, David Dias, Benjamim João Romano, Aníbal Moreira, Esteban Pérez, Jorge Racca, Ernesto Michel, Luis Villar, Esteban de La Fuente. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates o...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=147726 ... Read more