Kareem

When Kareem left the game in '89, no one had scored more points, blocked more shots, or played more games. 12 years on, the points record lives on, but many of his other records have been broken. However, what remains is Kareem's quiet demeanour and how he quietly went about his business, and truly embodying the "focus on your own job and the rest will follow", disregarding all the noise and hatred out there that is so easy to engage with, something that often happens today.This book talks about Kareem's last season, in a diary manner where he talks about the 1989 regular season, the road trips, the home games and his farewell ceremonies around the league. The flow is easy as Kareem goes back to his youngster and college days intermittently as he visits the cities he had so many memories in : the book starts with his last game in New York and the vibes around it, which is fitting as this is where it all started for him, and ends in Los Angeles for the last regular season stretch. His Jazz roots, his parents, kids, training discipline, philosophy in life, thoughts and experiences, and his friends and team mates.A complicated man, sometimes rather aloof, this book gives you a peek into his life, and how he made it through 20 seasons, and two records that may never be broken: that points record, and 6 MVP awards.