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    Jameer: The Story of Jameer Nelson and How He Came to Be a Phenomenon on the Basketball Court and in Life
    Jameer: The Story of Jameer Nelson and How He Came to Be a Phenomenon on the Basketball Court and in Life
    Jameer: The Story of Jameer Nelson and How He Came to Be a Phenomenon on the Basketball Court and in Life
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    Jameer: The Story of Jameer Nelson and How He Came to Be a Phenomenon on the Basketball Court and in Life

    By Floyd "Pete" Nelson

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    Jameer is an inspiring biography of Jameer Nelson, who excelled in sports from an early age and decided to focus on basketball in high school and later completed his college career playing the sport. He is respected and admired throughout the nation for completing college before starting in the NBA, as well as for being a genuine, respectful person and player. His story will appeal to anyone looking to be inspired by someone who defied the odds.

    Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.

    Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSports Publishing
    Release dateNov 1, 2004
    ISBN9781613215067
    Jameer: The Story of Jameer Nelson and How He Came to Be a Phenomenon on the Basketball Court and in Life

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      Jameer - Floyd "Pete" Nelson

      INTRODUCTION

      In the basketball season of 2003-2004, there was magic in the air throughout the Philadelphia area.

      Jameer Nelson had made his decision to return to Saint Josephs University to complete his senior year after attending the NBA pre-draft camp and giving serious consideration to entering the NBA draft. He said he wanted to be a kid for one more year and have fun being with his teammates, working together for a winning season.

      After mounting success after success in his first three years playing college ball and dazzling many with his movements and leadership on the court, there were high hopes that this would not only be a winning season for St. Joes but also that individual and team records could reach new heights.

      Tried and true sports fans know from experience that many things can go wrong…there can be injuries, sicknesses and dissension among players, conflicts with the coach, sometimes just bad luck and always the possibility of competitors who are stronger and more formidable. But confidence in the positive possibilities prevailed. It was going to be a very good year.

      By the end of their storybook season, Jameer became the most celebrated athlete not only at Saint Josephs University but also in the history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, He was honored not only for his athletic skills but also for the leadership, unselfishness, humanity and team spirit he brought to collegiate sports. How did he become this person?

      Perhaps you will gain greater insight, perhaps some of your curiosity will be satisfied, as his father Pete Nelson and friend Elaine Whelan tell his story beginning at birth through his early school days and then his years playing basketball in high school and college and preparing for a professional careen

      CHAPTER 1

      The Story Begins

      South of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, along the Delaware River and its shipyards is the city of Chester. This is where Jameer Nelson was born on the ninth of February in 1982, the third child of Linda and Floyd Pete Nelson. It was the shipyards and a job as a welder that drew his father to Chester after his service in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.

      Jameer had two older brothers, one also called Pete and another named Jabre, Jabre was born with a defective heart and survived only three months. His oldest brother, Pete, had his fathers sturdy build and followed his love of sports, concentrating on football but also playing basketball Although a child was supposed to be five to play with the local Brookhaven Jets football team, it was no surprise when his father signed Jameer up at four and waived the insurance so that he could play Then the following Christmas, there was an indoor basketball court under the tree. Starting with his preschool days at the Thomas Learning Center and then through his years at Toby Farms Elementary in Chester Township, Jameer started shooting baskets every day after

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