Dream Team Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Jack McCallum
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
884

Dream Team by Jack McCallum Book Summary

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Acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team. As a writer for Sports Illustrated, McCallum enjoyed a courtside seat for the most exciting basketball spectacle on earth, covering the Dream Team from its inception to the gold medal ceremony in Barcelona. Drawing on fresh interviews with the players, McCallum provides the definitive account of the Dream Team phenomenon. He offers a behind-the-scenes look at the controversial selection process. He takes us inside the team’s Olympic suites for late-night card games and bull sessions where superstars like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird debated the finer points of basketball. And he narrates a riveting account of the legendary intrasquad scrimmage that pitted the Dream Teamers against one another in what may have been the greatest pickup game in history. In the twenty years since the Dream Team first captivated the world, its mystique has only grown. Dream Team vividly re-creates the moment when a once-in-a-millennium group of athletes came together and changed the future of sports—one perfectly executed fast break at a time.
 
With a new Afterword by the author.
 
“The absolute definitive work on the subject, a perfectly wonderful once-you-pick-it-up-you-won’t-be-able-to-put-it-down book.”—The Boston Globe
 
“An Olympic hoops dream.”—Newsday
 
“What makes this volume a must-read for nostalgic hoopsters are the robust portraits of the outsize personalities of the participants, all of whom were remarkably open with McCallum, both then and now.”—Booklist (starred review)

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Book Name Dream Team
Genre Basketball
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 10.61 MB

Dream Team (Jack McCallum) Book Reviews 2024

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Good moments. The material on Bird, Barkley and Isiah were interesting. All of the other info had been told several times by other sources. The book seemed more about the individuals than the event itself.

Very frustrating. Reading this on my iPhone and a lot of the last pages of each chapter are repeats of the previous page. Very shoddy work.

Dreamteam. I cant wait for this book I pre-order the book I saw the video this is a must need follow me on twitter @callmesavage_

DO NOT DOWNLOAD. TERRIBLE ALMOST EVERY CHAPTER IS MISSING LAST PAGE!! MAJOR RIPOFF I WILL BE REQUESTING A REFUND

Excellent. Best story of the Dream Team you will find.

Great read. Must read for anyone that grew up watching NBA in the 90's.

black Jack does it again. Excellent book very personal! Reminds me of the way things use to be when it was a privilege to cover these larger than life figures respectfully. O the way it was!!!! Thanks for bringing back such great memories Black Jack!

The one and only. There has only and will only be one Dream Team and this book brings back vivid memories and background stories that I didn't know as a young kid watching this team. Fun and insightful read.

Memory Lane. I was 12 in 1992 and loved basketball,The Dream Team was like the Super-Friends to me. This book was like reading stories of Batman, Superman, and all the rest, it was an immensely enjoyable read that I didn't want to end!

Buy it. Great book from a great author.Loved it.

last pages of chapter don't load. Several of the last pages of the chapter don't load. Otherwise, a great book.

Special. In 1992, I was just a 19-yr old hoops (Jordan) fan from Philly. But at the time, this team seemed like it was accomplishing something special. Something unique. Something once-in-a-lifetime. 20 years later and now a member of the media myself, I am glad to know how correct I was. Never before and never again, will we see a group like this one. Congrats Jack and thanks for the wonderful memories.

Repeat Page Problem. This happens all the time. It's an iBooks issue. Whenever you notice a repeat page, bookmark & restart your device. Upon restart the problem will be gone. This is a great read!

Awesome!!!. I can't wait to read this awesome book!!!

Amazing. Best book for 10-100000000000000

Dream Team. If you're a basketball junkie, then this is your book!

Dream Team. Great read for all NBA/Basketball fans, fun to read during the 2012 Olympics leading to the team 20 years later and their run towards Gold.

great read. I loved this book and would recommend it to any fan of the sport or if you want to know how everyone really felt about one another during that time.

Dream Team. Lovely and captivating book; finished it in a few hours. Problem I experienced in the iPad version was that the last page of most chapters was a repeat of the previous page of material so I never got to read how most chapters ended

Awesome. This books was awesome. I loved all the behind the scenes information that was shared and it was just a great insight in the world of the dream team. My favorite part was when Jack got to Dream Team practice. That must have been awesome, Magic and MJ both talking trash to each other and treating a simple practice scrimmage like it was game 7 of the finals. Great book.

Great book, fans of basketball should read. I really enjoyed reading this behind-the-scenes look at the 1992 dream team. I especially like reading about athletes I've always admired and how they really were behind-the-scenes as opposed to what I perceived them as. I recommend this book especially anybody who is a fan of Michael Jordan.

Really enjoyed it!. I really enjoyed this book... It didn't drag on with a game-by-game synopsis, which I was previously afraid of. Instead, it gave an inside look at the players on an individual level. The only downside to this book was that I felt a large portion of the book was relaying pretty common knowledge... Would have liked to have read a bit more on the inside info that isn't as commonly known. Recommended though for any basketball lover... Especially those who grew up watching the NBA in the 80's and 90's.

Dream Team well worth it. McCallum writes an informative narrative Interesting and well beyond just basketball Well done author!

I suggest reading this book. This was a great book.

Dream Team review. I was a 14 year old basketball fiend in 1992. Magic is still my all time favorite player and I had his #15 jersey. I must have watched every second of every game and interview that I could find. This book was brilliantly insightful and entertaining. I couldn't put it down.

Easy read. Very interesting and fast read. Good inside info.

Good but.... Pages 264-266 all repeat.

Repeat page. I want to purchase this. Has the last page of each chapter problem been solved?

Fun read. Well written, well researched, well recalled and well composed. Great insights and perspective on a great moment. I'm wearing my faded Mullin jersey in tribute.

Can't Wait!!. I can't wait for this book to come out I already pre-ordered it FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER!!!! @whoiscpalmer

Quick, entertaining, informative. A very quick and entertaining read. Whether you're a Dream Team expert or of you've never heard of them, there's something for everyone in this book.

Amazing. Great book. Must read for any basketball fan

Not just a puff piece. The author does an exquisite job telling the story of the dream team. In a book like this, with so many prominent athletes, the author could have given nothing but praise. Could have written it in politically correct dialect so as not to offend the way most interviews are given by athletes to the media. However, this book really shows the more human aspect of the players and shows shortcomings and mortality. For someone who grew up idolizing Michael Jordan, but still too young to remember the dream team it was exciting to read about his personality and quirks beyond his ubiquity in commercials and ferocity on the court. The book provides laughs, but more importantly insight that could only come from personal experience. The book is missing two chapters that will forever be lost; those coming from the perspective of the late coach, Chuck Daly. Had he been alive to interview for this book, it would've been the cherry on top of a rich, dessert of a book to read. Highly recommend for basketball fans interested in some history.

Fun, Fast read. I really enjoyed this. The chapter on the inter- squad scrimmage is laugh-out-loud funny. The personalities of the greats come through in a number of great chapters -- Jordan's GOAT life-force, Bird's legend and trash talking, Magic's magic-ness. And I came to better understand what made team and these players coming together so epic. Good stuff.

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The Dream Team book written by Jack McCallum was published on 10 July 2012, Tuesday in the Basketball category. A total of 884 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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