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The Contract: Jimmer Fredette
by
Pat Forde
Hardcover, 208 pages
Published
October 9th 2012
by Shadow Mountain
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This book is all about the life of Jimmer Fredette and his jouney to the NBA and how in 2007 he made a contract saying " I Jimmer Fredette will do anything to reach my biggest goal of making it to the NBA" he and his brother signed it and Jimmer has lived by it ever sense. He wasn't very wealthy and didn't have a lot in his childhood. For instance, his house had two bedrooms, and one bathroom and they have five people in the family. The book goes on to tell about his faith and all of his conflic...more
I love BYU basketball and Jimmer Fredette, so what was not to love about this book on Jimmer's life and development both in basketball and life! I got to relive all the great moments of the games we watched Jimmer play as a BYU cougar. It was the most exciting year of basketball I've ever enjoyed, so it was fun to experience those games and victories again. It was good to get to know Jimmer and his family better and to know of their personal beliefs as well as their personalities. It was somewh...more
My children gave this book to me for Christmas because they think I like all things Jimmer and I guess I do because I couldn't help but pick it up next from my "to read" pile of books. I enjoyed the review of Jimmer's background. What I was unprepared for is the experience of Jimmer's brother TJ. I have a lot of respect for the way he has battled his problems and his unselfish nature. He is truly a worthy role model. Jimmer is Jimmer--I hope all young men will follow his work ethic when they are...more
Interesting book that brought into focus a little bit more of Jimmer's life and how he got to where he is today. There really wasn't that much info that I didn't already know just from what has been published already. Would be interesting to have a book several years down the road if he actually has some success in his NBA play.
Surprisingly this was a very good read. I never caught the "Jimmer Fever" while living in Provo, however I do think he is an upstanding guy. I also thought it was interesting to learn about his journey to basketball fame.
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I enjoyed reading about Jimmer and his brother TJ. The book is a quick read and covers Jimmer and his family's experience while he was growing up. It spends a considerable amount of time talking about TJ, Jimmer's brother too, and while it is not a terrific read, I enjoyed it mainly because it was Jimmer and BYU-related.
This book was not well written minus the last few chapters. In the beginning I believe it said some was written was by the author Pat Forde and some by Jimmer's brother TJ. It seems pretty obvious which parts were written by TJ or just quickly thrown together. I enjoyed it because I like Jimmer and there were stories I hadn't heard about it before. Also a lot of the book focuses on TJ, I wasn't a fan of that because who really cares about TJ Fredette.
I am glad I won this book in a contest, I do...more
I am glad I won this book in a contest, I do...more
The only thing that bothered me was the grammar.... and there were a lot of missing words.....
Awesome book. Got me interested in his life as an LDS basketball player.
Oct 18, 2012
Jeremy D
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I love it.
Great book on the story of Jimmer Fredette from Glens Falls to Sacramento.
Could've been a lot better, instead of bouncing around a lot. But one of my new favorite books!
Oct 28, 2012
Ted Guglielmo
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Basketball and spiritual loving fans
An inspirational book. A great family book. Not just about Jimmer but the struggles and the support given by his brother TJ. Well told by Pat Forde. It delves into not only the Fredette's lives but stereotypes and prejudices that Jimmer and his family lived with. Good stuff
This book was great, but if you followed Jimmer during his college days, you probably know all of the information. There is some interesting stuff about his brother.
I will say this is a quick read, but it left me rather underwhelmed. I would not recommend this book.
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