Review of "No Malice"

This memoir certainly didn't read like many other sports memoirs - but then Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, didn't exactly have a career and life similar to many other athletes, hence my interest in reading this book.  Here is my review of his memoir.

Title/Author:

“No Malice: My Life in Basketball or: How a Kid from Queensbridge Survived the Streets, the Brawls and Himself to Become an NBA Champion” by Metta World Peace and Ryan Dempsey

 

Tags:

Basketball, memoir, Lakers, Pacers, Bulls, Knicks, Rockets  

Publish date:

May 15, 2018

Length:

282 pages

Rating: 

5 of 5 stars (outstanding)

Review:

Excellent basketball memoir Usually a sports memoir will follow the same pattern. An ex-athlete will talk about his childhood, his career while playing his chosen game and his life after retiring. While some of this is true for Metta World Peace (formerly known as Ron Artest), his story takes on extra meaning because of his willingness to talk about his mental health issues so candidly. He does verify some of his more off beat moments, such as working at Circuit City while still a player.Usually a sports memoir will follow the same pattern. An ex-athlete will talk about his childhood, his career while playing his chosen game and his life after retiring. While some of this is true for Metta World Peace (formerly known as Ron Artest), his story takes on extra meaning because of his willingness to talk about his mental health issues so candidly. He does verify some of his more off beat moments, such as working at Circuit City while still a player. He does speak frankly about the infamous brawl in Detroit during the 2004 season that cost him nearly five million dollars in salary and many years of bad memories. But it's clear to a reader that he has turned things around and, appropriately enough, seems to be at peace with himself. Any basketball fan who knows about Artest/ World Peace should pick up this book. A great and fast read, one will be happy with the eventual outcome of a man who finally is at peace with him

 

Book Format Read:
E-book (Kindle)

Buying Links:

https://www.amazon.com/No-Malice-Basketball-Queensbridge-Survived/dp/1629374032/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/no-malice-metta-world-peace/1126250975?ean=9781629374031#/