Ahead of the Game: The Pat Williams Story Book

Pat Williams, vice president of the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic, has witnessed some of the most dramatic moments in professional sports. And as father of eighteen children, fourteen adopted, he has experienced some of the deepest emotions in human relationships. In Ahead of the Game, Williams tells the stories of his rise from minor league wunderkind to head of an NBA championship team and of the crushing breakup of his twenty-four-year marriage. Through the turbulence of his personal life and the ups and downs of his professional career, he has found strength in the God who is the "God of Second Chances." Committed to fostering a "passion for distinction," Williams draws on experience to offer ten principles for triumphant living. He bares heart and soul in a warts-and-all account that will challenge and inspire. Sports fans and anyone who strives for a winning life will love Ahead of the Game. Eight pages of photos are included.Read More