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If you fall down get up and finish.

Dwight Slaughter graduated from Verbum Dei High School, a school with one of the top 10 winning basketball teams of all time. While at Verbum Dei High School Dwight was voted number one player in the Country in 1972 by different sports magazines.  He then went on to further his education and play basketball at Cal State Los Angeles from 1972 to 1976—a period that would set a precedent with new laws changing how colleges accept athletes. During his athletic career, Slaughter was interviewed by such greats as Howard Cosell, on his show SportsBeat and in his book, I Never Played the Game; Morley Safer from 60 Minutes; and John Chancellor from World Nightly News. He was voted by ESPN and Sports Illustrated as one of the top 100 basketball players in the State of California.

As a child, Slaughter relied on basketball to build his self-esteem and relieve the stress of mental and physical abuse. His gripping memoir follows his public career and takes the reader inside his personal life as well—into a childhood of abuse, betrayal…even murder.

About the Author: Dwight Slaughter was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1954. His expertise is basketball and mentoring youths and adult men, and he promotes concerts that give back to life-changing organizations and people.


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By Preston lynch on March 10, 2014 Review

Posted on 10 Mar 2014
My rating of this book By Preston lynch on March 10, 2014 Format: Kindle Edition Amazon Verified Purchase This book was amazing. I am always in awe of people that have gone through things such as these and have STILL flourished. They have scars and have been affected but they don̵

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Posted on 09 Mar 2014
Sad story about a life damaged by abuse and racism By Charles Ashbacher HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on March 6, 2014 Format: Paperback As you read this book it is almost inevitable that your mind goes on a tangential course in wondering how common Slaughter’s story is

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Posted on 06 Mar 2014
If you fall down get up and finish. Dwight Slaughter graduated from Verbum Dei High School, a school with one of the top 10 winning basketball teams of all time. While at Verbum Dei High School Dwight was voted number one player in the Country in 1972 by different sports magazines.  H

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Inner City Strength

Posted on 16 Feb 2014
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