Assisted: An Autobiography by John Stockton with Kerry L. Pickett
Foreword by Karl Malone
From an intensely private person comes the remarkable story of a life well lived.
At 6'1" John Stockton was an unlikely choice for an NBA star, but
looks can be deceiving. In this autobiography Stockton describes the
choices he made and the assistance he received as he used determination and hard work to become a world-class athlete.
Stockton tells his whole story, covering the
entirety of his life including his parents and heritage, his school years,
his siblings, early sports training, his romance with college sweetheart and
now wife of over 25 years, Nada Stepovich, their family of 6, and his 19
year career as a guard for the Utah Jazz. His personal
insights reveal a remarkably humble and grateful man who was able to
keep his head and his humility as he rose to the top of his profession by focusing on family, faith, hard work, and giving back.
Stockton's co-writer is his friend, coach, and business partner Kerry
L. "Coach" Pickett. Pickett coached Stockton's 6th grade basketball team in 1973.
Later he directed the basketball camps that Stockton established,
now he is director of the Warehouse, a community sports facility in Spokane, Washington also established by Stockton as a way of giving back to his home town.
John Stockton was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 in Springfield, Massachusetts the same year as C. Vivian Stringer, David Robinson,
Michael Jordan, and Jazz coach Jerry Sloan.
An excellent choice for sports fans or someone looking for an inspirational well-written biography with no tell-all scandals required. Of special interest to basketball fans and anyone interested in the Olympic Gold winning dream teams in 1992 and 1996.
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