14. The Glow but Reality of Success

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface: What’s in a Title—The Origins of This Research ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction xv
6. 1. Jermaine and Ray 1
7. 2. Becoming a Basketball Player 15
8. 3. Getting Known through Networks and Exposure 23
9. 4. Playing School Ball 29
10. 5. Old Heads and Young Bulls 34
11. 6. A Saturday Morning at Espy 41
12. 7. The Heart of the Playground 46
13. 8. Chuck Breaks Them Down 54
14. 9. Gotta Want It “Like That” 65
15. 10. Playing Uptown 69
16. 11. Some Fall Off 77
17. 12. Bringing ’Em Back and Putting It All Together 84
18. 13. The Chip 90
19. 14. The Glow but Reality of Success 100
20. 15. Ray vs. Green 109
21. 16. Playing Everywhere 116
22. 17. Can’t Look Poor 123
23. 18. Implosion 134
24. 19. Moving North 145
25. 20. Learning Other Stuff 155
26. 21. A Star Is Born; Another Is Still Waiting 158
27. 22. Politics and “Pub(licity)” 165
28. 23. Getting in (School) and Getting out (of the Hood) 171
29. 24. Being Used 175
30. Conclusion 180
31. Epilogue 187
32. Appendix 1: Methodology 191
33. Appendix 2: Settings—Politics of Space 203
34. Appendix 3: Jermaine’s Path 204
35. Notes 207
36. References 219
37. Index 223