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Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes
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America’s most popular and polarizing player in sports commentary tells his story for the first time, diving deep into his life and career. From growing up poor and dyslexic in Queens with an absent father to getting his own show on ESPN. With his signature wit, he gets into the highs and lows, even addressing the controversies that have gotten him in hot water over the years.
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AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE
America’s most popular sports media figure tells it like it is in this surprisingly personal book, not only dishing out his signature, uninhibited opinions but also revealing the challenges he overcame in childhood as well as at ESPN, and who he really is when the cameras are off.
Stephen A. Smith has never been handed anything, nor was he an overnight success. Growing up poor in Queens, the son of Caribbean immigrants and the youngest ...
AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE
America’s most popular sports media figure tells it like it is in this surprisingly personal book, not only dishing out his signature, uninhibited opinions but also revealing the challenges he overcame in childhood as well as at ESPN, and who he really is when the cameras are off.
Stephen A. Smith has never been handed anything, nor was he an overnight success. Growing up poor in Queens, the son of Caribbean immigrants and the youngest ...
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