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“I was hooked. He started me with shorter reads, books such as Endurance,7 which chronicled Ernest Shackleton’s adventures in Antarctica. Later he led me into much larger challenges, such as Undaunted Courage,8 which depicts the journey of Lewis and Clark, and many more interesting and exciting literary adventures. I often exchanged these books with my dad and Coach Pickett back home for their best choices as well, which included Truman,9 and Freedom from Fear.10 I”
― John Stockton, Assisted: An Autobiography

“I frequently recall his sage advice to me at our first meeting: “Don’t change who you are now that you’ve ‘arrived.”
― John Stockton, Assisted: An Autobiography

“You have to absolutely love what you are doing or you will become a slave to it.”
― John Stockton, Assisted: An Autobiography

“I’m convinced that, unfortunately, the general direction of rule changes for a long time has been to carve out greater space for the individual athlete while curbing the impact of team play. This narrows the opportunities to participate. In general, only “cookie cutter” athletic prodigies get serious looks. In my opinion, tinkering with the game to distort the natural balance between team and individual play is counterproductive.”
― John Stockton, Assisted: An Autobiography