The Bob Love Story: If It's Gonna Be, It's Up to Me

by Bob Love, Mel Watkins

Chronicles the life and career of the Chicago Bulls star who overcame adversity after an injury cut short his basketball career

208 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1999

About the author

Robert Earl "Butterbean" Love was an American professional basketball player who spent the prime of his career with the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. A versatile forward who could shoot with either his left or right hand, Love later worked as the Bulls' director of community affairs and goodwill ambassador. His "Butterbean" nickname dates back to his boyhood when he was fond of the legume.

Reviews

[Jackie Fleming · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is SO good! I loved reading about Bob Love's life and hearing about his ability to overcome his struggles as someone who stutters. I just really loved the story and how honestly it was written.

[Stevie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did not realize this was a motivational book and I was a little disappointed at first when his basketball career was not the exact focus of this book. But after reading everything this poor fellow went through and how well he did, I was glad that I read it.

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love在foreword中已经提到，比起自己在球场上的表现，他对自己的演讲印象更深刻，所以这本书里并没有用太多的篇幅来介绍他的NBA球员生涯，而且对其最为巅峰的芝加哥公牛队时期的故事讲述甚至还不如在辛辛那提皇家的经历细致。如果是想要通过阅读此书深入了解Love的球员时代的读者，多少会感到有些失望了。
但若你是对Love的人生感兴趣，那么这本书是很有力量的。乐福叙述了自己从小到大面对的挑战，坦白地承认了自己面对困难时的准备不足，正因如此他最后的成功才显得那么有力量。我喜欢这本书蕴含的精神，就像书名所述，If it's gonna be,it's up to me！