A Father First (Mandarin Edition)

by Dwayne Wade

《让爱先行：韦德自述》Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat is one of the superstars of the NBA—and a Gold Medal winner at the Bejing Olympics—but he’s A Father First.  In this moving and triumphant memoir, Wade shares his inspiring thoughts about fathers and sons, writing poignantly about the gratifying responsibilities of being a single dad to his two sons, Zaire and Zion, while recounting his own growing up years and his memorable rise to the top echelon of professional basketball.                                   德韦恩·韦德奇迹般地抓住了篮球生涯中的所有机遇，同时也在寻求他最珍爱的目标：做一个好父亲。经过了漫长、痛苦的离婚和监护权争夺战，他终于获得了儿子们的单独监护权。《让爱先行》记录了韦德作为单身父亲的感悟，回忆了那些构成他的梦想、祈祷与承诺的事件。韦德从小父母离异，他的童年是在芝加哥南部度过的，贫穷、暴力、毒品笼罩着这片街区，他的母亲也吸毒成癖。姐姐特拉吉尔做出了英勇的决定，把小德韦恩送到了父亲那里生活。老韦德成了小德韦恩的第一个篮球教练。后来，母亲凭借惊人的毅力戒除了毒瘾。韦德从他们身上学习到，父母对子女无条件的爱是一股强大的引导力。从幼时在芝加哥邻家院子里的投篮练习，到他在马奎特大学的上升星路，再到出乎意料地被迈阿密热火队选中，德韦恩·韦德——世界上最好的篮球手之一，在《让爱先行》里讲述了自己的故事：男孩沐浴着亲人的爱成长为男人，成长为优秀的父亲。

336 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 25, 2014

Reviews

[Franklin · Rating 5 out of 5]

These book was a lot interesting to me because, it tells everything about what Dwayne Wade had to go through. Some of Wade's issues were his son's, he had to take care of them while being in the NBA. Some parts of the book I liked was when he talked about what did it mean for him to play with other NBA stars like "LeBron James" and "Chris Bosh." For Wade playing with them he felt pretty good and they also were very good friends. They enjoy playing with each other, and even when one of them felt skeptical, they were there to support one to another. Wade's life was not easy, his wife was a drug addict, and she spent a lot of time in jail, which meant that wade had to take care of his son all by him selve. Also was hard for his son's because they almost never got to see his father, and the cause was the NBA he had to travel a lot, and had no time. These book can be impetus to some people because it shows to never giving up on anything. So, I think the author did a good job on writing this book, and it caught my attention from the very first page.

[Allen case]

Dwayne impacted the society and it was explained through out the book when he would show the desire to not give up through out his whole entire life. People around the NBA fan base respected Dwayne right away knowing he grew up from a bad side of chicago, he didn't ever have money and he went through all he did and still found away to believe and chase his dream. More people respected him with his work ethic and determination to win. Dwayne also fought for his sons and he fought for custody of his two kids Zion and Ziare. the quote "That was the turning point for me-when I had decided that I had to seek full custody. If this had to be a fight , then by god, I had to fight for my sons"( Wade location 207 4% ). Wade shows so much compassion and willing to fight for whatever he thinks his right. I recommend this book for others because it shows the journey of a NBA superstars childhood and shows that whereever you grow up from anything is possible.

[Beth]

When Dewayne retired I was so impressed by all the social media posts I decided that I should learn more about him.