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A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball
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Wade, Dwyane
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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.
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Dwyane Wade. (2012). A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball. HarperCollins.

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