EPISODE · Nov 9, 2021 · 25 MIN
It's Emma's World - Episode 27 - Author Marvin Williams Sr.
from Reaching For the Stars with Emma Dowd · host Emma Dowd
Marvin Williams Sr. is the father of the retired NBA star Marvin Williams Jr. who retired from basketball in 2020 as a Milwaukee Buck. Marvin penned the book "Secondary Break: A NBA Dad's Story" which chronicles his remarkable life, from the struggles - picking tobacco fields 16 hours a day at age 11, to growing up in an abusive alcoholic home, to the joys - playing pick-up basketball gamed with Michael Jorden, to the successes - achieving tremendous success as a national girls' basketball coach, and preparing his son for the NBA! Now Marvin is sharing his formula showing how others can also REACH success. We talk to him about his book and his incredible journey through life.
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Marvin Williams Sr. is the father of the retired NBA star Marvin Williams Jr. who retired from basketball in 2020 as a Milwaukee Buck. Marvin penned the book "Secondary Break: A NBA Dad's Story" which chronicles his remarkable life, from the struggles - picking tobacco fields 16 hours a day at age 11, to growing up in an abusive alcoholic home, to the joys - playing pick-up basketball gamed with Michael Jorden, to the successes - achieving tremendous success as a national girls' basketball coach, and preparing his son for the NBA! Now Marvin is sharing his formula showing how others can also REACH success. We talk to him about his book and his incredible journey through life.
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It's Emma's World - Episode 27 - Author Marvin Williams Sr.
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