Tamir Good­man has found suc­cess and fame as a Shab­bat-obser­vant bas­ket­ball play­er and is a role mod­el and men­tor to young peo­ple who love sports. In this short, pithy book, he shares the lessons he has learned about life, self-respect, fair play, and stay­ing true to oneself. 

Tamir’s dyslex­ia was undi­ag­nosed for much of his ear­ly school­ing, but his sports abil­i­ty and sports­man­ship were stel­lar. His rep­u­ta­tion as a tal­ent­ed, fair-play­ing, hum­ble, Shab­bat-obser­vant sports star led him to play Divi­sion 1 bas­ket­ball and earned him the nick­name ​“the Jew­ish Jor­dan.” Through­out it all, despite many chal­lenges, he con­tin­ued to observe Shab­bat. His oppor­tu­ni­ty to play pro­fes­sion­al­ly arose when he was draft­ed by Mac­cabi Tel Aviv, the top pro­fes­sion­al bas­ket­ball team in Israel. 

When injuries pre­vent­ed Tamir from con­tin­u­ing to play pro­fes­sion­al sports, he decid­ed to devote his life to teach­ing young peo­ple what he had learned. He set up bas­ket­ball clin­ics and camps, and spent much time teach­ing, coach­ing, writ­ing, and speak­ing pub­licly. He con­tin­ues to influ­ence a new gen­er­a­tion to the impor­tance of being hum­ble, keep­ing their integri­ty, over­com­ing chal­lenges, and play­ing their very best.

Col­or illus­tra­tions por­tray Tamir with the ever-present kip­pah on his head. Append­ed are a glos­sary, a list of impor­tant dates, and short descrip­tions of the inven­tions Tamir has cre­at­ed and devel­oped. An icon to many, his sto­ry will make inter­est­ing read­ing for young peo­ple look­ing for inspiration.