| Every era has a small group of players that take the | | | | dare try. Many of those passes have not been seen |
| country by storm. Their style, skill, or passion for | | | | for over 20 years, and will never grace an arena in |
| championships mark these special players. Pete | | | | this world. There are many reasons for this bold |
| Maravich was one of those rare players that | | | | statement. Pete Maravich's life was basketball. The |
| combined the uncanny ability to score from | | | | terms 24/7 was not fashionable in his time, but would |
| everywhere on the floor night in and night out! There | | | | aptly describe his obsession with the game. He |
| will never be another Pistol Pete! | | | | always had a basketball with him, something you will |
| The best way to learn about the Pistol is to read | | | | not see from today's kids. He was relentless in his |
| about him from the volumes that now exist on this | | | | passion for basketball and his creative mind allowed |
| storied player. The latest book by Mark Kriegel, Pistol, | | | | him to invent passes and dribbles that cannot be |
| The Life of Pete Maravich, has gained rave reviews | | | | imagined. |
| and is probably the best book on Pistol's life to date. | | | | We lost The Pistol much too early, though his legacy |
| If you really want to experience Pete, get your | | | | lives on. Pete would be unhappy about the status of |
| hands on video that has now surfaced from his days | | | | basketball in the USA as the foreign countries have |
| at Louisiana State University. This rare footage has | | | | proven many times that the game is more important |
| become even more precious because of Pistol's early | | | | to them than it is us. The would be a slap-in-the-face |
| death in 1987. You will want to have a remote | | | | insult to Pete and he would do anything to put our |
| control with a good rewind feature because many of | | | | country back on top. He would tell you that talent |
| the plays you will see will knock you off your seat. | | | | alone is not enough. Height, quickness, strength, and |
| Not only was he a scoring machine, but his vision | | | | leaping ability is not the answer either. Victory lies in |
| allowed him to make passes no other player would | | | | the heart of every player who plays the game. |