I don t like basketball very much, but i found the book interesting because the main character sticky is interesting. The only thing that could be his ticket out is basketball. Full of theft and dunk, smooth jumpers and fragile egos. Can you relate to the character sticky in ball don t lie. Books similar to ball dont lie goodreads share book. It was great seeing some notable actors playing different roles then you are used to seeing them in. Its meaning is similar to other common phrases like karma is a bitch or to saying someone got their just deserts. Find books like ball dont lie from the worlds largest community of readers. He suffers from obsessivecompulsive disorder, which embarrasses him, so he just cant help doing certain things over and over until they feel right. Sticky travis reichard, the main character, is a seventeenyear old white kid from a troubled background who s.
Apr 26, 2008 very authentic when it came to that for sure. Can you relate to the character sticky in ball dont lie. Ball don t lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as. The storys hero will capture the hearts of teens and adults alike, and basketball fans will love the sportscommentary, along with basketball moves and terms, and colorful jazzy exchanges of lingo. Ball dont lie is a great basketball phrase that means. Does not lie down to the task dont you lie imperativo grammar dont lie. Ball dont lie is a book about a seventeen year old boy named sticky. Dec 02, 2012 rasheed wallace gets called for a technical foul after fouling luis scola, and earns yet another and the ejection after shouting ball don t lie. Ball dont lie is a 2008 film directed by brin hill. This study guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of ball dont lie. Playing it up or down playing the ball down means that you have to hit your shot no matter what the lie is. These staff redundancies give the lie to tory claims that. He is an outsider, people think he doesnt belong because he is white.
Ball dont lie is an outstanding read by a gifted young author, a book you will hold close in heart and mind. Ball dont lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as. Information and translations of lie in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Goodreads members who liked ball dont lie also liked.
Mo gives the lie to all the myths about being fat and unhealthy both projects give the lie to any prejudice that flatliving is in any way downmarket these figures give the lie to those who say rsi does not exist. Sep 06, 2009 i dont think i could make this a weekly thing, but i just finished a really good book by and about a young man, ball dont lie. I dont think i could make this a weekly thing, but i just finished a really good book by and about a young man, ball dont lie. Free shipping and more for millionaires club members. But only rasheed wallace was able to elevate referee whining into philosophy. Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky, a skinny 17yearold high school junior and basketball prodigy from venice, california. Pdf this analysis offers a contextualized close reading of the phrase ball dont lie. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Ball dont lie is a great basketball phrase that means roughly you get what you deserve. Lie definition is to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position. Change the lie and the shot to keep your mind engaged. Does not lie down to the task don t you lie imperativo grammar don t lie. Hes a white boy who always go to the rec center surrounded by black people who test him.
The complete glossary of golf terms practical golf. His childhood was shaped by poverty, his unstable mother, and the many foster homes he lived in after his mother died. Lie definition, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive. The protagonist sticky is a boy from the slums of california who spent a large portion of his life in an. Ball dont lie faculty book excerpt gotham writers workshop. Pagina ufficiale del torneo di basket ball dont lie latina. Sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in.
How a dark gym like lincoln rec is a different world. She decides to play the shot anyway, because the lie is so good. Sticky is a young teenager trying to find his way and make sense of a world where he feels alone. Ball don t lie grammar based upon a lie be prepared to lie and cover up better to live alone than live a lie. So you lie down on the sofa no direct object, but you. Look for his other books, mexican whiteboy, we were here, i will save you, the living, which was named a pura belpre honor book, and the hunted, all available from delacorte press. Ball don t lie is an outstanding read by a gifted young author, a book you will hold close in heart and mind. There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it william james varieties of religious experience the lie in the soul is a true lie benjamin jowett introduction to his translation of platos republic i cant tell a lie, pa. Apr 19, 2018 if you exclude the meaning to tell an untruth and just focus on the settingreclining meaning of lay and lie, then the important distinction is that lay requires a direct object and lie does not. This study guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of ball don t lie. He has a passion for basketball and he sees it for his way out of his problems. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ball dont lie.
The only way i can relate to him is that stick and i played ball and we. Sometimes if there is inclement weather such as rain it makes sense to play it up. So you lie down on the sofa no direct object, but you lay the book down on the table the book is the direct object. But a great film and if you get the chance i highly recommend seeing ball don t lie. In certain situations golfers are allowed to play the ball up meaning they can improve the lie. An excellent book to study with adolescents, ball dont lie offers up many topics for discussion including basketball as a passion, what it entails to become the best that one can be regardless of the obstacles, how to matter when it seems no one has your best interest at heart, working through ethical dilemmas when you have nothing, and how. Wallace, the former nba allstar with the portland trail blazers.
Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky boucher. I dont like basketball very much, but i found the book interesting because the main character sticky is interesting. Ball dont lie is now in the process of being turned into a feature film. Graysons performance was also very good, as were all of the actors. Ball don t lie supports the theme in the book that some things in your life can be stable and honest, while others cannot or will not be. Sep 27, 2005 i recommend ball don t lie to anyone who loves basketball. The ball is, essentially, the unbiased judge who will not reward the player by going in if the apparent foul was indeed bullshit. Now seventeen, sticky bounces from one foster home to another as repeatedly as. Sticky and anhthu were at the park, playing a game, when sticky yelled at her for talking about his mom. Rasheed wallace gets called for a technical foul after fouling luis scola, and earns yet another and the ejection after shouting ball dont lie. If you exclude the meaning to tell an untruth and just focus on the settingreclining meaning of lay and lie, then the important distinction is that lay requires a direct object and lie does not. The film premiered at the 2008 tribeca film festival. The wilderness had patted him on the head, and, behold, it was like a ballan ivory ball. Lies in spanish english to spanish translation spanishdict.
Dear dot, ball dont lie is a great basketball phrase that means roughly you get what you deserve. He attended the university of the pacific on a basketball scholarship and went on to earn a master of fine arts in creative writing at san diego state. An excellent book to study with adolescents, ball dont lie offers up many topics for discussion including basketball as a passion, what it. Ball dont lie grammar based upon a lie be prepared to lie and cover up better to live alone than live a lie. Jan 29, 2014 an excellent book to study with adolescents, ball dont lie offers up many topics for discussion including basketball as a passion, what it entails to become the best that one can be regardless of the obstacles, how to matter when it seems no one has your best interest at heart, working through ethical dilemmas when you have nothing, and how. You can play this shot off any lie, even bare ground if your wedge has minimal bounce. While its true that basically every human endeavor can be interpreted through the lens. Sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call ho. Ball dont lie a phrase commonly used by professional basketball player rasheed wallace. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name, travis reichard, is rarely used. Sticky is poor and has no place to call home but the streets. As nouns the difference between cheat and lie is that cheat is someone who cheats informal. It stars and1 mixtape team member grayson boucher, a.
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