Summary Of Nate Robinson's Heart Over Height

I chose the book Heart Over Height for this quarter’s book report. This book was written by Nate Robinson with the help of Jon Finkel. Nate Robinson was a player in the National Basketball Association. He played and currently plays the position of point guard. Nate Robinson is short in stature according to basketball standards. He is five feet nine inches tall. He was the National Basketball Association’s first three-time slam dunk champion. I chose to read this book, because it is an inspirational story about athletics. Nate Robinson proves if you one something bad enough; you can achieve your goals. Nate Robinson had the faith to believe in himself and prove his detractors wrong.
Summary
Heart Over Height is a book about overcoming obstacles that are bigger than yourself. This book is about hard work, determination, and faith. Nate Robinson, the main character, is central to this motivational story. Nate Robinson had to overcome his obstacle of short stature to play football and basketball. According to Nate “High school was the first time that I started to …show more content…
I liked that Nate persevered in both football and basketball despite his size deficit. I also like how he remained confident. I enjoyed the fact he was close to his very supportive family. I disliked the fact that he quit football after such an amazing college freshman year. I would not change anything about this book. This book was interesting and an easy read. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in athletics especially if they feel they have a physical limitation that would affect their ability. The only thing I was surprised by in the book is the fact he quit football in favor of basketball since he stated he only played basketball for fun. The most interesting part in this book to me was when he did not do well in school his junior year, but then he was able to turn that