MANU. The Sky with My Hands
By: Daniel Frescó

The first biography of Manu Ginóbili, in an outstanding investigation work, full of stories, anecdotes and testimonies by his friends, family, teachers and team-mates, that reveal unsuspected aspects of the life and personality of the athlete who makes all Argentinean proud. The will-power, the determination to win, the talent, the intelligence and a weird ability to be in the right place at the right moment all gathered to form the singular destiny of Emanuel Ginóbili, the biggest Argentinean Basketball player in all times and one of the best in the world. The journalist Daniel Frescó constructs this unique life-story, by a meticulous investigation that includes testimonies by family members, friends and team-mates, from his childhood in Bahía Blanca up to the moment he was awarded the two rings champion at the NBA. The result of this investigation demonstrates that a personality like Manu’s is not forged by chance or fortune, but is the result of individual strength and the consequence of an environment, a moment and even- a country. His name move nowadays millions of dollars and his rise is the paradigm of the Argentinean that conquers the world, but behind the public image hides a humble guy, loyal to his emotions and ready to confront any setback with the power of his intelligence and perseverance. This passionate and exhaustive narrative, filled with anecdotes, reveals unknown aspects of Ginóbili: the almost genetic vocation in Basketball, the obsession with growth and the audacity to reach the goal, that in a certain way, he knew he was destined to. Manu. The sky with My hands, the first book on Emanuel Ginóbili, offers a portrait of a life and a career still open, which its accomplishments exceed the limits of sport.

Read the commentary from Carlos Castillos (DPA), Diario El Mundo, España, 15/12/05

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The Book: MANU. The Sky with My Hands
Author: Daniel Frescó
Language: SPANISH
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Pub. Date: December 2005
Publisher: EDITORIAL AGUILAR
From the: Catálogo eBA de Libros de Baloncesto