Buy this movie for any child that loves basketball. They will watch it over and over, trying to master the skills and drills that are shown as Pistol Pete (also known as Pete Maravich) dreams and practices to become the best basketball player of all time (which he did!).
See how a father's love encouraged the boy who became the highest-scoring player in college basketball history. "Pistol" Pete Maravich had a dream. One handed down to him by his father -- a dream that he could achieve anything if only he believed. He wanted to change basketball forever. And he wanted to become the greatest player the game had ever seen.
They said he was too short. They said he was a misfit. They said he didn't know how to play basketball. Pete Maravich knew better. His father had taught him that with discipline, dedication, desire and confidence, he could achieve any dream. Pet Maravich's dream was to become one of basketball's greatest legends. The Pistol is the uplifting and inspirational story of how he started to make his dream come true. It was a dream that propelled him to become the youngest inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Pete Maravich played with the determination of a champion. He revolutionized the game of basketball. He showed how family, hard work, and a whole lot of heart could make anything possible.
This video is the true story of a legacy handed down from one generation to the next. Much more than a story about basketball, The Pistol is a story of a boy and his relationship with his father. A story of hope and inspiration.
Hoop Dreams They have nothing- except talent and a dream- and in this tough Chicago neighborhood, dreams are all they can count on. Hoop Dreams is the critically acclaimed true-life story of Arthur Agee and William Gates and the unforgettable five year experience that turns them into men. You will come to know them and root for them as if they were your friends, your family, as against all odds, these boys prove that with faith, talent and a little luck, anyone can achieve the American Dream. An amazing and uplifting chronicle, Hoop Dreams has been heralded as "A Spellbinding American epic..."-Newsweek and is "The best film of the year."-Siskel and Ebert
Hoosiers - Thrill to the days of the hometown hero in this rousing, uplifting, stand-up-and-cheer film that`s straight from the heartland. Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper, in his Academy Award-nominated performance, bringall the thrills of a winning shot-at- the-buzzer to the screen in Hoosiers. It`s 1951 in Hickory, Indiana- a place that takes its basketball as seriously as its religion. Into this tiny town strolls Norman Dale (Hackman), a once-hailed, now-failed college coach taking up the unenviable task of coaching Hickory High`s eight-man hoop squad. Dale has been down on his luck for the last ten years, and hopes this could be a fresh start... but several people have something to say about his suspicious training methods and unorthodox bench manner. The school`s vice principal (Herhey), who is keeping the best player in the classroom; the town drunk (Hopper), who is ruffling Midwestern feathers as the new assistant coach; and Dale`s team, who are short on both height and discipline. The school and the town want him fired. But Coach Dale believes in two things- himself and his team. Amazingly, kids become captains... players become a team... losers become winners... has-beens become once- agains. Together they make history in Hoosiers.
Let me know if you have any other recommendations for great basketball movies - especially those about girl's basketball.
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