REACH BEYOND THE BREAK The Avery Johnson Story is far more than a book about a poor, black boy,with a love of the game, that grew up in the New Orleans projects, and went on to become a champion NBA Basketball player. It is that, and more!

It is about perserverance, hard work, faith, and lots of love...love, from parents, family, friends, and countless others along the way. Perserverance when all the odds were stacked against him, he had to persist with patient effort and hard work. (That's the hardest...that patient part!)

Avery Johnson gives his best, on and off the court, and that makes him a winner in anybody's book!