The record-holding two-time National Golf ball Association champion reflects on his work ethic, his on-the-court friendships and rivalries, the great teams he’s played for, and what it takes to have a very long and successful career within this thoughtful, in-depth memoir.

Playing in the NBA for eighteen years, Ray Allen received championships using the Boston Celtics and the Miami Warmth and inserted the record books as the original king of the three-point shot. Referred to as one of the hardest- approximately From the exterior: My Journey Through Existence and the Game I Love operating and highest-achieving players in NBA history, this most dedicated competitor was famous for his razor-sharp shooting. From the Outside, filled with a foreword by Spike Lee, is his story in his terms: a no-holds-barred look at his life and career, filled up with behind-the-scenes stories and surprising revelations about the overall game he has constantly cherished.

Allen discussions openly on the subject of his fellow players, coaches, owners, and friends, including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Garnett. He reveals how, as a kid growing up within a armed service family, he learned all about responsibility and respect-the crucial to producing those perfect free throws and essential three-point shots.

From the Outside is the portrait of a gifted athlete and a serious man with a strongly defined philosophy about the overall game and the right way it should be played-a philosophy that, at times, set him apart from colleagues and coaches, while inspiring so many others, and result in one of the most pivotal shot of his career: the unforgettable 3-pointer in the final seconds of Game 6 of the 2013 NBA finals against the San Antonio Spurs. Throughout, Allen makes clear that achievement in basketball is as much in what happens off the court as on, that devotion and dedication are the true essence of the game-and of lifestyle itself.