
Why So Serious?
The Untold Story of NBA Champion Nikola Jokic
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Mike Singer
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A revealing, intimate biography of basketball savant and enigmatic NBA superstar Nikola Jokic, filled with news-breaking interviews and deep reporting from Mike Singer, the Nuggets’ former beat writer for the Denver Post.
Why So Serious? takes listeners on Nikola Jokic’s long, strange, and incredibly unlikely journey to becoming the heartbeat of the champion Denver Nuggets and the best basketball player on the planet. As he traces Jokic’s transformation from his humble beginnings in Sombor, Serbia, sports journalist Mike Singer captures the witty irreverence, unparalleled competitiveness, and slight mischievousness of the MVP fondly known as “The Joker.”
Behind his veiled public persona, who really is Nikola Jokic? Filled with exclusive, sure-to-be-headline-making interviews, including unique insights from Jokic himself, Why So Serious? delves deep into the soul of the mysterious center and reveals how the big man developed his relentless work ethic, exceptional court vision, and magical playing style that has redefined dominance in the NBA.
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Perfect
- By T. Smith on 04-09-25
By: John Feinstein
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Coach K
- The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski
- By: Ian O'Connor
- Narrated by: Kiff Vandenheuvel
- Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Mike Krzyzewski, known worldwide as “Coach K,” is a five-time national champion at Duke, the NCAA's all-time leader in victories with nearly 1,200, and the first man to lead Team USA to three Olympic basketball gold medals. Through unprecedented access to Krzyzewski’s best friends, closest advisers, fiercest adversaries, and generations of his players and assistants, three-time New York Times bestselling author Ian O’Connor takes you behind the Blue Devil curtain with a penetrating examination of the great, but flawed leader as he closes out his iconic career.
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Jon “Shayer”?
- By Lawdevil on 03-02-22
By: Ian O'Connor
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The Why Is Everything
- A Story of Football, Rivalry, and Revolution
- By: Michael Silver
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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When Kyle Shanahan became the NFL's youngest offensive coordinator in 2008, he had one prevailing rule: Tell me the why. If a colleague couldn't justify his position by providing the unassailable reasoning behind it, he was told to get the hell out of Shanahan's office. Shanahan and the members of his coaching tree—including Sean McVay, Mike McDaniel, Raheem Morris, and Matt LaFleur—came up in a sport where innovation was the exception, not the rule. There had been brilliant football minds before, from Paul Brown to Bill Walsh to Bill Belichick.
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learning behind the scenes details about NFL coaches
- By Anonymous User on 03-30-25
By: Michael Silver
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The Ancient Eight
- College Football's Ivy League and the Game They Play Today
- By: John Feinstein
- Narrated by: John Feinstein
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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The history of the Ivy League dates back to 1869 when Princeton played the first college football game against Rutgers. The Ancient Eight explores Ivy League football today. To play in the NFL, one must maintain the highest academic standards and be a great football player. The rivalries are as intense, as are the strict rules–but there is also a genuine purity in the Ivy League.
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Not bad, but not as engrossing as most of Feinstein's books
- By Andrew Coverdale on 11-30-24
By: John Feinstein
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Rowdy
- The Roddy Piper Story: A Biography of Our Father
- By: Colt Baird Toombs, Ariel Teal Toombs, Craig Pyette - contributor
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
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In early 2015, Roderick Toombs, aka Rowdy Roddy Piper, began researching his own autobiography with a trip through Western Canada. He was rediscovering his youth, a part of his life he never discussed during his sixty-one years, many spent as one of the greatest talents in the history of pro wrestling. Following his death due to a heart attack that July, two of his children took on the job of telling Roddy's story, separating fact from fiction in the extraordinary life of their father.
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Bravo
- By Amazon Customer on 02-14-25
By: Colt Baird Toombs, and others
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Ingrained
- The Making of a Craftsman
- By: Callum Robinson
- Narrated by: Callum Robinson
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The eldest son of a master woodworker, Callum Robinson spent his childhood surrounded by wood and trees, absorbing craft lessons in his father’s workshop. In time he became his father’s apprentice, helping to create exquisite bespoke objects. But eventually the need to find his own path led him to establish his own workshop and chase ever bigger and more commercial projects, until the devastating loss of one major job threatened to bring it all crashing down.
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Beautifully Crafted Writing
- By Andrea on 12-26-24
By: Callum Robinson
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Relentless
- From Good to Great to Unstoppable
- By: Tim S. Grover, Shari Wenk
- Narrated by: Pete Simonelli
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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For more than two decades, legendary trainer Tim Grover has taken the greats - Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and hundreds of relentless competitors in sports, business, and every walk of life - and made them greater. Now, he reveals what it takes to achieve total mental and physical dominance, showing you how to be relentless and achieve whatever you desire.
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An exercise in ego
- By Ryan on 05-08-21
By: Tim S. Grover, and others
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- SEB24
- 01-15-25
Yes!!!!
What a great story. Loved the journey. Amazing story even if you are not a Nuggets fan. What a success that may not have ever occurred. The growth to greatness was fantastic and engaging.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-31-24
Jokic is a Great Player & Person
Nikola Jokic was already one of my top five all-time players and this book just furthered my respect & appreciation for him. Mike Singer did a great job showing the personal side of Jokic that we don't get to see. The book is very well written & laid out. I recommend the book for any basketball & NBA fan, but also for those who want to learn how to have a more calm & humble perspective on life.
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- David O. Kenny
- 02-28-25
Great anecdotes
Fun read with lots of great stories and super duper silly anecdotes. Wanted to just write “Good read,” but it said I have to type at least 15 words, so whatever.
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- laura s. wolpert
- 12-05-24
I loved little small bites that left you wanting more !
Loved the passion the author displays for subject, and obvious knowledge… also a dry sense of humor
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- Marcus
- 12-10-24
Love it. Jokic is a basketball god
Great look at his life. Guy reading it should watch some basketball and learn how to pronounce their names.
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- Channeling
- 12-17-24
GOAT
A well written book that’s full of insight to what made a legend. One of the greatest sports stories of all time.
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- Matt Feeley
- 02-18-25
Meticulously researched.
The background details about Nikola’s life growing up & his basketball journey shed light on what made him.
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- Kothel
- 03-21-25
Not super interesting
Towards the end of the book, Jokic says in a press conference “My journey is…I’m not that interesting.” That’s how I felt listening to the book. But at least part of this is that most of his Jokic quotes seem to be from press conferences of him, teammates or opponents. It’s probably too early to write a biography of him. He sounds like a funny guy (though we only get a taste of it because people don’t want to get him in trouble and all these guys have been working with PR people since like 6th grade).
Also, the reader was terrible. I’m amazed that they get people who don’t ever watch the sport, so you get pronunciation like Steve Curry and Rudy Go-Burt. Do a google search
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