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Of course the Caste Media, in this case Sports Illustrated, provide cover, saying it's "possible" that this could be the case and still graduate from college:
Kemba Walker says he's only read one book in his entire life</font>
by Rick Chandler<div><div>
Apr 12, 2011, 12:58 PM EDT
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To adapt an old joke, Kemba Walker says he's finally finished his
book. Reading it, not writing it. I have a feeling that Walker could be
playing with us, or maybe he's just a big fan of Cliffs Notes. But the
UConn hoops sensation went on record in the latest issue of Sports
Illustrated claiming that he has only read one book, cover-to-cover, in his life. From Tim Layden's cover story:
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He met with his campus tutor on Skype. And in his travel
pack is a copy of New York Times columnist William C. Rhoden's Forty
Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black
Athlete, a book that Crump encouraged Walker to read as part of an
independent study class on racism in sports. Before the Final Four,
Crump suggested that Rhoden's book would be the first that Walker had
ever made it through cover-to-cover. After the win over Kentucky, Walker
confirmed this. "That's true,"Â he said. "You can write that. It is the
first book I've ever read."Â</blockquote>
Before you say that it's impossible to graduate from college,
legitimately, without reading one book, I'll have to disagree. Remember
the term used here is "cover-to-cover,"Â which provides plenty of leeway.
Textbooks aren't going to count, and book reports and such, well, we've
mentioned Cliffs Notes, and there's skimming, etc. Walker is a
sociology major, in case you're wondering.
So it's difficult, but possible to avoid reading an entire book. Although I have to wonder how Walker learned to read. "Yeah, I read most of Cat in the Hat, but I got bored and skipped to the end. Same thing with Sheep in a Jeep. I found the plot predictable and the narrative just failed to hold my interest."Â
UPDATE: Well, not much chance that second book will get read, I'm afraid. Walker just declared for the NBA draft.http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2011/04/12/kemba-walker-says-hes-only-read-one-book-in-his-entire-life/
http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/29758/kemba-walker-recently-read-his-first-book
Edited by: Highlander
Kemba Walker says he's only read one book in his entire life</font>
by Rick Chandler<div><div>
Apr 12, 2011, 12:58 PM EDT
</div>
</div>
</span></span>
To adapt an old joke, Kemba Walker says he's finally finished his
book. Reading it, not writing it. I have a feeling that Walker could be
playing with us, or maybe he's just a big fan of Cliffs Notes. But the
UConn hoops sensation went on record in the latest issue of Sports
Illustrated claiming that he has only read one book, cover-to-cover, in his life. From Tim Layden's cover story:
<blockquote>
He met with his campus tutor on Skype. And in his travel
pack is a copy of New York Times columnist William C. Rhoden's Forty
Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black
Athlete, a book that Crump encouraged Walker to read as part of an
independent study class on racism in sports. Before the Final Four,
Crump suggested that Rhoden's book would be the first that Walker had
ever made it through cover-to-cover. After the win over Kentucky, Walker
confirmed this. "That's true,"Â he said. "You can write that. It is the
first book I've ever read."Â</blockquote>
Before you say that it's impossible to graduate from college,
legitimately, without reading one book, I'll have to disagree. Remember
the term used here is "cover-to-cover,"Â which provides plenty of leeway.
Textbooks aren't going to count, and book reports and such, well, we've
mentioned Cliffs Notes, and there's skimming, etc. Walker is a
sociology major, in case you're wondering.
So it's difficult, but possible to avoid reading an entire book. Although I have to wonder how Walker learned to read. "Yeah, I read most of Cat in the Hat, but I got bored and skipped to the end. Same thing with Sheep in a Jeep. I found the plot predictable and the narrative just failed to hold my interest."Â
UPDATE: Well, not much chance that second book will get read, I'm afraid. Walker just declared for the NBA draft.http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2011/04/12/kemba-walker-says-hes-only-read-one-book-in-his-entire-life/
http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/29758/kemba-walker-recently-read-his-first-book
Edited by: Highlander
