Sacramento Kings guard Jimmer Fredette, left, shoots under pressure from Los Angeles Clippers guard Randy Foye during the first half of their NBA basketball game, Saturday, April 7, 2012, in Los Angeles.
Mark J. Terrill, Associated Press
You'd think a guy in his early 20s who packed a resume like Jimmer Fredette, who just had a book come out, who was on a coast-to-coast book tour would somehow let it go to his head.
Nope. Jimmer is the same kid that walked out of the gym at Glens Falls, N.Y., half a dozen years ago — a simple, friendly, gracious guy. On Monday, his high school retired his jersey, the only such honor ever given to one of its athletes. Fredette was touched and grateful to represent his community.
The honor took place the first day of his book tour, a published work written by veteran, award-winning sportswriter Pat Forde.
"It was a special moment; it made me feel great," said Fredette of the jersey retirement ceremonies. "It made me realize people back there still follow me and still believe in me and they are people who have helped me a lot."
The book, entitled "The Contract: Jimmer Fredette," is a reflective narrative on the relationship Jimmer had with his older brother T.J., how one reached his dreams and the other — because of a debilitating disease that prevented him from reaching his athletic dreams — devoted his life to his younger brother who became The Jimmer.
The book provides behind-the-scenes insight of the Fredette family, background of his parents Al and Kay and the bloodlines that set the tone for a competitive, athletic atmosphere in the Fredette home.
Forde, who is not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also included a chapter on Fredette's LDS faith, carefully explaining his beliefs in a world where Mormons have come under the spotlight from the 2012 presidential race to Broadway.
Fredette made the media rounds this week in Utah upon his return from New York with stops at BYU's campus bookstore and Deseret Book in Orem.
"It's definitely exciting for myself and my family," Fredette said of the book. "To be able to share some stories and things that they haven't heard before is fun. People have heard about me but they haven't heard about things my brother and my parents have gone through, and stories about growing up and living a dream come true."
Fredette said he has tried to put basketball in perspective and still thinks of himself as that chubby kid who begged to play in pickup games with older kids. He hopes with all that has happened in his life, his national player of the year honors in college and getting drafted with the 10th overall pick in the NBA Draft, that he's been able to remain the same.
20 Sep, 2012
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Source: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765605304/Jimmer-Fredette-on-book-tour-remains-same-humble-guy.html
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