Until My Last Breath

Fighting Cancer With My Young Heroes

Dick Vitale, Scott Gleeson, Mike Krzyzewski

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Nico 11 Publishing & Design
10 June 2024

Biography: general; True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; Oncology; Coping with illness; Basketball

"""Think positive and have faith."" Those are the words of a three-time cancer survivor determined to inspire the world. Yet anyone who knows Dick Vitale - or Dickie V as he's better known - understands that he is hardly a man of few words, especially on the topic of fighting cancer.

The Hall of Fame broadcaster is known by millions from his four decades (and counting) with ESPN, where he's built a one-of-a-kind connection with college basketball fans. In his new memoir, Until My Last Breath, Vitale chronicles his own harrowing experiences with cancer and the childhood battles that inspired him along the way. Vitale felt imprisoned in his own body while unable to speak for four months battling vocal-cord cancer, but still managed to find his voice in this book. With his signature enthusiasm and a sensitive tone, Vitale visits the homes of a dozen pediatric cancer survivors and shares the lessons of hope and perseverance he learned from these remarkable children who have overcome the fight of their life.

Go behind the scenes with Vitale's family, as he opens up about the emotional battles that accompanied his lymphoma in 2021-2022 and his vocal-cord cancer in 2023. Until My Last Breath is a touching tribute to Vitale's dear friend, Jim Valvano, who famously told the world of his own cancer battle,

""Don't Give Up...

Don't Ever Give Up!"""

By: Dick Vitale, Scott Gleeson
Foreword by: Mike Krzyzewski
Imprint: Nico 11 Publishing & Design
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781957351575
ISBN 10: 1957351578
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 10 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Dick Vitale has been ESPN's voice of Men's College Basketball since 1979. Eleven Halls of Fame and countless heartfelt recognitions have affirmed the passionate vitality he brings to sports broadcasting make an equal impact on raising millions of dollars for pediatric cancer research through the V Foundation for Cancer Research. He is as much a household name for his humanitarian deeds as he is for the game he loves. Dick has been working for many years sharing the motivational life tips he believes in and succeeds by with everyone from major firms to small youth groups. Vitale joined the prestigious Washington Speakers Bureau over a decade ago and is highly sought after as a motivational speaker. Nobody is better suited to enthusiastically teach about winning in life than Dickie V. Dick is the author of nine books including ""Dick Vitale's Fabulous 50 Moments and Players"", ""Dickie V's ABCs and 1-2-3s"", and ""Getting a W in the Game of Life"". Dick was enshrined as a member of the Class of 2008 in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor and he is proud to have been selected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Missouri. Dick lives with his wife, Lorraine, in Florida. They have two daughters and five grandchildren. Learn more at www.ascendbooks.com. Scott Gleeson is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University. He was a reporter for 12 years at USA TODAY, where he collected writing awards from The Associated Press, International Sports Press, USBWA and NLGJA, including ""best national newswriting"" in 2022 and ""best worldwide color story"" in 2015. As a sports journalist, he covered multiple NCAA Tournaments, Final Fours, NBA Drafts, and has been featured as a radio analyst on ESPN, NPR, CBS and NBC. He's also a licensed clinical professional counselor in Chicago, with a psychology degree from Northwestern."