About the Author

Ray Allen, the most prolific three-point shooter of all time, played in the NBA for 18 years, winning two championships (2008 Boston Celtics, 2013 Miami Heat). Allen, who went to the University of Connecticut, was the 1996 Big East Player of the Year. As a pro, he averaged more than 20 points a game for 10 straight seasons.



Michael Arkush is an award-winning sportswriter and has written thirteen books, including The Last Season with Phil Jackson, The Big Fight with Sugar Ray Leonard, "Rush!" the bestselling unauthorized biography of Rush Limbaugh, and Fairways and Dreams. Arkush lives in Oak View, California, with his wife, Pauletta.

Reviews

"I wanted to hate this book. After all, it was Ray Allen who stole the 2013 championship from my beloved Spurs. But From the Outside is fun and compelling (even when he details his famed Game 6 shot). Add this to your collection of basketball books." -- Shea Serrano, author of Basketball (And Other Things) and The Rap Year Book"We see dimensions of Ray Allen, on and off the court, we never knew or appreciated." -- William C. Rhoden, writer-at-large for ESPN's The Undefeated, and author of Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete"Ray Allen is the product of hard work, grit, efficiency, and the sweetest stroke in the history of the game. He swishes this book like everything else he has done in his life." -- Seth Davis, basketball analyst for CBS Sports and author of Getting to Us: How Great Coaches Make Great Teams "The three-point assassin Ray Allen reveals himself as a complex, deeply feeling man in this fresh, new portrait." -- Ron Shelton, director of White Men Can't Jump"Allen goes behind the box scores to offer an insightful and notably introspective look at his life in basketball...he looks at the game and his part in it with a refreshing, always thoughtful candor." -- Booklist"Allen's astute telling provides a bracing reminder that athletes' success comes from the right attitude, the right skills, and the right set of circumstances." -- Publishers Weekly