Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, April 07, 1999, Page 19, Image 19

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Focus
April 7, 1999
Page 5
Power, Money And Sex: How Success Almost Ruined My Life
(WordPublishing; IMS)
By Deion Sanders’ Autobiography
Few men have lived the life of
achievem ent and fam e of sports
leg en d D eion S an d ers, and few
have ridden the despair of riches
to the point of suicide. T he Dallas
Cowboy considered by many to be
A m erica’s finest athlete - as well
as one of its m ost flam boyant -
tells how success almost killed him.
In Power, Money & Sex, Sanders
gives reader’s an intim ate look in ­
side his high-profile life and con­
tract negotiations, and tells how he
c r a fte d th e p o p u la r p e r s o n a ,
known as “Prim e T im e” that car­
ried him from inner-city obscurity
SLAM DUNK
to the sports hall of fame. Sanders
straightens out fans old and new on
his new-found satisfaction in life -
in front of and behind the camera.
R eaders of all ages will find inspi­
ratio n an d stren g th in this first
book by Sanders.
D eio n co m m e n ts, “ Pow er,
money and sex. They are such pow­
erful urges in most people. Some
p eo p le sp e n d th e ir w hole lives
thinking that if they could just get
more power, money, and sex, they
would be happy. But as somebody
who has had more
than my share of all
three, I can tell you
this: In themselves,
th o se th in g s will
n o t m ak e
you
happy. It’s okay to
have th em , b u t if
they’re not put into
proper perspective,
and if th ey ’re not
used with appropri­
ate balance and re­
straint, they can kill
you.”
K e e p y o u r eye
on Focus!
(AKA C. WEBB)
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DRAMA
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NBA All-Star Chris Webber ( C Webber) releases his debut album en­
titled Too Much Drama on his newly formed Humility Records. The album
blends a variety of tracks with old school nuances, hip-hop flavors ond on
almost autobiographical look into the former Fab Fiver's life.
His first single Gansta, Gangsta (How You Do It) features none other
than the 'D og Pound' gangsta himself: Kurupt, as well as a Busta Rhymes
sample. On Nuthin To Do, Webber enlists the help of friend ond rapper
Redman. Keepz Burnin includes samples from Erykah Badu and Phil Collins.
Chris also uses producers from his hometown of Detroit to moke sure he
has home base covered.
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