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NBA's Alonzo Mourning Touts 'Resilience' In Memoir

In 2000, the muscular, 6-feet-10-inch NBA star was diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening kidney disease. Alonzo Mourning made a full recovery following a transplant. Now, he's written a memoir about the obstacles he had to overcome on the road back to the NBA.

Mourning talks to Liane Hansen about his battle with disease and his new book.

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