![]() ![]() In this candid and inspirational guide to young people, Brent Bass examines challenges and contradictions facing school age students (notably student-athletes). What could your child achieve if they were more intentional about who they are?What if they had tools assisting them to focus and avoid distractions in this frenzied world?What if they could obtain a great formula for winning consistently both on and off the athletic court and field?Imagine the confidence they could build, in sports and education, if they learned to dig deep in order to attain the goals they have set for themselves. He often tracks down and interviews event participants to provide perspective from both the victor and the vanquished.” -Publishers Weekly Show bookīasSketball Lessons - 22 Winning. The best piece follows an unknown Native American Marine from Kansas who shocked himself and the world by winning the 10,000-meter road race at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics . . . While Silverman has chosen to profile a handful of well-documented events, such as New York Giant Bobby Thompson’s 1951 home run at the Polo Grounds, the first Ali-Frazier prizefight in 1971 and the 1980 US hockey team’s Olympic victory over the Russians, the real value of the book lies in his depiction of such obscure or neglected events as the 1923 boxing match between Argentine Luis Firpo and American Jack Dempsey, and the 1968 Harvard-Yale football game . . . “Re-creations of 13 dramatic sports events from the 20th century . . . ![]() From a former editor of Sport magazine, this book is a journey through a century of athletic endeavor, from baseball to boxing and beyond-filled with true stories that remind us of some of the qualities that can help to create a champion: perseverance, determination, and hope. Al Silvermanįind inspiration in these “enjoyable” accounts of historic last-minute victories-both legendary and little-known-in the world of sports (Booklist). It is a deeply personal story told with humour and honesty that will appeal to all and bring forth tears and laughter in equal measure. Feeling Blue is not just for Man City fans, or even just football fans. His story dramatically climaxes in 2012, on a sultry May night in Singapore. By middle age he had the trappings of a successful international business career but still craved the thing that he most desired and continued to elude him: success for Manchester City. Football was his refuge and Manchester City became his obsession - through boyhood, coming of age and adulthood. ![]() As he grew up, Dickie faced the twin challenges of racist bullying and academic underachievement. Dickie Denton was born into a 1960s Manchester home with many siblings, one of whom was adopted and of Asian parentage. Spanning more than 35 years and set across three continents, it is a true story that encompasses love, race and identity - all interweaved with the chaotic fall and rise of Manchester City. Richard Dentonįeeling Blue is a football fan's memoir like no other. This edition of The Cricket War, Gideon Haigh's first book about cricket originally published in 1993, has been updated with new photographs and a new introduction by the author.įeeling Blue - A True Story of. Gideon Haigh has published over thirty books, over twenty of them about cricket. It was the end of cricket as we knew it – and the beginning of cricket as we know it. In boardrooms and courtrooms Packer and cricket's rulers fought a bitter war of nerves.Ī compelling account of the top-class sporting life, The Cricket War also gives a unique insight into the motives and methods of the man who became Australia's richest, and remained so, until the day he died. In helmets, under lights, with white balls, and in coloured clothes, the outlaw armies of Ian Chappell, Tony Greig and Clive Lloyd fought a daily battle of survival. The Cricket War is the definitive account of the split that changed the game on the field and on the screen. In May 1977, the cricket world awoke to discover that a thirty-nine-year-old Sydney Businessman called Kerry Packer had signed thirty-five elite international players for his own televised 'World Series'. Summary One of The Times' 50 Greatest Sports Books But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! The Cricket War - The Story of Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket Gideon Haigh We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog. ![]()
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