false 384383 4 To really know someone, as the saying goes, you must walk a mile in their shoes. But to really understand a golfer, you've got to work as their caddy. <I>Sports Illustrated</I> columnist Rick Reilly managed to get some very intriguing golfers to let him lug their bag and write what he learned both about the game and the folks who play it. Going hole to hole with them let Reilly know a different side of veterans such as John Daly, David Duval, Tom Lehman, and Jack Nicklaus. But Reilly also went beyond the pros to caddy for Deepak Chopra, Donald Trump, professional gambler Dewey Tomko, and Bob Newhart. In some cases, the portraits that emerge fall directly in line with the popular image but at other times it's just the opposite. Daly is sober but has shifted his addiction to massive amounts of Diet Coke, candy, and marriages; Duval is intensely driven during rounds but surprisingly laid back and friendly off the course; Chopra's inner peace is locked in a mortal battle with the inherent frustrations of golf; and Trump manages to be both an egomaniac and a pretty nice fellow. And although he's on assignment to profile his temporary employers, Reilly emerges as an entertaining figure in his own right as he commits numerous faux pas, breaks taboos, infuriates multiple golfers and caddies, accidentally dumps all of Nicklaus's clubs onto the turf in the middle of a round, and discovers that caddying is tougher than it looks. Reilly walks a nice line with the tone of <I>Who's Your Caddy?</I>: it's reverent to the game without becoming a misty-eyed poetic ode, and it's laugh-out-loud funny without being nasty or low brow. And while golf fans will certainly appreciate it, <I>Who's Your Caddy?</I> is an impressive book for fans of biography in general. <I>--John Moe</I> 374125 2003 Who's Your Caddy?: Looping for the Great, Near Great, and Reprobates of Golf total:277|5:50|4:112|3:100|2:14|1:1| 277 1027 322 45 3 0 false false Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 05:12:30 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 05:12:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 05 12:44:28 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 12:56:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 16:52:18 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 12:10:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 16 05:35:36 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 23 07:14:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 17 08:25:39 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 08:28:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 03 17:09:38 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 17:12:02 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 03:13:27 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 03:15:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 19:49:57 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 19:51:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 01 20:59:15 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 20:59:50 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 09:18:53 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 09:19:57 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 06:35:07 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 18:57:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 19:36:40 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 19:48:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 02 18:31:43 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 18:32:46 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 15:13:59 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 15:14:38 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu May 28 10:18:32 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 10:20:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu May 08 20:44:37 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 20:46:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 09 08:57:01 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 09:02:44 -0700 2007
Each chapter details his experience caddying for a famous person, ranging from professional golfers to ex-Presidents. Also included: caddying for a professional gambler, a blind golfer, a ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 23 01:36:22 -0700 2007 Wed May 23 01:38:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 09 10:27:55 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 10:35:23 -0700 2008
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....i have now learned that though i enjoy short little one page columns....a little rick goes a long way. there were parts of this book that were really good, but there were other parts where ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=384383