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The Best Sports Writing of Pat Jordan
The acclaimed author of A False Spring profiles athletes famous and obscure in this captivating and incisive anthology Once a young pitching prospect with the Milwaukee Braves, Pat Jordan went on to become one of America’s most revered sports journalists, writing for Sports Illustrated, Esquire, the New York Times Magazine, and a host of other major league publications. The Best Sports Writing of Pat Jordan showcases his finest journalism, with twenty-six extraordinary articles covering virtually the entire range of professional sports in America—from baseball, football, and basketball to boxing, tennis, and Formula One racing. Jordan offers indelible portraits of some of the most legendary sports figures of our time, exposing the imperfections often obscured by the bright lights of fame. He explores the miracle of the Williams sisters and their brash, charismatic father, Richard, and turns his unflinching gaze on such controversial sports personalities as Roger Clemens and O. J. Simpson. Other highlights include a poignant account of Duke basketball legend Bobby Hurley’s rehabilitation after a devastating car accident, a profile of transsexual tennis star Renée Richards, and fascinating side-trips to the Professional Poker Tour, the child beauty pageant circuit, and a depressed, blue collar town in Pennsylvania where high school football offers the only solace.
604 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 14, 2008
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August 23, 2008
Even as a raging sports fan, I would be the first to admit that most sports reporting is only about 2 steps above the average high school book report...'my favorite thing about this sporting event was...'
It's very refreshing to come across a reporter that looks past the game and numbers that are available to everyone and looks for the very human aspect of athletes, who let's face it, live some weird weird lives.
If you have even a middling interest in sports, I would recommend this book if for no other purpose than bathroom reading. Ew.
Man can write.
It's very refreshing to come across a reporter that looks past the game and numbers that are available to everyone and looks for the very human aspect of athletes, who let's face it, live some weird weird lives.
If you have even a middling interest in sports, I would recommend this book if for no other purpose than bathroom reading. Ew.
Man can write.
April 30, 2008
The funny thing is that you'd think that writers who spend their days criticizing elitist demagogues would take care to avoid elitist demagogery (sic). Wrong!
February 12, 2010
It's nice to read somebody who writes profiles of athletes without deifying them. Jordan seems like a real bastard, which I mean in the nicest possible way.
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