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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
I'm not sure why I love sports stories so much, especially when I can take or leave most sports...but I do. Whether it's a story about how sports can conquer a disability, or poverty, or racism, or sexism--they all make me very, very happy. I didn't love all of these stories, but overall it was a great collection of articles about all kinds of sports and athletes.
Faves:
Alan Prendergast: "Dropped"
Patrick Hruby: "Men Who Love Goons"
John Spong: "Untitled Mike Flynt Project"
Stephen Rodrick: "Spartan Warriors in the YouTube Age, or, The Legend of Legend, Spider, and Science"
Alan Prendergast: "Dropped"
Patrick Hruby: "Men Who Love Goons"
John Spong: "Untitled Mike Flynt Project"
Stephen Rodrick: "Spartan Warriors in the YouTube Age, or, The Legend of Legend, Spider, and Science"
An excellent collection of articles about all kinds of sports; this series will definitely become a staple of my reading each year. I particularly liked the articles about Charlie Manual, Jack Nicklaus, and Cuban ballplayers. (The history of the medicine ball was interesting, too.)
(I see some other readers/reviewers found this a bad collection; I understand their point about a couple of the articles not really being about "sports", but I did find myself interested in pretty much every piece in the book.)
(I see some other readers/reviewers found this a bad collection; I understand their point about a couple of the articles not really being about "sports", but I did find myself interested in pretty much every piece in the book.)