One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316079057 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 560 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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John Feinstein is the bestselling author of Moment of Glory, Are You Kidding Me?, Living on the Black,Tales from Q School, Last Dance, Next Man Up, Let Me Tell You a Story (with Red Auerbach), Caddy for Life, Open, The Punch, The Last Amateurs, The Majors, A Good Walk Spoiled, A Civil War, A Season on the Brink, Play Ball, Hard Courts, and five sports mystery novels for you
Peter Hillman said Lots of Great Sports; But, Lacking Insights and Critical Examination. A long-time John Feinstein fan, I eagerly awaited "One-on-One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game," especially after hearing the author interviewed on NPR's "Fresh Air" last week. He told some fascinating stories about McEnroe, Woods, Capriati and others t. Gary Statlin said One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the the Game. John Feinstein has a gift of making me feel that he is talking with me not to me about what he experienced to get the book done. He does not under estimate his reader and think Mr. Feinstein that he is the only smart person in the roomHe finds the heart of his subjec. This is a bad book Todd T From the title you would think this would be a book full of insight and stories about great sports figures. Instead you get 500 pages of self aggrandizing stories about him and his career. If you ever wanted a book full of stories about how John Feinstein stood up to
Since his days as a young Washington Post journalist, Feinstein has written twenty-eight books and countless magazine articles and newspaper columns, covering college basketball, golf, tennis, baseball, and very nearly every sport in between. John Feinstein's illuminating recollections from two decades of interviews with sports legends. He has told us of victory and defeat, of athletes and coaches we love--and love to hate. One on One is an incredible portal into the sports we love-from the box scores and the pageantry of game night and into the hard work and intensity that turn players and coaches into legends.. John Feinstein's career is a sports fan's dream-a lifetime of encounters with the great figures in sports, not just on the field, but in the locker room and behind the scenes with legends like Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and John McEnroe. But some of his best stories have been left untold, until now
PRAISE FOR JOHN FEINSTEIN"One of the best sportswriters alive."Larry King, USA Today"Feinstein is the most successful sportswriter in AmericaHe has the gift of re-creating events known to us all while infusing them with excitement, even suspense."Jay Nordlinger, The Wall Street Journal"Feinstein's genius is his ability to peel back several layers on the personalities involvedreminding you in the process that even the most obscure players have a story worth telling."Sam Weinman, Golf Digest"FascinatingFeinstein's work, like that of the best American sports writers, is richly detailed and emotionally articulateFeinstein's storytelling is so compelling, his understanding of the structural cruelties and emotional consequences of winner-takes-all competition so acute."David Goldblatt, The Guardian