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The Second Life of Tiger Woods (Hardcover): Michael Bamberger The Second Life of Tiger Woods (Hardcover)
Michael Bamberger 1
R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tiger Woods's long descent into a personal and professional hell reached bottom in the early hours of Memorial Day in 2017. Woods's DUI arrest that night came on the heels of a desperate spinal surgery, just weeks after he told close friends he might never play tournament golf again. His mug shot and alarming arrest video were painful to look at and, for Woods, a deep humiliation. The former paragon of discipline now found himself hopelessly lost and out of control, exposed for all the world to see. That episode could have marked the beginning of Tiger's end. It proved to be the opposite. Instead of sinking beneath the public disgrace of drug abuse and the private despair of a battered and ailing body, Woods embarked on the long road to redeeming himself. In The Second Life of Tiger Woods, Michael Bamberger, who has covered Woods since the golfer was an amateur, draws upon his deep network of sources inside locker rooms, caddie yards, clubhouses, fitness trailers, and back offices to tell the true and inspiring story of the legend's return. Packed with new information and graced by insight, Bamberger's story reveals how this iconic athlete clawed his way back to the top. Here you'll meet the people who have shaped and saved Tiger's life. It's a disparate group: a Florida police officer, an old friend from Tiger's boyhood, his girlfriend, his manager, his caddie. You'll go inside the ropes and see Tiger's interactions with fellow pros, with broadcasters and rules officials and Tour executives, with legends young (Rory McIlroy) and old (Jack Nicklaus) and in between (Fred Couples). On the Sunday before Masters Sunday, you'll join Tiger as he takes a long, slow, contemplative walk across Augusta National, and you'll be with him again seven days later in the splendid isolation of the tee at thirteen, in the rain, his right foot slipping while he swings his driver at 120 miles per hour. This is an intimate portrait of a man who has spent his life in front of the camera but has done his best to make sure he was never really known. Here is Tiger, barefoot, in handcuffs, showing a police officer a witty and self-deprecating side of himself that the public never sees. Here is Tiger on the verge of tears with his children at the British Open. Here is Tiger trying to express his gratitude to his mother at a ceremony at the Rose Garden. In these pages, Tiger is funny, cold, generous, self-absorbed, inspiring-and real. The Second Life of Tiger Woods is not only the saga of an exceptional man but also a celebration of second chances. Being rich and famous had nothing to do with Woods's return. Instead, readers will see him apply his intelligence, pride, and enormous capacity for work to the problems at hand. Bamberger's bracingly honest book is about what Tiger Woods did, and about what any of us can do, when we face our demons head-on.

Hank Aaron And The Home Run That Changed America (Paperback, 1st Perennial Currents ed): Tom Stanton Hank Aaron And The Home Run That Changed America (Paperback, 1st Perennial Currents ed)
Tom Stanton
R513 R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Save R91 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Baseball has witnessed more than 125,000 home runs. Many have altered the outcome of games, and some have decided pennants and become legend. But no dinger has had greater impact than Hank Aaron's 715th home run. His historic blast on April 8, 1974, lifted him above Babe Ruth on the all-time list, an achievement that shook not only baseball but our nation itself. Aaron's magnificent feat provoked bigotry and shattered prejudice, inspired a generation, emboldened a flagging civil rights movement, and called forth the demons that haunted Aaron's every step and turned what should have been a joyous pursuit into a hellish nightmare.

In this powerful recollection, Tom Stanton penetrates the myth of Aaron's chase and uncovers the compelling story behind the most consequential athletic achievement of the past fifty years. Three decades after Hank Aaron reached the pinnacle of the national pastime, and now as Barry Bonds makes history of his own, Stanton unfolds a tale rich with drama, poignancy, and suspense to bring to life the elusive spirit of an American hero.

The Official Black Cats Quiz Book (Paperback): The Official Black Cats Quiz Book (Paperback)
R321 R236 Discovery Miles 2 360 Save R85 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
If These Walls Could Talk: Philadelphia Phillies - Stories from the Philadelphia Phillies Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box... If These Walls Could Talk: Philadelphia Phillies - Stories from the Philadelphia Phillies Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box (Paperback)
Larry Shenk; Foreword by Larry Bowa
R512 R429 Discovery Miles 4 290 Save R83 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Over the last half-century, the Philadelphia Phillies have experienced epic highs--World Series titles in 1980 and 2008--and frustrating lows, and Larry Shenk has been there for every minute of it. He provides a behind-the-scenes look at the personalities and events that have shaped the franchise's history. The book gives the detailed scouting reports on Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley and takes readers into the clubhouse as Steve Carlton closes in on 300 career wins. Listen in on Pete Rose's phone call with President Reagan after Rose broke the National League hits record and see Richie Ashburn's face when he heard he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Giving fans a taste of what it's like to be a part of the Phillies' storied history from a perspective unlike any other, readers will also learn about a man whose work ethic and character has made an impact on the players and staff for 50 years.

Black and White - The Way I See it (Paperback): Richard Williams, Bart Davis Black and White - The Way I See it (Paperback)
Richard Williams, Bart Davis
R362 Discovery Miles 3 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
LeBron (Paperback, Export/Airside): Jeff Benedict LeBron (Paperback, Export/Airside)
Jeff Benedict
R440 R352 Discovery Miles 3 520 Save R88 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The first definitive biography of basketball legend LeBron James, by the acclaimed author of Tiger Woods. LeBron is unquestionably the greatest basketball player of the 21st century. Off the court, LeBron's political activism, outspoken stance on racism and social injustice have helped build a social media presence that includes 117 million followers on Instagram and 51 million followers on Twitter. He is an international brand worth billions of dollars. He doesn't just have huge endorsement deals with some of the biggest corporations in the world; LeBron sits on boards of directors and has an equity stake in the companies he sponsors. He has forged a close friendship with President Barack Obama and clashed publicly with President Donald Trump. As a child, LeBron was a lost little boy living in a public housing project in Akron, Ohio. His mother, who had LeBron when she was just sixteen, would disappear for days at a time. Scared and alone, LeBron rarely attended school. He was dirt poor and fatherless. And he had never played organised basketball. Yet he would become the most successful and most popular athlete that the United States has produced this century, bringing success to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers. To tell this epic story, Benedict has done exhaustive research, digging through thousands of pages of primary source documents, articles, books and hundreds of hours of video footage. He's also conducted hundreds of interviews with the people who were intimately involved with LeBron from the beginning of his life to the present. He shows the initial slow rise of a star that suddenly transformed into a speeding comet during his senior year of high school. It is a unique and unmissable insight into one of the world's greatest athletes.

Football and Discrimination - Antisemitism and Beyond (Paperback): Pavel Brunssen, Stefanie Schuler-Springorum Football and Discrimination - Antisemitism and Beyond (Paperback)
Pavel Brunssen, Stefanie Schuler-Springorum
R1,208 Discovery Miles 12 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book takes a close look at discrimination in football in order to illuminate our understanding of the interaction between sport and wider society, politics and culture, particularly in terms of the (re)production of identity. It presents insightful and diverse international case studies, including the shadow of fascism in Italian football; fan activism against racism, sexism, and homophobia in US soccer; migrant football clubs in Germany, and the use of football club history in the teaching of antisemitism. Together they demonstrate the damaging societal consequences of unchecked resentment and discrimination in football fan cultures but also the potential for fan activism as a socio-positive force. This is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in football or fandom, the sociology of sport, cultural studies, or political science.

Football and Popular Culture - Singing Out from the Stands (Paperback): Stephen R. Millar, Martin J Power, Paul Widdop, Daniel... Football and Popular Culture - Singing Out from the Stands (Paperback)
Stephen R. Millar, Martin J Power, Paul Widdop, Daniel Parnell, James Carr
R1,204 Discovery Miles 12 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Football is ubiquitous and a permanent fixture of modern life. More than a sport, it frequently manifests in broader popular culture. This book examines the significance of football for, and in, popular culture across a wide range of forms, including music, film, and social media. Football and Popular Culture plots a new path in Football Studies, drawing on original research in countries including England, Brazil, Germany, Canada, and Yugoslavia. The book includes both historical and contemporary perspectives, exploring some of the most important themes in the study of sport and culture, including identity, nationalism, fandom, and protest. It presents diverse case studies ranging from sonic violence among Brazilian torcidas organizadas to fanled commemoration of the Munich air disaster, which together help us to better understand the intersection of sport, society, and popular culture. This is fascinating reading for any student or researcher working in sport studies, cultural studies, media studies, sociology, or contemporary history.

Football, Politics and Identity (Paperback): James Carr, Daniel Parnell, Paul Widdop, Martin J Power, Stephen R. Millar Football, Politics and Identity (Paperback)
James Carr, Daniel Parnell, Paul Widdop, Martin J Power, Stephen R. Millar
R1,205 Discovery Miles 12 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents a series of fascinating case studies that show how the lives and bodies of clubs, players and fans around the world are enmeshed with politics. It draws on original research in countries including England, Scotland, Ireland, Poland, Mexico, Algeria and Argentina and includes both historical and contemporary perspectives. It explores some of the most important themes in the study of sport, including sectarianism, migration, fan activism and national identity, and shows how football continues to be tied to political events, symbols and movements. This is fascinating reading for any student or researcher working in sport studies, political science, sociology or contemporary history.

The Emergence of Football - Sport, Culture and Society in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback): Peter Swain The Emergence of Football - Sport, Culture and Society in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback)
Peter Swain
R1,210 Discovery Miles 12 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Emergence of Football fuses sports history into mainstream economic, social and cultural history, setting the development of the people's game against the backdrop of the Industrial Revolution. The book challenges conventional histories of nineteenth-century football that surrounded mass games and the public schools and extends the revisionist critique of those histories with the imaginative use of new and original empirical evidence. It outlines the continuing presence of a working-class footballing culture across the century, arguing that the structure of football was a product of industrialisation, urbanisation and population growth that had resulted in a far-reaching restructuring of the class system and urban hierarchies. It was these new hierarchies and class system that gave birth to professional football by the late 1870s. It is essential reading for students of sports studies, economic, social and cultural history, urban and local history, and sociology, as well as a valuable resource for scholars and academics involved in the study of football across the world. This is an absorbing and fascinating read for any of the millions of fans of the game who are interested in the early history of football.

Stuff Good Players Should Know (Hardcover): Dick De Venzio Stuff Good Players Should Know (Hardcover)
Dick De Venzio
R802 R669 Discovery Miles 6 690 Save R133 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Stuff Good Players Should Know" may very well be the best book ever written for basketball players. It is conversational and easy to understand, yet filled with subtle insights into the game of basketball. "Stuff" is page after page of creative concepts, common sense, and special tips that cannot be found anywhere else. "Stuff" is like having a coach right beside you, in your room, discussing the fine points of the game. Basketball fans will enjoy it, but players shouldn't be without it.

The Ballpark Bucket List - Take THIS Out to the Ballgame! - The Ultimate Scorecard for Visiting All 30 Major League Parks... The Ballpark Bucket List - Take THIS Out to the Ballgame! - The Ultimate Scorecard for Visiting All 30 Major League Parks (Hardcover)
James Buckley
R307 Discovery Miles 3 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Immortals 2 - The Story of Leicester City's First Ever FA Cup Final Win (Paperback): Harry Harris The Immortals 2 - The Story of Leicester City's First Ever FA Cup Final Win (Paperback)
Harry Harris
R285 Discovery Miles 2 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Flats and Durders Offload - Rugby Laid Bare (Paperback): David Flatman, Mark Durden-Smith Flats and Durders Offload - Rugby Laid Bare (Paperback)
David Flatman, Mark Durden-Smith
R204 Discovery Miles 2 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Crammed full of funny stories, below-the-belt banter and amusing observations, it's gold' Rugby World Once described as rugby's answer to Ant & Dec, David Flatman and Mark Durden-Smith are the oddest of odd couples. Now this hugely popular rugby broadcasting double act have turned to dissecting and celebrating rugby union in book form. And, as you'd expect, it's a brilliant combination of in-depth knowledge and hilarious stories. Flats and Durders Offload covers every facet of the game, from surviving the front row, what it takes to be a leader, referees both good and bad, mind games, tournaments and, of course, what really happens on a rugby tour. They talk about the highs, including Flats not missing a tackle in his 90-second Six Nations appearance, and the lows, including Flats not making a tackle in his 90-second Six Nations appearance. Familiar to millions of fans through their television work, they provide fascinating and entertaining insight into the sport they love. They reveal the hardest players, the greatest characters and the intimate secrets of the front row. They address key issues facing the sport, such as injury, retirement and the future of the game. Nothing is off limits and no quarter is given - to anyone. With insightful analysis, unforgettable stories and the occasional food reference, Flats and Durders Offload is an unmissable read for all rugby fans.

Harry Kane - England's Golden Boy (Paperback): Andy Greeves Harry Kane - England's Golden Boy (Paperback)
Andy Greeves 1
R309 R185 Discovery Miles 1 850 Save R124 (40%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
A Season in the Sun - Bruce Arians, Tom Brady, and the Inside Story of the Making of a Champion (Hardcover): Lars Anderson A Season in the Sun - Bruce Arians, Tom Brady, and the Inside Story of the Making of a Champion (Hardcover)
Lars Anderson
R762 R632 Discovery Miles 6 320 Save R130 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Run to Daylight! - Vince Lombardi's Diary of One Week with the Green Bay Packers (Paperback, Reissue): Vince Lombardi Run to Daylight! - Vince Lombardi's Diary of One Week with the Green Bay Packers (Paperback, Reissue)
Vince Lombardi; Foreword by David Maraniss
R456 R374 Discovery Miles 3 740 Save R82 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the golden years of professional football, one team and one coach reigned supreme: the 1960's Green Bay Packers, and the fiery Vince Lombardi.
"Run to Daylight "is Lombardi's own diary of a week at the helm of that magnificent club. Together with legendary sports-journalist, W.C. Heinz, Lombardi takes us from the first review of game films on Monday right through the final gun on Sunday afternoon. We see the planning, the plotting, the practice and the pain as forty-plus men come together to form that precision unit that makes for winning football. Lombardi gives us his views on life, the game, coaching, success, family, and the famed "Lombardi Sweep."
Now, in this anniversary edition, with a special foreword by David Maraniss, we are once again reminded of the passion and power behind America's greatest game. Written in W.C. Heinz's inimitable style, "Run to Daylight " is part diary, part philosophy text, part coaches manual. Here, is professional football at its best.

A Director's Tale - John Bond, Burnley and the Boardroom Diaries of Derek Gill (Hardcover): Dave Thomas A Director's Tale - John Bond, Burnley and the Boardroom Diaries of Derek Gill (Hardcover)
Dave Thomas
R625 R514 Discovery Miles 5 140 Save R111 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A Director's Tale is the story of Burnley Football Club in the early 1980s, a time of short-lived success and then turmoil. With special access to the diaries of director Derek Gill, Dave Thomas brings you the unvarnished inside story, revealing what went on behind the scenes amid conflict with chairman John Jackson and manager John Bond. These were torrid times involving, at first, a surprise promotion, then a relegation, then John Bond's departure and another relegation. This was a group of men who were all competent and professional in their own fields - Jackson was a barrister, Gill an accountant - but they became a toxic mix in the boardroom. The Bond season has gone into the Turf Moor history books as one of the most damaging. His name is much derided in Burnley today, but he was only a part of a bigger problem. The Gill diaries provide a unique opportunity to see - warts and all - the workings and machinations of boardroom politics. This is a story of failure and acrimony.

The Heisman - Great American Stories Of The Men Who Won (Paperback): Bill Pennington The Heisman - Great American Stories Of The Men Who Won (Paperback)
Bill Pennington
R600 R504 Discovery Miles 5 040 Save R96 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Close your eyes and picture the Heisman Trophy. The form is easy to conjure, a graceful, fluid pose that is football past and football present in one dignified figure ... The story of the Heisman Trophy is an american epic. -- from the Preface

No sport in America can match the pageantry, raw emotion, and thrilling tradition of college football. It is a world in which a twenty-year-old kid can become a national sensation overnight, in which coaches are deified and rivalries burn white-hot.

And in this world, there is no individual award so revered as the Heisman Trophy. Every year since 1935, one player has run, thrown, or kicked his way into the pantheon of American sport. From Nile "The Cornbelt Comet" Kinnick in the '30s, West Point's legendary backfield of Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis in the '40s, and Paul Hornung in the '50s to Ernie Davis, the Jackie Robinson of college football, miracle worker Doug Flutie, and modern-day Sunday warrior Eddie George, the history of the Heisman gives us insight into the heart of America through the lives of the heroes that entranced an entire nation for one brilliant season. Extraordinary in ways that transcend athletic ability, Heisman winners have gone on to become war heroes, Fortune 500 CEOs, and high-level politicians.

As John Heisman himself once said, the Heisman Trophy "is meant to exemplify the grandeur of a thousand men." Here within these pages are intimate portraits of some of the winners who also exemplify the grit and glory of America's beloved game and of the coaching giants such as Bear Bryant, Woody Hayes, and Red Blaik, who inspired the winners to achieve. Told in the evocative words of Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalistBill Pennington, their heart-stopping experiences on the field and off will have Americans enthralled until the final page is turned.

The Economics and Finance of Professional Team Sports (Hardcover): Daniel Plumley, Rob Wilson The Economics and Finance of Professional Team Sports (Hardcover)
Daniel Plumley, Rob Wilson
R3,765 Discovery Miles 37 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The most up-to-date and in-depth book on the business of professional team sports Pro team sports are the biggest and most important sector of international sport business Strong focus on applied analysis and performance measurement, invaluable real-world skills Covers sports, teams and leagues all over the world from the EPL to the NFL Addresses key themes from ownership and competitive balance to media revenue and the role of agents

The Young Rugby Player - Science and Application (Hardcover): Kevin Till, Jonathon Weakley, Sarah Whitehead, Ben Jones The Young Rugby Player - Science and Application (Hardcover)
Kevin Till, Jonathon Weakley, Sarah Whitehead, Ben Jones
R3,792 Discovery Miles 37 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book is proposed by globally recognised subject leaders in the field. There is a strong collection of contributors across the various chapters. The book covers several key themes that are pertinent to youth rugby including a chapter on tackling which is topical in youth sports and the young female athlete will address the current bias towards male-focused research The chosen chapters cover a good breadth of subject matter across interlinking themes and there are clear practical applications embedded within every chapter.

God and Football - Faith and Fanaticism in the SEC (Paperback): Chad Gibbs God and Football - Faith and Fanaticism in the SEC (Paperback)
Chad Gibbs
R364 R270 Discovery Miles 2 700 Save R94 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 2008 over six million people attended an SEC football game. They spent thousands on season tickets, donated millions to athletic departments, and for three months a year ordered their entire lives around the schedule of their favorite team. As a Christian, Gibbs knows he cannot serve two masters, but at times his faith is overwhelmed by his fanaticism. He is not alone.Gibbs and his six million friends do not live in a spiritually void land where such borderline idol worship would normally be accepted. They live in the American South, where according to the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey, 84 percent identify themselves as Christians. This apparent contradiction that Gibbs sees in his own life, and in millions of others', has led him to journey to each of the twelve schools to spend time with rabid Christian fans of various ages and denominations. Through his journey, he learns how others are able to balance their passion for their team with their devotion to God.

Squeeze Play (Paperback, 1st Perennial ed): Jane Leavy Squeeze Play (Paperback, 1st Perennial ed)
Jane Leavy
R508 R424 Discovery Miles 4 240 Save R84 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Inspired by the author's career as a sportswriter for the Washington Post, Squeeze Play tells the story of female reporter A. B. Berkowitz, who is assigned to cover the men of the Washington Senators -- the worst team in major league baseball. Life in the locker room shows her not just the players'…um…assets but also their all-too-human frailties. Love for the game and love for the newspaper business are the stars in this hilarious and heartbreaking novel that "will have you singing a rousing chorus of 'Take Me Out to the Locker Room'"(People).

The 50 Greatest Players in Minnesota Vikings History (Hardcover): Robert W. Cohen The 50 Greatest Players in Minnesota Vikings History (Hardcover)
Robert W. Cohen
R827 R694 Discovery Miles 6 940 Save R133 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Who were the greatest Minnesota Viking to have the played the game of football? There are certainly many excellent players to choose from, from Fran Tarkenton to Randy Moss on offense to defensive stalwarts like Alan Page and John Randle. Even the offensive linemen who quietly get the job done deserve ranking among the top 50-think Gary Zimmerman and Ron Yary. The possibilities are endless: players such as Ahmad Rashad, Adrian Peterson, Carl Eller, Daunte Culpepper and many more. In this book Robert Cohen takes on the daunting challenge of ranking the greatest Minnesoate Vikings ever from 1-50, with a number of honorable mentions

2023 Official Rules of Major League Baseball (Paperback): 2023 Official Rules of Major League Baseball (Paperback)
R253 Discovery Miles 2 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An important resource for umpires, coaches, leagues, and serious fans of Major League Baseball (MLB), this handbook lists the dos and don’ts of the national pastime. Fully up-to-date, this book contains the official and sanctioned MLB rules and their interpretations per the Playing Rules Committee, the sole group that determines baseball’s regulations.

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