"Sometimes sports mirrors society, sometimes it allows us to
understand the larger society a little better. But mostly, it is a
world of entertainment of talented and driven young men and women
who do certain things with both skill and passion."
--David Halberstam David Halberstam was a distinguished journalist
and historian of American politics. He was also a sports writer.
"Everything They Had" brings together for the first time his
articles from newspapers and magazines, a wide-ranging collection
edited by Glenn Stout, selected over the full scope of Halberstam's
five decades as one of America's most honored journalists. These
are dazzling portraits of some of the most compelling sports
figures of our era, the superstars of popular sports like
basketball, football, and baseball, but also fishing, soccer, and
rowing, and the amateur athletes who play for the love of the game.
In "My Dinner with Theodore," Halberstam recounts his long
anticipated--and unforgettable--meeting with Red Sox legend Ted
Williams. Against the backdrop of 1960s Nashville, he beautifully
recounts a lifelong love of football in "How I Fell in Love with
the NFL." And "Men Without Women," set on a fishing expedition in
Patagonia, is more than a hunt for giant brown trout--it is a story
of fishing, friendship, and fellowship. These and many more stories
exemplify the breadth and depth of David Halberstam's devotion to
diverse sports and his respect and fascination for the men and
women who play them so well. The result is an intimate and personal
collection that reveals the issues and the ideals David Halberstam
cared about--racial equality, friendship, loyalty, and
character--and creates a vivid and unforgettable portrait of the
author himself. Everything They Had takes its rightful place
alongside Halberstam's bestselling sports titles, which include
"The Breaks of the Game," "The Amateurs," "Summer of '49," and "The
Education of a Coach."
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