Motto of the modern Olympics: Faster, Higher, Stronger. But now add
Stranger! Stranger, as in the 1908 Olympic marathon, which featured
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a 22-year-old pastry chef, and Champagne
(yes, it was the runners' drink of choice). Or the 1948 "austerity
games" in London--teams had to bring their own food, female
athletes sewed their own uniforms. Or imagine rooting for these
one-time Olympic sports: tug of war, firefighting, rope climb, live
pigeon shooting, and--wait for it--painting. (Picasso for the
gold!) Compulsively readable, highly entertaining, trivia- and
curiosity-packed, Total Olympics is a glorious, photo-filled
tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records, crazy
accomplishments, unbelievable feats, wacky contests, controversial
moments, and more. As the author, Sports Illustrated's Jeremy
Fuchs, writes, each Olympics is a mishmash of thousands of little
stories during a glorious two-week adventure; multiply those
thousand stories by 54 Olympic Games over 122 years, and voila--a
collection of sports yarns unlike any other. Like the story of the
"missing marathoner" whose official time was 54 years, 8 months, 6
days, 5 hours, 32 minutes, and 20.3 seconds. Or the rower who had
to make way for ducklings--literally--yet still managed to win the
gold. Or the gymnast who brought his team to victory while fighting
through the pain of a broken knee. It's pure pleasure for the
sports fan.
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