WITH A FOREWORD BY TOM BRADY "As a sportscaster and sports
historian, Jim's career genuinely stands the test of time. . . .
This book is sports history about some of the greats by one of the
greats, who was taking it all in on the sidelines, in the stands or
the dugout, by the eighteenth green, courtside, or in the broadcast
booth." --Tom Brady, six-time NFL Super Bowl champion GOAT A
riveting, insightful memoir of never-before-told stories from Jim
Gray, twelve-time Emmy Award-winner, Hall of Fame sports
broadcaster, and renowned interviewer-- that explores the author's
career and the inside stories and memorable moments of the famous
legends he has covered including, Muhammad Ali, Tom Brady, Kobe
Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Mike Tyson. In Talking to
GOATs, award-winning broadcaster Jim Gray looks back at his four
decades of sports reporting from the unparalleled perspective of
one of the world's most respected and skilled interviewers. A
journalist who many iconic athletes have trusted to tell their
stories (of both triumph and disgrace), Jim has had unprecedented
access to the people, places and extraordinary events in the world
of sports. Asking tough but fair questions, he has broken numerous
stories, and landed squarely in the middle of others, from the Ben
Johnson and Barry Bonds steroid scandals, to Michael Jordan's
surprise retirement, to the off-the-court Kobe/Shaq feud which led
to their on-the-court break up, to being part of the live broadcast
for twenty-two Super Bowls. He's climbed into the ring to interview
Mike Tyson after he bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield's ear, and
stood next to Ron Artest when the "Malice at the Palace" melee
erupted, and was on site at the bombing of the Atlanta Olympics.
Anyone who has watched Jim effortlessly engage his subjects at the
precise moment of triumph or tragedy has little idea what it takes
to secure the interview, or what actually happens when the camera
cuts away. These are real, mesmerizing, and previously untold
stories. Talking to GOATs features numerous world-class athletes,
including Muhammad Ali, Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James,
Michael Jordan, Floyd Mayweather, Michael Phelps, Mike Tyson and
Tiger Woods, and world leaders George W. Bush, Barack Obama,
Mikhail Gorbachev, and many more. On each page, Jim gives the
reader a coveted all-access pass as he reviews the best interviews,
the best athletes, and the best games in modern sports history.
It's like a personal introduction to the characters and careers of
these heroes and villains we've known since childhood. He examines
how money, celebrity, the media, and power interact, and how
sports, more than any other institution, has led to momentous
transformations in American society.
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