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Favorite sports books to read?
Posted on 6/26/16 at 11:45 am
Posted on 6/26/16 at 11:45 am
Does anybody have any that they like?
I'm reading right now "The Legends Club", a book about Tobacco Road when Dean Smith, Coach K and Jimmy V were coaching all at the same time.
I'm reading right now "The Legends Club", a book about Tobacco Road when Dean Smith, Coach K and Jimmy V were coaching all at the same time.
This post was edited on 6/26/16 at 11:55 am
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Posted on 6/26/16 at 12:35 pm to biggsc
If you like soccer, "Why Soccer Matters" by Pele is a great read.
Currently, I'm about half way through "The Making of the Modern QB" by Bruce Feldman and so far it's been a great read
Currently, I'm about half way through "The Making of the Modern QB" by Bruce Feldman and so far it's been a great read
Posted on 6/26/16 at 2:00 pm to biggsc
I enjoyed "Drive" about Larry Bird's life.
Posted on 6/26/16 at 2:05 pm to biggsc
Some from my all-time list.
"A Season on the Brink," a story of one season with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers
"The Last Shot," my favorite nonfiction sports book of all time. An eighth-grader named Stephon Marbury plays a pivotal role.
"The Last Shot: 20 Years Later" — Grantland
"Ball Four" by Jim Bouton - probably the best baseball book ever written
I love sports non-fiction, but for some reason, I have never cared much about football books. My favorite football book of all time is a novel: "Semi-Tough."
It also has one of the best opening paragraphs in the history of American fiction.
"I guess by now there can't be too many people anywhere who haven't heard about Billy Clyde Puckett, the humminest sumbitch that ever carried a football. Maybe you could find some Communist chinks someplace who don't know about me, but surely everybody in America does if they happen to keep up with pro football, which is what I think everybody in America does. That, and jack around with somebody else's wife or husband."
"A Season on the Brink," a story of one season with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers
"The Last Shot," my favorite nonfiction sports book of all time. An eighth-grader named Stephon Marbury plays a pivotal role.
"The Last Shot: 20 Years Later" — Grantland
"Ball Four" by Jim Bouton - probably the best baseball book ever written
I love sports non-fiction, but for some reason, I have never cared much about football books. My favorite football book of all time is a novel: "Semi-Tough."
It also has one of the best opening paragraphs in the history of American fiction.
"I guess by now there can't be too many people anywhere who haven't heard about Billy Clyde Puckett, the humminest sumbitch that ever carried a football. Maybe you could find some Communist chinks someplace who don't know about me, but surely everybody in America does if they happen to keep up with pro football, which is what I think everybody in America does. That, and jack around with somebody else's wife or husband."
Posted on 6/26/16 at 2:38 pm to biggsc
I try to say away from college football books due to the fact that there are so many out.
I read one about SEC Basketball
I read one about SEC Basketball
Posted on 6/26/16 at 3:43 pm to biggsc
"Losing Weight"
— Bret Bielema
— Bret Bielema
Posted on 6/26/16 at 3:56 pm to biggsc
Gallery
Posted on 6/26/16 at 4:31 pm to biggsc
A Season Inside
The Junction Boys
Playing for Pizza
Bleachers
The Junction Boys
Playing for Pizza
Bleachers
Posted on 6/26/16 at 4:43 pm to biggsc
Rammer Jammer
Shoeless Joe
When Pride Still Mattered
The Science of Hitting
Namath
Ben Hogan's Five Lessons
Shoeless Joe
When Pride Still Mattered
The Science of Hitting
Namath
Ben Hogan's Five Lessons
Posted on 6/26/16 at 9:55 pm to biggsc
Phil Jacksons
Posted on 6/26/16 at 10:31 pm to biggsc
Almost anything written by John Feinstein.
This post was edited on 6/26/16 at 10:32 pm
Posted on 6/27/16 at 5:39 am to SCLibertarian
All the Pearlman books.
Boys Will Be Boys
The Bad Guys Won
Cant go wrong with Pearlman
Boys Will Be Boys
The Bad Guys Won
Cant go wrong with Pearlman
Posted on 6/27/16 at 6:36 am to biggsc
Even as an auburn fan, junction boys is a great one.
Posted on 6/27/16 at 7:49 am to Col Reb is my mascot
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If you like soccer
Even better is "Among the Thugs" about the English soccer hooligans in the mid 80's.
Posted on 6/27/16 at 9:01 am to The Spleen
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Even better is "Among the Thugs" about the English soccer hooligans in the mid 80's.
I just read this 2 weeks ago.
"Soccernomics" was pretty interesting.
So was "Bloody Confused" and "Love and Blood".
Posted on 6/27/16 at 11:54 am to biggsc
Moneyball hands down is my favorite sports book
Posted on 6/27/16 at 11:56 am to biggsc
Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South
Posted on 6/27/16 at 12:27 pm to biggsc
Friday Night Lights, but I went to high school in Odessa Texas.
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:21 pm to cardboardboxer
Disclaimer: When I saw the title I thought we were talking about gambling.
I enjoyed Invincible.
I enjoyed Invincible.
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