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Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A sportscaster and former Yankees center fielder describes his more than a dozen seasons as a ballplayer and his subsequent broadcasting career, his relationships with such teammates as Yogi Berra and Micky Mantle, and his struggles to survive brain cancer.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An award-winning sportscaster chronicles his life and career, touching on such iconic sports moments as Jack Nicklaus' 1986 Masters victory, the attack on Nancy Kerrigan, and the Dallas Cowboys' victories of the 1970s.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"This big-hearted memoir by the most promising professional basketball player of his generation details his rise to NBA stardom, the terrible accident that ended his career and plunged him into a life-altering depression, and how he ultimately found his way out of the darkness,"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Triumph Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A former baseball pitcher and current announcer, Jim Kaat reflects on baseball and his life"--
"An unforgettable look at a lifetime of baseball packed with humor and passion for the game With a career that has now touched eight decades, Jim Kaat has had a prime front row seat for baseball's continuing evolution. Not only was he a major-league pitcher for 25 seasons, but his time as a pitching coach and his many years as a broadcaster have given...
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
One of professional tennis's Grand Slam Tournaments, the U.S. Open has been described as a fourteen-day Superbowl. This single tennis championship, held annually in New York City, attracts top professionals from around the globe, generates more money than any other sporting event--or any other sport over an entire season--and attracts more than 700,000 attendees and millions of television viewers. In Own the Arena, Katrina Adams offers a privileged,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
Description
In February 2008, Bill Walton, after climbing to the top of every mountain he ever tried, suffered a catastrophic spinal collapse--the culmination of a lifetime of injuries--that left him in excruciating, debilitating, and unrelenting pain. Unable to walk, he underwent pioneering surgery and slowly recovered. The ordeal tested Walton to the fullest, but with extraordinary determination and sacrifice, he recovered. Now Bill Walton shares his life story...
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