lanikei's review
3.0
A laundry room find that I picked up after reading last year's 'Best American Sports Writing' when Amazon had a Kindle sale.
Nothing super spectacular, but I did enjoy a few of the stories. Unfortunately I put off the review for too long and don't recall the highlights.
Nothing super spectacular, but I did enjoy a few of the stories. Unfortunately I put off the review for too long and don't recall the highlights.
stephybara's review
3.0
Particular favourite pieces included:
-Shadow of a Nation by Gary Smith from Sports Illustrated (Native American high school basketball star profile: "'We want our young people to go off and show the world how great a Crow can be,' says Fritzler [coach], 'but as soon as someone does, as soon as anyone starts trying or studying too hard, a lot of us say, 'Look at him. He's trying to be a white man.'")
-They Shoot Heroes, Don't They by David von Drehle from Tropic
Roger Maris profile
-The Man in the Mask by John Marchese for GQ
About a guy, Kevin Winn, who meets/picks up women (and sometimes gets engaged to them and then steals from them) by telling them that he is a major-league catcher or some other athlete.
-Shadow of a Nation by Gary Smith from Sports Illustrated (Native American high school basketball star profile: "'We want our young people to go off and show the world how great a Crow can be,' says Fritzler [coach], 'but as soon as someone does, as soon as anyone starts trying or studying too hard, a lot of us say, 'Look at him. He's trying to be a white man.'")
-They Shoot Heroes, Don't They by David von Drehle from Tropic
Roger Maris profile
-The Man in the Mask by John Marchese for GQ
About a guy, Kevin Winn, who meets/picks up women (and sometimes gets engaged to them and then steals from them) by telling them that he is a major-league catcher or some other athlete.
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