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You Cannot Be Serious

Author : John McEnroe
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101204400
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book You Cannot Be Serious written by John McEnroe and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-06-10 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A no-holds-barred, intimate memoir by John McEnroe—the bad boy of professional tennis. John McEnroe stunned the tennis elite when he came out of nowhere to make the Wimbledon semifinals at the age of eighteen—and just a few years later, he was ranked number one in the world. You Cannot Be Serious is McEnroe at his most personal, an intimate examination of Johnny Mac, the kid from Queens, and his “wild ride” through the world of professional tennis at a boom time when players were treated like rock stars. In this “bracing serve-and-volley autobiography” (The Boston Globe) he candidly explores the roots of his famous on-court explosions; his ambivalence toward the sport that made him famous; his adventures (and misadventures) on the road; his views of colleagues from Connors to Borg to Lendl; his opinions of contemporary tennis; his marriages to actress Tatum O'Neal and pop star Patty Smyth; and his roles as husband, father, senior tour player, and often-controversial commentator.

Why the 80's Were Awesome/Aweful

Author : Brandon Bishop
Publisher : Burning Bulb Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why the 80's Were Awesome/Aweful written by Brandon Bishop and published by Burning Bulb Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-25 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s so easy to say that the 1980s were awesome. But were they really? Here’s a case-by-case study on whether or not the decade of the 1980s was an awesome one or an awful one. Or maybe it was a healthy dose of both? Let’s get nostalgic and dive back into the colorful and blissfully ignorant 1980s.

The Sports Revolution

Author : Frank Andre Guridy
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477321837
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book The Sports Revolution written by Frank Andre Guridy and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1960s and 1970s, America experienced a sports revolution. New professional sports franchises and leagues were established, new stadiums were built, football and basketball grew in popularity, and the proliferation of television enabled people across the country to support their favorite teams and athletes from the comfort of their homes. At the same time, the civil rights and feminist movements were reshaping the nation, broadening the boundaries of social and political participation. The Sports Revolution tells how these forces came together in the Lone Star State. Tracing events from the end of Jim Crow to the 1980s, Frank Guridy chronicles the unlikely alliances that integrated professional and collegiate sports and launched women’s tennis. He explores the new forms of inclusion and exclusion that emerged during the era, including the role the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders played in defining womanhood in the age of second-wave feminism. Guridy explains how the sexual revolution, desegregation, and changing demographics played out both on and off the field as he recounts how the Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers and how Mexican American fans and their support for the Spurs fostered a revival of professional basketball in San Antonio. Guridy argues that the catalysts for these changes were undone by the same forces of commercialization that set them in motion and reveals that, for better and for worse, Texas was at the center of America’s expanding political, economic, and emotional investments in sport.

The Hidden Game of Football

Author : Bob Newhardt Carroll
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781892129017
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Game of Football written by Bob Newhardt Carroll and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From three recognized football and statistics experts comes a revealing and lively look at the pro game, with new stats, unusual facts and figures, revolutionary strategies, and keys to picking the winners.

Ebony

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ebony written by and published by . This book was released on 1980-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.

Sports from Hell

Author : Rick Reilly
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385532695
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Sports from Hell written by Rick Reilly and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most popular sports columnist in America puts his life (and dignity) on the line in search of the most absurd sporting event on the planet. What is the stupidest sport in the world? Not content to pontificate from the sidelines, Rick Reilly set out on a global journey—with stops in Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark, England, and even a maximum security prison at Angola, Louisiana—to discover the answer to this enduring question. From the physically and mentally taxing sport of chess boxing to the psychological battlefield that is the rock-paper-scissors championship, to the underground world of illegal jart throwing, to several competitions that involve nudity, Reilly, in his valiant quest, subjected himself to both bodily danger and abject humiliation (or, in the case of ferret legging, both). These fringe sports offer their participants a chance to earn a few bucks and achieve the eternal glory that is winning—even when the victory in question might strike some as pointless, like the ability to sit in an oven-hot sauna for the longest time. It's debatable whether these sports push the body or just human idiocy to the outermost limits, but one thing is for sure: Sports in Hell is laugh-out-loud hilarious and will deliver plenty of unabashed fun.

Not Just a Game

Author : Jean Harvey
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
ISBN 13 : 0776601156
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Not Just a Game written by Jean Harvey and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized sport as we know it is not an expression of social consensus or of continuing progess toward a better world, nor is it a homogenous, cohesive entity. This book invites us to consider the hidden face of Canadian sport.

Ebony

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
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The 80 A Decade of Transformations

Author : Rick Mandell
Publisher : MedTechBiz
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 80 A Decade of Transformations written by Rick Mandell and published by MedTechBiz. This book was released on 2024-09-19 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1980s were a decade of profound transformation, in which culture, sport, technology and politics converged to shape the world as we know it today. This book explores cultural movements, such as the birth of hip-hop and the impact of pop music, as well as the technological innovations that introduced personal computers and the first video games. With an analysis of global sporting events and the role of sport in politics, the book also revisits the geopolitical landscape, marked by the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall. A journey through the iconic moments that defined the era and their lasting influences.

Ebony

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
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The '80s Resurrected

Author : Randy Laist
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476686513
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The '80s Resurrected written by Randy Laist and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-03-10 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1980s is remembered as a time of big hair, synthetic music, and microwave cookery. It is also remembered as the heyday of conservative politics, socioeconomic inequality, and moral panics. It is dichotomously remembered as either a nostalgic age of innocence or a regressive moral wasteland, depending on who you ask, and when. But, most of all, it is remembered. In retro fashion trends, in '80s-based film and television narratives, and through countless rebooted movies, video games, superheroes, and even political slogans imploring us to Make America Great Again (Again). More than merely a historical period, "the '80s" has grown into a contested myth, ever-evolving through the critical and expressive lens of popular culture. This book explores the many shapes the '80s mythos has taken across a diverse array of media. Essays examine television series such as Stranger Things, Cobra Kai, and POSE, films such as Dallas Buyers Club, Summer of '84, and Chocolate Babies, as well as video games, pop music, and toys. Collectively, these essays explore how representations of the 1980s influence the way we think about our past, our present, and our future.

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Social Science and Humanities (AICOSH 2022)

Author : Rama Kertamukti
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 2494069874
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Social Science and Humanities (AICOSH 2022) written by Rama Kertamukti and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-10 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access book. Understanding the problems of war and conflicts that occur both within and outside the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia, several discussions on the human side seem essential to do. Several interesting topics can be raised, namely how media coverage is inseparable from human life in the 5.0 era. Furthermore, about the social changes that occurred as a result of the conflict and war. Moreover, the discourse on how the psychological impact experienced by humans due to conflict and war. Departing from this, the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities UIN Sunan Kalijaga will hold the Annual International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities 2022.

Questioning Play

Author : Henning Eichberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134821611
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Questioning Play written by Henning Eichberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is play? Why do we play? What can play teach us about our life as social beings? In this critical investigation into the significance of play, Henning Eichberg argues that through play we can ask questions about the world, others and ourselves. Playing a game and asking a question are two forms of human practice that are fundamentally connected. This book presents a practice-based philosophical approach to understanding play that begins with empirical study, drawing on historical, sociological and anthropological investigations of play in the real world, from contemporary Danish soccer to war games and folk dances. Its ten chapters explore topics such as: play as a practice of search playing, learning and progress the light and dark sides of play playing games, sport and display folk sports, popular games, and social identity play under the conditions of alienation. From these explorations emerge a phenomenological approach to understanding play and its value in interrogating ourselves and our social worlds. This book offers a challenging contribution to the interdisciplinary field of the philosophy of play. It will be fascinating reading for any student or researcher interested in social and cultural anthropology, phenomenology, and critical sociology as well as the ethics and philosophy of sport, leisure studies, and the sociology of sport. .

Elite Sport Development

Author : Mick Green
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134322046
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Elite Sport Development written by Mick Green and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-05-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elite Sport Development addresses important sport policy questions and explores the emergence, development and current status of elite sport development policy with detailed examination of Australia, Canada and the UK. The sports compared are swimming, track and field athletics, and sailing. The book looks at the problems faced in establishing an elite sport development infrastructure covering facilities, coaching, sports science and competition. Likewise, full-time athletes are considered and the tensions that a pre-occupation with elite achievement generates within the sports is also examined. Includes: * why governments invest heavily in elite sport * the relationship between Government and NGB's * the impact of elite investment on 'sport for all' * the selection of individual sports for priority funding. This detailed text will be of interest to students, researchers and professionals working in sports development and policy.

Nordic Elite Sport

Author : Svein S. Andersen
Publisher : Copenhagen Business School Press DK
ISBN 13 : 9788763002455
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Nordic Elite Sport written by Svein S. Andersen and published by Copenhagen Business School Press DK. This book was released on 2012 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an insightful overview over similarities and differences in the structures an methods applied in Nordic elite sport. It represents a milestone in understanding how these countries have dealt with the challenges of modern elite sport within a historical context. Despite initial similarities with respect to the structure and role of the sports movement, there are significant differences between the countries. The book represents a substantial contribution to the understanding of how the elite sports systems have developed within the broader sports movements, and how they are positioned to deal with today's challenges under the watchful eye of the broader society.

Fair Play

Author : Cyd Zeigler
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1617754471
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Fair Play written by Cyd Zeigler and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cyd Zeigler tells the story of how sports have been radically transformed for LGBT athletes in the past four years, for Dave Zirin's Edge of Sports imprint.

Sport, Policy and Politics

Author : Barrie Houlihan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134794398
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Sport, Policy and Politics written by Barrie Houlihan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-02-07 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport, Policy and Politics is a genuinely comparative analysis of sport policy-making in five countries - Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and North America. Some of the issues raised in this book include: * the process of sport policy-making * the administrative framework for sport: the responsibilities of central or federal governments, state governments and local authorities * the division of responsibility between different levels of government * how policy-making has addressed the topical problems of drug abuse in athletes, and the provision of sport and physical education in schools.