Bad Days In Sports
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Author | : Jon Marthaler |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 2017-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1410985644 |
Everyone makes mistakes, but they're not often on display for the whole world to see. These blunders in sports have gone down in history and will never be forgotten.
Author | : Dave Zirin |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2010-07-20 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1439175748 |
A THOUGHT-PROVOKING LOOK AT THE BIG BUSINESS AND IMMORAL PRACTICES BEHIND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS BY ACCLAIMED SPORTSWRITER DAVE ZIRIN, HAILED AS THE “CONSCIENCE OF AMERICAN SPORTSWRITING” (THE WASHINGTON POST ) The fastest-growing sector of today’s sports audience is the alienated fan. Complaints abound: from inflated ticket prices, $6 hot dogs, and $9 beers to owners endlessly demanding new multimillion-dollar stadiums funded by public tax dollars. Those sitting in the owners’ boxes are increasingly placing profit over players’ performances and fan loyalty. Bad Sports cuts through the hype and bombast to zero in on tales of abusive, dictatorial owners who move their teams thousands of miles away from their fan base, use their stadiums as religious and political platforms, or hold communities ransom for millions of dollars of taxpayer money to fund their gargantuan stadiums. As the multibillion-dollar sports-industrial complex continues to lumber along, Dave Zirin is the voice in the wilderness, speaking out for the common fan with a tough, passionate, and intelligent voice that will remind readers that there is more to sportswriting than glowing athlete profiles.
Author | : Jon Marthaler |
Publisher | : Raintree |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2017-04-06 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1474736866 |
Everyone makes mistakes, but they're not often on display for the whole world to see. These blunders in sports have gone down in history and will never be forgotten.
Author | : Eveline Helmink |
Publisher | : Tiller Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2021-02-23 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : 1982152761 |
Keep your head held high even on the bad days with 70 mindful self-care strategies to find happiness. In a time when social media encourages us to constantly highlight how great we’re doing and how #Blessed life is, there seems to be little room for the inevitable truth: in every life, there are days that are NOT great. Yet decades in the self-help world have taught Eveline Helmink—editor-in-chief of Happinez magazine and a self-titled cheerleader for failure and discomfort—that true emotional growth comes from realizing that it’s often on our worst days when we learn the most about what empowers, strengthens, and revitalizes us—and yes, brings us happiness. In The Handbook for Bad Days, Helmink teaches you how to take advantage of bad days as moments for self-discovery and emotional understanding. Her compassionate, no-bullshit approach encourages you to detox from the social media world and rethink your coping strategies, exploring topics such as, -The benefits of a good cry -Why, sometimes, it’s okay to give up -Why a fuzzy pink cardigan and some Celine Dion is just as good as a Sanskrit mantra The Handbook for Bad Days is the ultimate guide for anyone who strives to be present, not perfect. Perfect for fans of Glennon Doyle, Elizabeth Lesser, and Krista Tippet, The Handbook for Bad Days is a call to face our worst days with courage and intentionality.
Author | : John O'Sullivan |
Publisher | : Morgan James Publishing |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2013-12-01 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1614486468 |
The modern day youth sports environment has taken the enjoyment out of athletics for our children. Currently, 70% of kids drop out of organized sports by the age of 13, which has given rise to a generation of overweight, unhealthy young adults. There is a solution. John O’Sullivan shares the secrets of the coaches and parents who have not only raised elite athletes, but have done so by creating an environment that promotes positive core values and teaches life lessons instead of focusing on wins and losses, scholarships, and professional aspirations. Changing the Game gives adults a new paradigm and a game plan for raising happy, high performing children, and provides a national call to action to return youth sports to our kids.
Author | : Hamilton Jordan |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2001-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0743419200 |
Former White House chief of staff recounts his bouts with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, melanoma, and prostate cancer.
Author | : John C. Lamothe |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2020-06-24 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1476639531 |
At their basic level, sporting events are about numbers: wins and losses, percentages and points, shots and saves, clocks and countdowns. However, sports narratives quickly leave the realm of statistics. The stories we tell and retell, sometimes for decades, make sports dramatic and compelling. Just like any great drama, sports imply conflict, not just battles on the field of play, but clashes of personalities, goals, and strategies. In telling these stories, we create heroes, but we also create villains. This book is about the latter, those players who transgress norms and expectations and who we label the "bad boys" of sports. Using a variety of approaches, these 13 new essays examine the cultural, social, and rhetorical implications of sports villainy. Each chapter focuses on a different athlete and sport, questioning issues such as how notorious sports figures are defined to be "bad" within particular sports and within the larger culture, the role media play in creating antiheroes, fan reactions when players cross boundaries, and how those boundaries shift depending on the athlete's gender, sexuality, and race.
Author | : Morgan, William J. |
Publisher | : Human Kinetics |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1492556769 |
Ethics in Sport, Third Edition, offers 32 essays by well-known authors. These essays explore the roots of the ethical and moral dilemmas so prevalent in sport culture today. Nearly half the essays are new to this edition.
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Total Pages | : 490 |
Release | : 1893 |
Genre | : Sports |
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