hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Apr 25, 2006 14:57:08 GMT -5
Between basketball and football seasons, I do a lot of reading for entertainment purposes. I especially prefer sports biographies. Are there any that you would recommend? I am just finishing Wilt Chamberlain's "View from Above" right now. It was pretty good, but it wasn't so much of an auto-biography as much as it was a list of Wiltisms and anecdotes, but I would still recommend it to those interested.
Last year I read "The Big O" by Oscar Robertson as well as a dark book about Joe Namath that I can't recall. Any suggestions for me? (I know I opened that door, and I am sure that I will get some not so serious replies ...)
I know that some will frown on this, but I have also read a lot of the Wrestling Biographies which have come out recently. I have read both Mick Foley books, as well as the life stories of Stone Cold, Jerry Lawler, The Hardy Boyz and of course ... Whooo, the Nature Boy Ric Flair.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2006 15:08:19 GMT -5
Here's a couple right up your alley... not necessarily sports-related, but none the less right up your alley. The first is pretty self-explanatory, based on some of your posts around here: hifigator and HoyaTalkThe second is the new tome about Joe-a-kim Noah: The Joe-a-kim Noah StoryAnd this last one is for us HoyaTalkers who have to deal with you on what is turning out to be a daily basis: Dealing With hifigator |
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Apr 25, 2006 15:51:35 GMT -5
Thanks Buff, I knew I could "count" on you.
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Post by miamihoya on Apr 25, 2006 16:40:37 GMT -5
what would the 2006 offseason be without hifigator...i applaud you for keeping so many people busy in their down time...i think the mods, much like myself, get a certain enjoyment out of the havoc you wreck on the boards...keep up the good work
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Post by VelvetElvis on Apr 25, 2006 17:30:25 GMT -5
Mandalay Bay - Las Vegas, Nevada
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Apr 25, 2006 19:11:43 GMT -5
Are you sticking with biographies?? ... because my initial reaction when i saw the title of this thread was "The Natural".
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Post by 3GenerationHoya on Apr 25, 2006 19:32:05 GMT -5
Catcher in the Wry by Bob Uecker is pretty hilarious.
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Post by miamihoya on Apr 25, 2006 19:57:39 GMT -5
Believe it or not, "Juiced" by Jose Canseco wasn't all that bad...interesting, quick read... I imagine "game of shadows" is a hotseller right now too.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2006 19:58:21 GMT -5
The correct answer is: anything not written by John Feinstein.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Apr 26, 2006 0:01:33 GMT -5
Great American Novel by Philip Roth is fun. The Natural is great but it bears little resemblance to the movie.
If you've never read Ball Four, you should do it. It has lost shock value, but is still fun. Anything by Bob Creamer is supposed to be very good. Heaven is a Playground by Rick Telander. Sole Influence if you've never read it, but it may turn you off college basketball.
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Post by TBird41 on Apr 26, 2006 0:08:29 GMT -5
Sole Influence if you've never read it, but it may turn you off college basketball. I think I may speak for a lot of Hoyatalkers when I say, read Sole Influence Hifi! ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2006 8:26:01 GMT -5
The correct answer is: anything not written by John Feinstein. True Story... Also a true story: I actually own a copy of Feinstein's golf book "The Open", autographed by none other than the man himself. A friend of mine (who lurks Hoyatalk from time to time) bought a copy when Feinstein was doing a signing at the US Open at Olympia Fields a couple of years ago. He asked Feinstein to autograph it to me, with the inscription "Hoya Paranoia Lives!" Still one of the best gifts I ever got. |
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Apr 26, 2006 13:47:15 GMT -5
Sole Influence if you've never read it, but it may turn you off college basketball. I think I may speak for a lot of Hoyatalkers when I say, read Sole Influence Hifi! ;D What is that book about? |
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Post by hifigator on Apr 26, 2006 13:50:24 GMT -5
Cather in the Wry is a good suggestion. I started to check it out last year but ended up getting Who's on Third instead. Since the White Sox were in the middle of a good run, I figured it would be a good time to read up on them in case they made history. And lo and behold they did. It was a little slow moving at points but very informative since I knew very little about them. One thing I learned is that the Chicago White Stockings were not the precursor to the White Sox. Ironically the White Stockings later became the Cubs. Learn something new everyday ...
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