What Sport Tells Us About Life
Author: Smith, Ed
ISBN: 9780141031859
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 10 Feb 2009
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback / softback
"A book which everyone with a serious interest in sport needs to read" - Simon Barnes, The Times
Why will there never be another Bradman?
How do you win 33 games in a row?
Why did Zidane lose his rag on the world's stage?
Foraying deep into sport's leftfield, Ed smith asks the questions we rarely ask of our teams and players. When is cheating really cheating? Is the free market good for sport? Can talent be a curse? Does luck matter? His answers, often controversial and always thought provoking, will delight anyone who has ever wondered why sport matters.
ISBN: 9780141031859
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 10 Feb 2009
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback / softback
"A book which everyone with a serious interest in sport needs to read" - Simon Barnes, The Times
Why will there never be another Bradman?
How do you win 33 games in a row?
Why did Zidane lose his rag on the world's stage?
Foraying deep into sport's leftfield, Ed smith asks the questions we rarely ask of our teams and players. When is cheating really cheating? Is the free market good for sport? Can talent be a curse? Does luck matter? His answers, often controversial and always thought provoking, will delight anyone who has ever wondered why sport matters.
