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It's Not Over 'Till It's Over: The Stories Behind Most Magnificent Heart Rending Sports Miracles Our Time
Retells thirteen moments in sports history when athletes or teams overcame seemingly insurmountable challenges, including the sixth game of the 1975 Red Sox-Reds World Series, the 1971 Frazier-Ali fight, the sudden-death Colts vs. Giants championship football game of 1958, and the American hockey victory at the 1980 Olympics. 25,000 first printing.
320 pages, Hardcover
First published October 14, 2002
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August 1, 2019
The book transports you to the place and time of some amazing sports events. The book expands upon some special memories. A very enjoyable read for the sports fan.
February 16, 2015
I love sports. This book sounded really interesting and I was excited to read it. Al Silverman took 10 of the most exciting sports stories and wrote a book about them. He wrote about Boxing, Tennis, Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Golf and Hockey, among others. I had a difficult time following the story in some of them. There are so many names involved in some of the stories like the one about the Reds and the Red Sox. Or the football story about Yale and Harvard. It was hard to follow some of them. If you didn't know about the teams, it was hard to keep track of who was on what team.
I thought the stories could be told better. There was so much to tell, I think Silverman tried too hard to get as much out there as he could and as a result he lost something. I can't exactly put my finger on it but I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. It took me way too long to read this book because I wasn't excited about it.
There is definitely some interesting stuff I learned by reading this book. The guy who invented the Alligator shirts, Lacoste, was actually a famous tennis player. Tommy Lee Jones played football for Harvard and Coach K from Duke is a very classy guy. This kind of stuff peaked my interest and I'm glad a read this book. The disappointment is I wish I liked the book better.
I thought the stories could be told better. There was so much to tell, I think Silverman tried too hard to get as much out there as he could and as a result he lost something. I can't exactly put my finger on it but I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. It took me way too long to read this book because I wasn't excited about it.
There is definitely some interesting stuff I learned by reading this book. The guy who invented the Alligator shirts, Lacoste, was actually a famous tennis player. Tommy Lee Jones played football for Harvard and Coach K from Duke is a very classy guy. This kind of stuff peaked my interest and I'm glad a read this book. The disappointment is I wish I liked the book better.
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