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A Lucky Life: Gretzky, Crosby, Kawhi, and More From the Best Seat in the House
For the past 40 years, Steve Simmons has had the best seat in the house, documenting the greatest sports moments in Canada and around the world. He was there when Wayne Gretzky won his first Stanley Cup. When Tiger Woods hit the first drive of his career at the Greater Milwaukee Open. When Usain Bolt crossed the Olympic finish line in an ecstatic blur.
He was there when Sidney Crosby scored the Golden Goal in 2010. When Kawhi Leonard hit the shot. When Joe Carter hit the home run and when Jose Bautista flipped his bat. When Michael Jordan retired in Chicago and when he came out of retirement to play his first game in Indianapolis.
In A Lucky Life , Simmons shares a selection of columns from his prolific career which celebrate sport at its best and most impactful. Added postscripts further illuminate historic events and towering figures with modern perspective and behind-the-scenes anecdotes.
Covering both larger-than-life achievements and quieter personal victories, this collection captures those moments in sport that stay with you long after the final buzzer.
He was there when Sidney Crosby scored the Golden Goal in 2010. When Kawhi Leonard hit the shot. When Joe Carter hit the home run and when Jose Bautista flipped his bat. When Michael Jordan retired in Chicago and when he came out of retirement to play his first game in Indianapolis.
In A Lucky Life , Simmons shares a selection of columns from his prolific career which celebrate sport at its best and most impactful. Added postscripts further illuminate historic events and towering figures with modern perspective and behind-the-scenes anecdotes.
Covering both larger-than-life achievements and quieter personal victories, this collection captures those moments in sport that stay with you long after the final buzzer.
- GenresSports
320 pages, Hardcover
Published November 8, 2022
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January 11, 2023
A Big thank you to the author Steve Simmons and Goodreads from whom I received this book. Once I started reading, it is was tough to set it down. The format is engaging, as the series of short to medium articles on the various sports figures brings to life each figure with a short history or an story of events in their lives and development. I knew or had heard of many of the figures in this book but after reading, I realized i didn't really know much about them. The author brought to life many sports figures from the many facets of sport in an engaging fashion and after reading even the short articles about them, I had a better understanding and respect for them and their lives.
I would highly recommend this book for any sports enthusiast, there is a little something of everything in this book, the joy of winning, the rough spots some of these athletes have gone through and at times the humours aspects of their lives and journeys they have taken. This book is deffinitely worth the read, enjoy.
December 12, 2022
Steve has spent his life making sense of sports and he’s done it again in this book. He was there
for the most memorable moments. His insight and perspective is unique and his writing is entertaining and a pleasure to read. I really enjoyed this book.
for the most memorable moments. His insight and perspective is unique and his writing is entertaining and a pleasure to read. I really enjoyed this book.
December 1, 2022
I enjoy the short articles about various athletes since each one provides a little more information than what the public already knows.
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