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Index
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Introduction by Steve Wulf
Chapter 1 - Sock it Away: John Wooden on the Importance of Hosiery
Chapter 2 - Untouchable: Jerry Rice on How to Run a Pass Pattern
Chapter 3 - The Pits: 13 Seconds with a NASCAR Pit Crew
Chapter 4 - Larcenous Lou: Sitting Down? Lou Gehrig Stole Home 15 Times
Chapter 5 - Whistle While You Work: How to Whistle Like a Major Leaguer
Chapter 6 - Special K: Why K Stands for Strikeout
Chapter 7 - In the Bag: Inside Phil Mickelson’s Golf Luggage
Chapter 8 - Genius in a Jiffy: The Five Best Sports Leads
Chapter 9 - The Write Stuff: David Wright on How to Get an Autograph
Chapter 10 - Throwdown: The Secrets to Rock, Paper, Scissors
Chapter 11 - Reel Good: Jeffrey Lyons Picks the Five Best Sports Movies
Chapter 12 - A Mighty Long Game: Cal Ripken and Wade Boggs Play 33 Innings
Chapter 13 - Famous Amos: The Amazing Mr. Stagg
Chapter 14 - The Puck Stops Here: Wayne Gretzky on How to Tape a Stick
Chapter 15 - Glass Ceiling: The First Female Dunk
Chapter 16 - Breakfast of Champion: A Breakdown of Michael Phelps’s Morning Meal
Chapter 17 - Champion of Breakfast: How Wheaties Got That Slogan
Chapter 18 - Glove Affair: Omar Vizquel on How to Break In a Mitt
Chapter 19 - Net Result: On the Origins of Cutting Down the Net
Chapter 20 - Jimmy V: An Excerpt from Jim Valvano’s Famous Speech
Chapter 21 - Sub Titles: From Bambi to Thumper—A Nickname Quiz
Chapter 22 - Sign Language: Rich Donnelly on How to Give Signs
Chapter 23 - For Pete’s Sake: The Day a Clubhouse Guy Scored a Touchdown
Chapter 24 - Just for Kicks: Landon Donovan on How to Score on a PK
Chapter 25 - Mightiest Fight (Boxing): The First Ali-Frazier Bout
Chapter 26 - Brazil Nuts: You, Too, Can Have a Brazilian Soccer Name
Chapter 27 - By the Numbers: Howie Schwab Counts Up the Uniforms
Chapter 28 - Bill of Rights: The Orioles on How to Wear Your BB Cap
Chapter 29 - Jock in Chief: Curly Lambeau Writes to Gerald Ford
Chapter 30 - Ready for Prime Time: The Ins and Outs of Playground Hoops
Chapter 31 - Golden Parachutes: Sports Kicked Out of the Olympics
Chapter 32 - The Master: A Golf Lesson from Bobby Jones
Chapter 33 - “Boom Goes the Dynamite”: A Sportscast for the Ages
Chapter 34 - The Heater: Chris Young on How to Throw It by Them
Chapter 35 - The Changeup: Todd Jones on How to Fool Them
Chapter 36 - Private Quarters: Inside Donovan McNabb’s Locker
Chapter 37 - True Calling: How Many Cy Youngs Would Cy Young Have Won?
Chapter 38 - Sigh Young: The Wrong Delivery for a Pitcher
Chapter 39 - Seven Wonders: You Have to Be There to Appreciate Them
Chapter 40 - The Ropes: Get a Jump-Start with Sugar Shane Mosley
Chapter 41 - Startling Five: Steve Hirdt’s Favorite Stumpers
Chapter 42 - Uncommon Scents: Don’t Stop to Smell the Hockey Bags
Chapter 43 - Reel Bad: Jeffrey Lyons Picks the Five Worst Sports Movies
Chapter 44 - Bend it Like Kljestan: A Team USA Player on How to Curve a Free Kick
Chapter 45 - Sportuguese: What’s a Blutarsky? A Quiz on Sports Lingo
Chapter 46 - Mighty Casey: The Man Who Wrote America’s Best-Known Poem
Chapter 47 - From the Pen: A Poem by the Late Dan Quisenberry
Chapter 48 - Mightiest Feat (Olympics): The Day Bob Beamon Did the Impossible
Chapter 49 - Super Stars: Super Bowl Score—Carol Channing 2, Lions 0
Chapter 50 - Second Helping: Robert Lansdorp on How to Hit a Second Serve
Chapter 51 - Measure for Measure: What the Quarterback Rating Really Means
Chapter 52 - Pass Key: An NFL QB Guru on How to Throw a Spiral
Chapter 53 - Vine Yard: The Story Behind the Ivy at Wrigley Field
Chapter 54 - Band Leaders: The Five Greatest College Fight Songs
Chapter 55 - Underhanded Ways: How to Make Hitting a Softball Hard
Chapter 56 - Mightiest Game (Hockey): Why the Miracle on Ice Wasn’t Really
Chapter 57 - Real Sorry: Missing the Triple Crown by a Nose
Chapter 58 - Ace of Clubs: The Master of the Hole in One
Chapter 59 - Mightiest Game (Basketball): The Night Wilt Chamberlain Scored 100
Chapter 60 - Air Balls: The Family Secrets of the Wiffle Ball
Chapter 61 - Color Fast: Why the Tour de France Leader Wears Yellow
Chapter 62 - All the Rage: The Five Best (or Worst) Sports Tantrums
Chapter 63 - Making Waves: Gertrude Ederle Never Stopped Swimming
Chapter 64 - Take a Hike: A Long Snapper on Why It’s Not a Snap
Chapter 65 - Roll the Dice: Strat-O-Matic’s All-Time Baseball Team
Chapter 66 - Book Marks: Five Reasons Sports Literature Isn’t an Oxymoron
Chapter 67 - Hiding in the Halls: Behind the Scenes in Cooperstown and Canton
Chapter 68 - Face Value: A WSOP Winner on How to Hide Your Emotions
Chapter 69 - 10 Commandments: A Decalogue of Sports Sins
Chapter 70 - Big Flap: How Not to Trot Around the Bases
Chapter 71 - In Focus: So You Want to Be a Sports Photographer?
Chapter 72 - Mightiest Game (Football): Hail Mary, Full of Grace
Chapter 73 - Masked Men: Meet the Patron Saint of Goalies
Chapter 74 - Lucky Charms: Athletes Are a Superstitious Lot
Chapter 75 - Tabletops: How to Rule at Table Tennis
Chapter 76 - Breaking Ankles: Chris Paul on How to Fake Out an Opponent
Chapter 77 - Taping Ankles: Kevin Carroll on How to Wrap an Ankle
Chapter 78 - Mightiest Game (Baseball): The Story of the Merkle Boner
Chapter 79 - Misspell Check: It Pays to Make a Mistake—on Baseball Cards
Chapter 80 - Card Games: How to Play with Major Leaguers
Chapter 81 - Take 2: Error-Director: Five Sports-Movie Errors
Chapter 82 - Leading Ladies: The Woman Behind Title IX
Chapter 83 - Sit for the Gold: The Importance of the Coxswain
Chapter 84 - Paper Pigskin: How to Join the Fold of Paper Footballers
Chapter 85 - Fall Classics: Yogi Berra’s Five Favorite World Series Games
Chapter 86 - The Real Gipper: The Man Who Inspired the Famous Speech
Chapter 87 - Horses Called Men: Thoroughbreds Named After Famous People
Chapter 88 - Getting Noticed: How to Shine at a Tryout
Chapter 89 - Slim and None: Your Chances of Becoming a Pro
Chapter 90 - Throws Like a Girl: The Woman Who Struck Out Ruth and Gehrig
Chapter 91 - Creature Feature: The Original Phanatic’s Best and Worst
Chapter 92 - Up a Tree: What It’s Like to Be the Stanford Mascot
Chapter 93 - Greener Grass: Tips from George Toma, a Legend in His Field
Chapter 94 - The Cradle: The Essence of Lacrosse
Chapter 95 - The Bigger They Come …: A Sports Promotion Gone Wrong
Chapter 96 - Mightiest Fight (Nonboxing): The Day Santa Claus Dropped His Gloves
Chapter 97 - Fore Score: The Best Presidential Golfer Might Surprise You
Chapter 98 - Hardware Stories: The Tales Behind Some Famous Trophies
Chapter 99 - A Bump Up: You May Never Be a Mogul, But You Can Ski One
Chapter 100 - The Voice of God: The NFL’s Greatest Storyteller, John Facenda
Chapter 101 - The Luckiest Speech: Lou Gehrig Almost Didn’t Give a Farewell Address
Acknowledgments
Photography and Illustration Credits
About the Editor
Copyright
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