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Bill Russell was not the first African American to play professional basketball, but he was its first Black superstar. From the moment he stepped onto the court of the Boston Garden in 1956, Russell began to transform the sport in a fundamental way, making him, more than any of his contemporaries, the Jackie Robinson of basketball. In King of the Court, Aram Goudsouzian provides a vivid and engrossing chronicle of the life and career of this brilliant champion and courageous racial pioneer. Russell's leaping, wide-ranging defense altered the game's texture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Portrait of a Basketball Revolutionary
- De Susie en 01-28-13
De: Aram Goudsouzian
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The League
- How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire
- De: John Eisenberg
- Narrado por: Daniel Thomas May
- Duración: 11 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 279
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 254
The National Football League's current dominance has obscured how professional football got its start. In The League, John Eisenberg reveals that Art Rooney, George Halas, Tim Mara, George Preston Marshall, and Bert Bell took an immense risk by investing in the professional game. At that time, the sport barely registered on the national scene. The five owners succeeded only because at critical junctures in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, each sacrificed the short-term success of his team for the longer-term good of the League.
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5 out of 5 stars
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what a great book. loved it completely.
- De Daniel Mosca en 11-08-18
De: John Eisenberg
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What's My Name, Fool?
- Sports and Resistance in the United States
- De: Dave Zirin
- Narrado por: Aaron Abano
- Duración: 9 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Here Edgeofsports.com sportswriter Dave Zirin shows how sports express the worst, as well as the most creative and exciting, features of American society. Zirin explores how Janet Jackson's Super Bowl flash-time show exposed more than a breast, why the labor movement has everything to learn from sports unions, and why a new generation of athletes is no longer content to "play one game at a time" and is starting to get political.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting read
- De sosnows8 en 08-16-20
De: Dave Zirin
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The Heritage
- Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism
- De: Howard Bryant
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 11 h y 17 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 199
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 175
Today, sports arenas have been transformed into staging grounds for American patriotism and the hero worship of law enforcement. Teams wear camouflage jerseys to honor those who serve; police officers throw out first pitches; soldiers surprise their families with homecomings at halftime. Sports and politics are decidedly entwined. But as journalist Howard Bryant reveals, this has always been more complicated for black athletes, who from the start were committing a political act simply by being on the field.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing read that is detailed and informative
- De Miller en 05-04-23
De: Howard Bryant
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Indentured
- The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA
- De: Joe Nocera, Ben Strauss
- Narrado por: Dominic Hoffman
- Duración: 15 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 54
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has come under fire. Fans have begun to realize that the athletes involved in the two biggest college sports, men's basketball and football, are little more than indentured servants. Millions of teenagers accept scholarships to chase their dreams of fame and fortune - at the price of absolute submission to the whims of an organization that puts their interests dead last.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Armament agnst NCAA: Enlightening, Infuriating
- De W Perry Hall en 03-15-16
De: Joe Nocera, y otros
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You Herd Me!
- I'll Say It If Nobody Else Will
- De: Colin Cowherd
- Narrado por: Colin Cowherd
- Duración: 7 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 506
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 457
In this age of billion dollar athletic marketing campaigns, “feel good” philosophy with no connection to reality, and a Sports Media echo chamber that’s all too eager swallow whatever idiotic notion happens to be in vogue at the moment, it’s tough to find people who aren’t afraid to say what they’re really thinking.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, Repeats majority of themes from radio
- De Troy en 01-20-14
De: Colin Cowherd
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NFL Century
- The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League
- De: Joe Horrigan
- Narrado por: Mark Deakins
- Duración: 11 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 95
The NFL has come a long way from its founding in Canton, Ohio, in 1920. In the 100 years since that fateful day, football has become America’s most popular and lucrative professional sport. The former scrappy upstart league that struggled to stay afloat has survived a host of challenges to produce American icons like Vince Lombardi, Joe Montana, and Tom Brady. It is an extraordinary and entertaining history that could be told only by Joe Horrigan, former executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and perhaps the greatest living historian of the NFL.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Details of the formation and growth of the NFL
- De Donald J. Bentley en 03-17-24
De: Joe Horrigan
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The Yucks
- Two Years in Tampa with the Losingest Team in NFL History
- De: Jason Vuic
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 7 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
Long before their first Super Bowl victory in 2003, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did something no NFL team had ever done before and that none will ever likely do again: They lost 26 games in a row. It started in 1976, in their first season as an expansion team, and it lasted until the penultimate game of the 1977 season, when they defeated Archie Manning and the New Orleans Saints on the road. It was the beginning of a new streak for a team that had come to be called "The Yucks".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just what you want.
- De Shane King en 03-28-23
De: Jason Vuic
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The Missing Ring
- How Bear Bryant and the 1966 Alabama Crimson Tide Were Denied College Football's Most Elusive Prize
- De: Keith Dunnavant
- Narrado por: Jay Snyder
- Duración: 13 h y 34 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 31
Very few institutions in American sports can match the enduring excellence of the University of Alabama football program. Across a wide swath of the last century, the tradition-rich Crimson Tide has claimed twelve national championships, captured 25 conference titles, finished 34 times among the country's top ten, and played in 53 bowl games.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- De John Rogers en 03-29-18
De: Keith Dunnavant
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The "Down Goes Brown" History of the NHL
- The World's Most Beautiful Sport, the World's Most Ridiculous League
- De: Sean McIndoe
- Narrado por: Sean McIndoe
- Duración: 7 h y 52 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 229
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 218
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 217
Sean McIndoe of Down Goes Brown, one of hockey's favorite and funniest writers, takes aim at the game's most memorable moments - especially if they're memorable for the wrong reasons - in this warts-and-all history of the NHL.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great and funny book on the NHL
- De LSmith en 01-11-19
De: Sean McIndoe
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Boys Among Men
- How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution
- De: Jonathan Abrams
- Narrado por: Mirron Willis
- Duración: 11 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 81
When Kevin Garnett shocked the world by announcing that he would not be attending college - as young basketball prodigies were expected to do - but instead would enter the 1995 NBA draft directly from high school, he blazed a trail for a generation of teenage basketball players to head straight for the pros. That trend would continue until the NBA instituted an age limit in 2005, requiring all players to attend college or another developmental program for at least one year.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bad pronunciation
- De K. Spearman en 07-03-16
De: Jonathan Abrams
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The Real Madrid Way
- How Values Created the Most Successful Sports Team on the Planet
- De: Steven G. Mandis
- Narrado por: Charles Constant
- Duración: 8 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
Real Madrid is the most successful sports team on the planet. The soccer club has more trophies than any other sports team, including 11 UEFA Champions League trophies. However, the story behind the triumph goes beyond the players and coaches. Generally unnoticed, a management team consisting mostly of outsiders took the team from near bankruptcy to the most valuable sports organization in the world. How did Real Madrid achieve such extraordinary success? Columbia Business School adjunct professor Steven G. Mandis investigates.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Football, business, analytics
- De Anonymous User en 10-09-23
De: Steven G. Mandis
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The Captain Class
- The Hidden Force That Creates the World's Greatest Teams
- De: Sam Walker
- Narrado por: Keith Szarabajka
- Duración: 9 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 978
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 830
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 823
Several years ago, Sam Walker set out to answer one of the most hotly debated questions in sports: What are the greatest teams of all time? He devised a formula, then applied it to thousands of teams from leagues all over the world, from the NBA to the English Premier League to Olympic field hockey. When he was done, he had a list of the 16 most dominant teams in history. At that point he became obsessed with another, more complicated question: What did these freak teams have in common?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Dates and names
- De Hunter en 11-28-21
De: Sam Walker
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Raise a Fist, Take a Knee
- Race and the Illusion of Progress in Modern Sports
- De: John Feinstein, Doug Williams
- Narrado por: John Feinstein
- Duración: 10 h y 51 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 92
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 82
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 80
Based on dozens of shocking interviews with some of the most influential names in sports, this is the urgent and revelatory examination of racial inequality in professional athletics America has been waiting for. With an encyclopedic knowledge of professional sports, and shrewd cultural criticism, John Feinstein uncovers not just why, but how, pro sports continue to perpetuate racial inequality.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Feinstein triumph
- De Glenn Canning en 12-06-21
De: John Feinstein, y otros
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Rising Tide
- Bear Bryant, Joe Namath, and Dixie's Last Quarter
- De: Randy Roberts, Ed Krzemienski
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 15 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
The extraordinary story of how Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and Joe Namath, his star quarterback at the University of Alabama, led the Crimson Tide to victory and transformed football into a truly national pastime. During the bloodiest years of the civil rights movement, Bear Bryant and Joe Namath - two of the most iconic and controversial figures in American sports - changed the game of college football forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love Alabama football? Read this!!
- De Miss Faulk en 07-16-15
De: Randy Roberts, y otros
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Players
- The Story of Sports and Money - and the Visionaries Who Fought to Create a Revolution
- De: Matthew Futterman
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 43
For fans of Michael Lewis, the astounding untold story of how professional sports transformed, in the span of a single generation, from a cottage industry into a massive global business. In the cash-soaked world of contemporary sports, where every season brings news of higher salaries, endorsement deals, and television contracts, it is mind-boggling to remember that as recently as the 1970s elite athletes earned so little money that many were forced to work second jobs in the off-season to make ends meet.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Starts slow...
- De John en 08-09-16
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12
- The Inside Story of Tom Brady's Fight for Redemption
- De: Casey Sherman, Dave Wedge
- Narrado por: Greg Baglia
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 81
12 is the propulsive story of this gritty comeback. It's a drama that unfolds in the locker room, the court room, and under the brightest lights in all of sports - the Super Bowl. Now for the first time, listeners will have an exclusive look into Tom Brady's experience and the NFL's shocking strangle-hold on their players. With unprecedented access to Brady himself, his teammates, and his lawyers, we will see just how a football legend went up against one of the largest corporations in the world to stage the greatest comeback in NFL history and emerge a god of the gridiron.
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5 out of 5 stars
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He didn't do it
- De Rigid en 08-03-18
De: Casey Sherman, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Common Enemies
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-15-22
maybe informative for a casual fan but.....
I was expecting behind the scenes inside type narrative. this is more of an essay. meh...
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