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What Sport Tells Us About Life
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What Sport Tells Us About Life

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Why will there never be another Bradman? How do you win thirty-three 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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
10 February 2009
Pages
208
ISBN
9780141031859

Why will there never be another Bradman? How do you win thirty-three 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.

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
10 February 2009
Pages
208
ISBN
9780141031859