Carl
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Thinking along sports people autobiographies. Any recommendations?
I've read Gazza's which was good and Tony Adam's, which was absolute shite. That's it.
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
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Any sports?? What do u like and what dont you like?
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Carl
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No cricketers or golfers. That is about it.
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MatthewR
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Horse Racing??
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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Keane and Giggs.
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Mad Moe
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It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong is a good read
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Danny P
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quote:
Originally posted by Mad Moe
It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong is a good read
Was just going to post that.
Brilliant book. I took it on Holiday & near enough read it straight through 
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Carl
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Originally posted by MatthewR
Horse Racing??
If it is a good book yes. IF not haven't got a particular interest in it so no!
Think my bro will have the Lance one, i'll check it out.
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MarkM
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Jamie Carraghers. Reading it at the moment.
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eddiewhiteley
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The Miracle of Castel di Sangro
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Miracle-Castel-di-Sangro/dp/075152753X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231189358&sr=8-1
can get it used off amazon for 1p, great book, really really good, a true account of an american journalist following a small team from the village of castel di sangro in italy in 1996/97 when they made it into serie b, an amazing story and you really couldnt make most of it up.
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Jodi_the_g
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George Bests, is a great read, did a lot of shit.
El Diego is also a good read.
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Ojc
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All of Bobby Robsons are awesome, the one he wrote during and after Italia 90 is the best though.
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Jodi_the_g
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The Miracle of Castel di Sangro is an amazing read.
Small team from a smaller town of about 5000 people getting to the quarter finals of the cup and staying in Serie B for 2 years.
Two of their players dying in a car crash then another being done for drug dealing and smuggling in cocaine from Chile.
[Edited on 05-01-2009 by Jodi_the_g]
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Hammer
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
All of Bobby Robsons are awesome, the one he wrote during and after Italia 90 is the best though.
That's next on my list!
I'm reading Lou Macari and Bobby Lennox just now. From the one's i've read, not including the Celtic one's, i'd suggest Paul Merson and Tony Adams were 2 of the more interesting reads.
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Ojc
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I read Stuart Pearce's one on holiday, it was ok but he kept going over the same thing all the time.
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MatthewR
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
I read Stuart Pearce's one on holiday, it was ok but he kept going over the same thing all the time.
Penalty??? 
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strick206
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Registered: 12th Apr 07
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quote:
Originally posted by MatthewR
Horse Racing??
Which Horse Racing book matt?
[Edited on 05-01-2009 by strick206]
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Ben J
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Perry Groves - We All Live In A Perry Groves World
David Seaman - Safe Hands
Paul Merson - Rock Bottom & Hero and Villain
Ian Wright -Mr Wright
Tony Adams - Addicted
David beckham - My Side
Colin McRae - The Real McRae
Richard Burns - Driving Ambition
[Edited on 06-01-2009 by Ben J]
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eddiewhiteley
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Black and Blue by Paul Canoville
the first black player to play for Chelsea, 81-86 i think it was. Good story, he ended up retirting injured at about 27 and became a smack head, got cancer etc etc he obviously put up with loads of racist abuse with it being th 80's. really good book.
also as said above, Perry Groves book is well worth reading
[Edited on 06-01-2009 by eddiewhiteley]
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richc
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Aprantly the long way down ones are good. I know its not really a sport but its a motorbike, which sometimes people use in sports so.....
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Marc
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Just ordered Brian Cloughs autobiography.
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