Man Versus Ball: One Ordinary Guy and His Extraordinary Sports Adventures

Name: Man Versus Ball: One Ordinary Guy and His Extraordinary Sports Adventures
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ISBN: 9781612344140

ISBN-10: 1612344143

ISBN-13: 9781612344140

Edition: 2013

Authors: Jon Hart

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Jon Hart is not a professional athlete. His one major sports victory is a world championship in roller basketball, which is basketball on in-line skates. More than ten years ago, he started pursuing his own bucket list and embarked on a hilarious and insightful journey into the furthest reaches of the sports world.Man versus Ball follows Hart’s adventures around the country as he undertakes new missions, often with unexpected results. He became a pro wrestler, learning fake moves that all but landed him in the hospital after one pile driver too many. He played an entire season for a championship semipro football team, suited up as a U.S. Open ball boy, and was an amateur caddie for a…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 184
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Pre Game



Plimpton



Welcome to the Major Leagues



School of Hard Knocks



Smells Like Team Spirit



Invisible at the U.S. Open



Amateur Caddie



The Real Rollerball


Halftime



Back to the Majors



World Cup for Roller Suckers



Extra Innings



Racing up the Empire State Building



Spring Training



Old-Fashioned Hardball


Overtime


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