- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Mainstream Publishing; 1st edition (16 Sep 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1840182229
- ISBN-13: 978-1840182224
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,048,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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During the course of nine injury-ridden months in 1998, British sports writer, broadcaster and author Ian Stafford lived out his fantasies and played sport with the world's greatest individuals and teams in their own environments. He spent a week training with Flamengo, Brazil's biggest football team, before travelling to Pakistan to play squash against Jansher Khan. There followed a week of training at high altitude with the world's top middle and long-distance runners from Kenya, including Moses Kiptanui and Daniel Komen, and a week training with the South African national rugby team in Johannesburg. Then it was on to Henley and the world champion coxless fours team, culminating in a challenge race on the Henley Regatta course. Stafford subsequently turned cricketer and went to Queensland to train and play with the Australian Test and one-day cricket squads. His final sporting achievement took place in Florida when he trained alongside the world's best pound-for-pound boxer, Roy Jones. The experience ended with a gruesome three-round fight against the world light-heavyweight champion, just three weeks before he defended his world title. This is an autobiographical account of a frustrated sportsman's exciting, hapless and painful adventures around the world. Providing cultural insight into what makes winners of the greatest players of the sport, it should strike a chord with the many thousands of people who, like Ian, can only dream of achieving sporting victory.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Wonderful , Wonderful , Wonderful,
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This review is from: Playgrounds Of The Gods: A Year Of Sporting Fantasy (Mainstream sport) (Paperback)
If you have ever played a sport at any level get this book as quickly as you can. Mr Stafford writes in a style which could not fail to impress. As for the fulfilment of his sporting fantasies this book is wonderful ,witty, moving and provides an armchair sportsman's insight into sports as diverse as rowing and boxing. Every chapter is to be savoured and I am sure like me you will end up telling your friends about this book. Brilliant.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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If you are interested in sports then read this!,
By sh29958@aol.com (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Playgrounds Of The Gods: A Year Of Sporting Fantasy (Mainstream sport) (Paperback)
This book is a must for all of those frustrated sports fanatics out there (including me) who want to know what top sportsmen are like, how they train etc. The book has been written in such a way that you feel you are actually there as a member of the crowd watching the events unfold. My favourite parts of the book are the Athletics and Cricket participation - they really made me laugh! If you like sports you will love this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buy , Buy , Buy .,
This review is from: Playgrounds of the Gods: The Fulfilment of a Sporting Fantasy (Hardcover)
Looking for a Christmas Present or a want to treat someone to a great read look no further.If you have ever played a sport at any level get this book as quickly as you can. Mr Stafford writes in a style which could not fail to impress. As for the fulfilment of his sporting fantasies this book is wonderful ,witty, moving and provides an armchair sportsman's insight into sports as diverse as rowing and boxing. Every chapter is to be savoured and I am sure like me you will end up telling your friends about this book. Even my lazy brothers who read about 1 book a year devoured this book and passed it on Brilliant.
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