It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium

It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium
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â€œA lyrical memoir . . . about his teammates, his coaches, his parents and the magnetic power of football in Louisiana.â€â€”NPR
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â€œThe best sports book of the year.â€â€”Sports Illustrated

Inspired by a classic essay about a visit to a dying coach, It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium explores in gorgeous detail the inescapable pull of college footballâ€”the cocky smiles behind the face masks, the two-a-day drills, the emotionally charged bus rides to the stadium, the curfew checks, the film-study sessions, the locker room antics, and the yawning void left in oneâ€™s soul the moment the final whistle sounds.
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To understand why itâ€™s so painful to give up the game, you must first understand the intimacy of the huddle. â€œIt ends for everybody,â€ writes John Ed Bradley, â€œand then it starts all over again, in ways you never anticipated. Marty Dufresne sits in his wheelchair listening to the Tiger fight song . . . Ramsey Darder endures prison by playing the games over in his head . . . Big Ed Stanton never took up the game of golf, and yet he rides the streets of Bayou Vista in a cart nearly identical to Coach Macâ€™s, recalling the one time the old man invited him for a ride.â€ Far more than a memoir,Â It Never Rains in Tiger StadiumÂ is a brutally honest, profoundly moving look at what it means to surrender something you love.
Country USA
Brand ESPN
Manufacturer ESPN
Binding Paperback
Color White
ReleaseDate 2008-10-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781933060675

Country	USA
Brand	ESPN
Manufacturer	ESPN
Binding	Paperback
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2008-10-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781933060675

It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium

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