Great Sporting Wisdom: Legendary Quotes from the World of Sport

图书信息

作者	John Scally
出版社	HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN	9780008193263
出版时间	2016-06-30
字数	14.3万
分类	进口书,外文原版书,法律,政治,宗教

读书简介

In 1906 Ambrose Bierce defined quotation as ‘the act of repeating erroneously the words of another. The words erroneously repeated.’ Down through history much has been said and written about the people and events that have shaped the sporting world. This book assembles some of the most commonly misquoted and misattributed of those sporting quotations.Humour is a difficult thing to define. What reduces one person to helpless laughter may leave another indifferent. And what makes a funny quote? The context can be crucial.In normal circumstances the following would not be of great interest: ‘Sharp are currently working on bringing 3D TV into your living-rooms. Mr Koshima hopes it will be so realistic that viewers will have to duck when Eric Cantona takes a shot.’

目录

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

The Good, The Glad and The Wordy

Chapter One: Athletic Aberrations

Chapter Two: Baseball Bloomers

Chapter Three: Basketball Babel

Chapter Four: Board and Card Games

Chapter Five: Boxing Barbs

Chapter Six: Pedal to the Metal

Chapter Seven: Cricket Classics

Chapter Eight: Football’s Fun and Frolics

Chapter Nine: Golfing Gems

Chapter Ten: Horse Racing Hoots

Chapter Eleven: Ruck and Roll

Chapter Twelve: Snooker from the Lip

Chapter Thirteen: Tennis Theatricals

Chapter Fourteen: Sporting Miscellany

Great Sporting Supermouths of our Time

Chapter Fifteen: Walker the Talker

Chapter Sixteen: The Lowe-Down

Chapter Seventeen: On the Great Vine

Chapter Eighteen: The Golden Foot in Mouth Award

Acknowledgements

About the Publisher