First published 2011
John Feinstein opens the doors to moments sports fans never see. For two decades, this veteran journalist has interviewed legends like Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and John McEnroe. He has covered their victories and defeats across college basketball, golf, tennis, and baseball for the Washington Post and in twenty-eight books. But the best stories remained locked away until now. Feinstein takes readers beyond box scores and game night spectacle into locker rooms and private conversations. He reveals the hard work and fierce determination that separate ordinary athletes from legends. These are the tales that couldn't be told before, the behind-the-scenes encounters that show what greatness really costs.
Genres: sports, non-fiction, biography-memoir, journalism
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: insider-access, untold-stories
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
533 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company