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The Tyler Hamilton book is well worth a read. Nothing startling now, but it flows along nicely.
I’d love to read a Floyd Landis autobiography.

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Oh, no, I haven’t read that one. Worth a look?
Feet in the clouds is a brilliant book imo.

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I have gone off sports books recently. I find most biographies/auto biographies tedious enough especially footballers and gaa people.

As has been said on other threads, any long form articles by Gary Smith are outstanding.

The last sports book I really enoughed was Michael Calvin’s Living on a Volcano.

Bill Walsh’s The Score Will Take Care of itself is a great insight into culture building and management but not for everyone but if into that kind of stuff or NFL it is very good.

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Try

  1. Feet in the clouds, a tale of fell running and obsession.
  2. The Rider (Tim Krabbe wrote this)
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Not quite a sports book but I enjoyed David Goggins book - listened to it on Audible where he has a mini podcast after each chapter which really adds to it and gives a bit of extra context.

Had a tough childhood, went through Navy Seal hell week three times, had weight/health issues and has gone on to be an ultra runner. Tough son of a bitch

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The Bloodied Field should be number 1 on any Irish sports fans list. Given the weight of dates and information in it, its a triumph that it rarely ever drags or feels like tough going. Essential reading.

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“Provided you don’t kiss me” by Duncan Hamilton is the definitive Brian Clough book.

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Found it to be a good aul tale. If you were in Ireland I’d post you my copy. Actually I can post you this one if you wish

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I’d love it. Have you read feet in the clouds?
I’ll order it for you if not.
I loved it.

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Red or Dead, by David Peace, is a book that I ended up liking but was a struggle to get through.

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Haven’t read it yet but will give it a go at some stage. No need to order it for me as I’ll only feel the pressure to read it then but thanks for the offer !

PM me an address and I’ll get it in the post to you

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Natural Born Heroes
Christopher McDougall’s journey begins with a story of remarkable athletic prowess: On the treacherous mountains of Crete, a motley band of World War II Resistance fighters—an artist, a shepherd, and a poet—abducted a German commander from the heart of the Axis occupation. To understand how, McDougall retraces their steps across the island that birthed Herakles and Odysseus, and discovers ancient techniques for endurance, sustenance, and natural movement that have been preserved in unique communities around the world.

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The Rider is very good

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That sounds like a knock off of “The Cretan Runner”. A book I haven’t got around to reading yet. Translated by Patrick Leigh Fermor who I presume was the poet mentioned above.

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Ghosts of Manilla by Mark Kram is a decent read and a good antidote to the thousands of books written in homage to Muhammad Ali. Joe Frazier was a fascinating character and a fair man to hold a grudge.

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He had good reason

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Id agree with that. It was the sheer bitterness Joe still felt 20 years later that impressed me most. A bit like Galway Hurling Supporters and the Keady affair

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Paddy Leigh Fermor. He had an interesting life.

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Here’s six all from different sports, for top 5 take out Two Hours but this could change anytime,
Seabiscuit is a cracking read no matter what you think of racing, the Kieran Shannon one is as good a social history as you’d read about 1980s Ireland

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