Tiger, meet my sister... : ...and other things I probably shouldn't have said / Rick Reilly.
"A collection of columns from ESPN sportswriter Rick Reilly"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0399171258
- ISBN: 9780399171253
- Physical Description: xxii, 342 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Blue Rider Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA), [2014]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "All articles were previously published, in slightly different form, on ESPN.com from 2011-2013"--Title page verso.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Flaws (Big People Acting Small) -- It's All About the Lies 3 -- Be Like Mike? No, Thanks 7 -- Jay Cutler Is No Teddy Bear 11 -- Confounding World of Athlete Tattoos 15 -- Woods Needs to Clean Up His Act '19 -- We Take Care of Our Own 23 -- An Ad Doesn't Take Care of Everything 27 -- Please, No Signs Allowed That Might Make the Coach Feel Sad 31 -- Make $100 the Sleazy Way 35 -- Don't Hate Donovan, He's Not the Only Player Drawing a Blank 39 -- It's Hard Being a Cowboys Cheerleader 43 -- Bad Lies at U.S. Open Qualifying 47 -- Fortitude (Small People acting Big) -- Special Team 53 -- When Cheering for the Other Side feels Better than Winning 57 -- Camp Sundown Shines in the Bronx 61 -- Ravens' (Very) Secret Weapon 64 -- Drive Me Out to the Ballgame 68 -- Mom, I Can Do This! 74 -- Not Exactly on the Bubble 78 -- Doing the Right Thing 82 -- Guei Made Sure That Everybody Won 86 -- Family (Mine and Other People's) -- Dad Played Golf and Drank-A Lot. But He Taught Me A Lot, Too 93 -- Hey, Pro, Don't Want to Be a Role Model? It's Not Your Choice 96 -- Thanksgiving Comes Early 99 -- Talking Football with Archie, Peyton, Eli 103 -- Eli Manning Up 111 -- 693 Reasons It's Tough to Get an Ace 115 -- Thanks 'or the Memories 119 -- Fights (Columns That Got Me in Hot Water) -- A Call Kaepernick Should Make 125 -- Have the People Spoken? 129 -- Demoting Notre Dame 133 -- Notre Darre Fooled Us All 137 -- Jimmer Grows Dimmer 142 -- Nobody's Perfect 146 -- Commitment to Honesty 150 -- At Merion, Smaller May Not Be Better 154 -- Welcome to Tramplona 158 -- Gilt by Association 165 -- Far (Columns from Abroad) -- Playing Soccer with Pablo Escobar 171 -- Are We Having Fun Yet? 175 -- These Olympics Are Unreal. And That's Not a Good Thing Exactly How We Planned It 179 -- Escape Artist 183 -- Carefree Jimenez Enjoying the Ride 187 -- Mickelson's Big Breakthrough 191 -- World Cup Buzz Kill 195 -- Fixes (In Which I Try to Fix Everything) -- Rush to Rush 203 -- Don't Get Me to the Geek 207 -- Rewriting History 210 -- A Different Call of Duty 214 -- Football Getting Harder to Watch 218 -- Play Ball! Really, Play Ball! 222 -- Fearlessness (Tales of Strength) -- Some NFL Dreams Never Die 229 -- Chuck Pagano Stays Strong 234 -- Toughest Fan You'll Ever Meet 238 -- Just Killing It 242 -- Commuting to Staples Center with Kobe Bryant 246 -- George vs. the Dragon 253 -- Biggest Patriots Fan 258 -- Fringe (In Which I Leave the Sports Yard Without Permission) -- Presidential Fantasy 265 -- How I'd Fix the Economy 268 -- Playing for Pay 271 -- Sins of the Father 275 -- Remember the Children 279 -- Collins's Ex-Fiancée Offers Support 283 -- Before Jason Collins 287 -- Let's Keep Rolling 291 -- Getting Right with Ray Lewis 298 -- Where Everybody Knows Your Name 302 -- Feel (People with Big Hearts) -- Eagles over Wolves in a Rout 307 -- I Believe in Tim Tebow 311 -- Take Your Pick 315 -- Net Gain 319 -- Woody and Guthrie Play Catch 324 -- What a Difference a Year Makes 328 -- Caddie and His Boss 332 -- Wooden Set the Bar High 336 -- A Day on the Links with the Round Mound Whose Swing Will Astound 340.
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