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What's your favourite sports autobiography?
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 the silurian  The garden of England.(not really) 30 Nov 17 5.27pm |
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Originally posted by chris123
Casting at the Sun and The Deepening Pool - both by Chris Yates Yes to both of those, Chris Yates is an excellent writer
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| Kentbaldeagle64 Swanscombe 30 Nov 17 5.41pm |
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Frank Bruno’s latest book is very good. covers his battle with Bipolar Disorder. Put Let Me Be Frank on your Xmas wish list. Also Jonny Baistow’s bio is good.
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tome  Inner Tantalus Time. 30 Nov 17 7.06pm |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
Yes. His book and that of Graham Thorpe were the two exceptions as both dealt extensively with personal issues rather than just how well they batted. Incidentally I went to a cricketing lunch a couple of years ago and sat next to Marcus Trescothick. What an incredibly nice and down to earth bloke he was too I liked Simon Hughes' A lot of hard yakka too. And of course CLR James' Beyond a Boundary. And not strictly an autobiography, Syed's Bounce is very good and interesting stuff.
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| Midlands Eagle 01 Dec 17 8.56am |
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Originally posted by tome
I liked Simon Hughes' A lot of hard yakka too. Agreed. I've read all of Simon Hughes's books and they are all good. Perhaps I was a bit hasty condemning all cricket books
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| Dave58 Ipswich 01 Dec 17 6.47pm |
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Greavesie. Jimmy Greaves wonderful biography. For me when he was around, was my favourite football era.
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