Michael Parkinson My Sporting Life (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: My Sporting LifeCondition: NewSubtitle: Memories, moments and declarationsISBN-10: 1399711563EAN: 9781399711562ISBN: 9781399711562Publisher: Hodder PaperbackFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 09/28/2023Description: 'Like my father before me, I believe that both the playing and watching of sport can teach us important lessons about ourselves by providing practical instruction in co-operation, tests of resolve and temper'Michael Parkinson was destined to spend his life in sport. Introduced at a young age to cricket and football by his father, he rose through the ranks of Barnsley cricket alongside Dickie Bird and Geoffrey Boycott. But while they went on to find fame on the field, he found a career watching, writing and talking about sport.My Sporting Life is Sir Michael's love letter to sport, to the heroes and legends of his Yorkshire youth, to the characters of the international games he watched and wrote about, and to the very idea of sport itself. With warm, humorous anecdotes about many icons of sport, from Shane Warne to George Best and Muhammad Ali to Fred Trueman, Sir Michael Parkinson reflects on his life writing about his one great passion.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmAuthor: Michael ParkinsonGenre: BiographyItem Width: 28mmItem Weight: 248gTopic: Sports & HobbiesRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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