Sports books/autobiographies

[Tony Baloney]

Yeah, the lakers and he talks plenty about them. the impression you're lef with is that he hasn't much time for kobe but like shaq

I think that is a common impression. Samuel L. Jackson in "Lakeview Terrace" even forbids his son to wear a Kobe jersey and makes him change into a Shaq Miami Heat outfit.

[The Real Laoislad]

Yeah, the lakers and he talks plenty about them. the impression you're lef with is that he hasn't much time for kobe but like shaq

I think that is a common impression. Samuel L. Jackson in "Lakeview Terrace" even forbids his son to wear a Kobe jersey and makes him change into a Shaq Miami Heat outfit.

Is Lakeview Terrace any good? I downloaded it a while back but never watched it

[Tony Baloney]

Got mixed reviews over on the Movie Recommendations thread - I liked most of it but thought the last 20 mins or so got a bit stupid. It's a slow burner.

[T O Hare]

Liam Dunnes is one of the best i have ever read!!!

[Our Nail Loney]

So no other wrestling ones? I see there are plenty on the market but I on't wanna buy them if they aren't gonna be juicy and reveal all the behind the scenes gossip

[Minder]

Read "When nothing else matters" By Michael Leahy, he is a journalist who followed the Washington Wizards when Jordan was attempting his final comeback. Jordan does not come out of it too well.

[thewingedlady]

Good mention too for Phil Jackson's "the final season" and "more than a game"

Read 'Sacred Hoops' not so long ago, great read altogether, breezed through it in no time. Some fantastic philosophies in it.

All time favourites would be Tony Cascarino, Kicking Down Heaven's Door (Mickey Harte), Carra, Hurling: The Revolution Years (Denis Walsh), Laptop Dancing and the Nannygoat Mambo (Tom Humphries), Paidi O'Se also.

Worst would include Oisin McConville, Robbie Fowler, and The Miracle of Istanbul (can't remember who wrote it but not a patch on Balague's effort.)

[lynchbhoy]

some of the ones I have enjoyed are - Larry Byrd, Michael Jordan(various), Tony adams, pat spillane (first book), cascarino, lance armstrong

These were good but the writers were a little bit ott in love with themselves making it a bit cringeworthy:
Maradona, austin healey, brian clough, stuart pearce

these were ok :
keane, mccarthy, vinnie jones, bryan robson, martin oneill, kenny dalglish, merson,

these were rubbish :
raising the banner- someone decided to not do this chronologically and in a more 'pulp fiction' formet. Destroyed what should have been a brilliant loughnane story.
gazza - just tripe

all imo

[Doogie Browser]

Has anyone read John Daly's?  Think it was mentioned on here before, meant to be brilliantly honest.

[flog the lot]

Brian Coceran - very good
fowler - very good
stevie g - boring
lance armstrong - excellent
Ronaldo: The Journey of a Genius by James Mosley - good read although not written by ronaldo himself

The real Ronaldo or the one that plays for Man Utd?

The real ronaldo, was some player, remember his hattrick against man utd at old trafford in the CL was pure class!
christiano not fit to lace his boots!

[corn02]

Has anyone read John Daly's?  Think it was mentioned on here before, meant to be brilliantly honest.

That's it, I knew I started the same thread a while back but couldn;t remeber the book - it was Daly's.

Excellent read - a complete sc**bag at times, especially in his love life, but you can;t help bt love him.

Have to agree with GAA regarding books before career finished. Although there are gems they would all be conflicted by issues.

What is night train about?

[SidelineKick]

So no other wrestling ones? I see there are plenty on the market but I on't wanna buy them if they aren't gonna be juicy and reveal all the behind the scenes gossip

There are plenty out there Nail. A few of them tell all the juicy gossip, for example, ITS FAKE!!!!!!!

[The Real Laoislad]

If anyone wants to read a good GAA book get Pat Critchleys autobiography,called Hungry Hill
For those who don't know who he is he was a Laois dual star,he won a hurling all star for Laois in the 80's and a club football All Ireland with Portlaoise in 1983
It really is a great book

[Santino]

So no other wrestling ones? I see there are plenty on the market but I on't wanna buy them if they aren't gonna be juicy and reveal all the behind the scenes gossip

Jericho's is by far the best and funniest wrestling one i've read. Even better than Harts and Foleys. Loadsa road stories and you wouldn't have to be a wrestling fan at all to enjoy it. It ends with him entering the WWE so a second volume is likely in future.
Avoid the official WWE ones cuz they censor all the bitching, sex and craic stories.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

So no other wrestling ones? I see there are plenty on the market but I on't wanna buy them if they aren't gonna be juicy and reveal all the behind the scenes gossip

Jericho's is by far the best and funniest wrestling one i've read. Even better than Harts and Foleys. Loadsa road stories and you wouldn't have to be a wrestling fan at all to enjoy it. It ends with him entering the WWE so a second volume is likely in future.
Avoid the official WWE ones cuz they censor all the bitching, sex and craic stories.

I'd say Dynamite Kid's is the best of all of them - it's very hard to get a hold of though