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02941aam a2200529Ii 4500 001 EA6317E2569E11E99ED8185D97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190404010014 008 190328t20192019nyu 001 0ceng 010 $a 2018037816 020 $a 014313387X (paperback) 020 $a 9780143133872 (paperback) 035 $a (OCoLC)1090804205 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c PNX $d PNX $d OCLCO $d IOU $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a GV697.A1 $b T46 2019 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 084 $a SPO015000 $a SPO015000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Thompson, Wright, $e author. 245 14 $a The cost of these dreams : $b sports stories and other serious business / $c Wright Thompson, ESPN The magazine senior writer. 264 1 $a New York : $b Penguin Books, $c [2019] 300 $a xvii, 378 pages ; $c 22 cm 500 $a Includes index. 500 $a Michael Jordan has not left the building -- The last days of Tony Harris -- Ghosts of Mississippi -- Shadow boxing -- Here and gone -- The last ride of Bear and Billy -- Urban Meyer will be home for dinner -- The losses of Dan Gable -- Beyond the breach -- The greatest hitter who ever lived on -- The secret history of Tiger Woods -- In Chicago, the final wait for a Cubs win mixes joy and sorrow -- Pat Riley's final test -- Holy ground. 520 $a "Whether it be Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods or Pat Riley or Urban Meyer, Wright Thompson strips the away the self-serving myths and fantasies to reveal his characters in full. There are fascinating common denominators: it may not be the case that every single great performer or coach had a complex relationship with his father, but it can sure seem that way. And there is much marvelous local knowledge: about specific sports, and times and places, and people. Ludicrously entertaining and often powerfully moving, The Cost of These Dreams is an ode to the reporter's art, and a celebration of true greatness and the high price that it exacts"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Athletes $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Coaches (Athletics) $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Sports $x Social aspects $z United States. 941 $a 16 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012030746.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20220903010527.0 952 $l ENPC715 $d 20220820012711.0 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20220401013943.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722060924.0 952 $l XSPE157 $d 20200908011804.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20200806012838.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110081426.0 952 $l TXPC862 $d 20191116024506.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20190824012525.0 952 $l RZPE145 $d 20190823010748.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20190726010408.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20190611012327.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20190606011111.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20190604033635.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20190404010049.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EA6317E2569E11E99ED8185D97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search