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Author:
Troupe, Thomas Kingsley, author.
Title:
Dropping the ball [Book] : the worst fails in sports / by Thomas Kingsley Troupe.
Format:
[Book] :
Publisher:
Capstone Pressa Capstone imprint,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Sports--History.
Failure (Psychology)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents:
No easy victory -- Bad day -- Victory! (maybe not) -- Big mouth moments -- Equipment errors -- That wasn't supposed to happen! -- Glossary.
Summary:
"Everyone makes mistakes--even professional athletes. Karl Malone missed free throws in the 1997 NBA Finals agains the Chicago Bulls. Catcher Hank Gowdy of the New York Giants tripped on his own mask and dropped the ball in 1924. Read about game-ending errors, on the court meltdowns, and more in this epci book of fails."-- Page 4 of cover.
Series:
Heroes & heartbreakers
Sports illustrated kids
ISBN:
1669011178
9781669011170
1669011224
9781669011224
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1336004350
LCCN:
2022029349
Locations:
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

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