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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I've never read a sports autobiography before, and may never again, but I was interested in this because (a) I love cricket and (b) Atherton as a journalist/commentator has some interesting things to say, laced with a dry wit and a knowledge that extends outside cricket. With that in mind, I'm less interested in the narrative of events in Atherton's life, which, not unreasonably, takes up most of the book. I like the reflections on what it takes to be an opening batsman -- the concentration, the mental and physical tussles with bowlers -- as in the account of one of Atherton's duels with Allan Donald. My favourite quote: "The essence of the game lies in its human element — the fraillties, the errors and the often irrational emotional responses that characterise us as living, feeling beings rather than as automatons. A batsman must learn to accept his fate — the unplayable delivery, the brilliant catch, a spiteful wicket, a poor [umpiring] decision. These things are beyond his control and how he copes with these setbacks is part of the challenge of the game. Life is not fair — why should cricket be any different?" ( ) sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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Mike Atherton, England Captain and the most consistently successful cricketer of the last two decades, gives us the inside story of cricket in this revealing autobiography. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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