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Summary: It is about time...
Review: Finally, someone has written about the persistent connection between athletics and christianity without excerpting the Fellowship of Christian Athletes playbook. The author manages to get hard cases like Mike Ditka to speak openly about their faith; not an easy task as Catholic athletes (unlike their born-again christain cousins) seem reluctant to share such intimate stories. Or perhaps no one besides this author has bothered to ask. I keep thinking that these athletes and coaches would be great models to Catholic kids, if only they knew the stories. I particularly liked the Lenny Wilkens interview, the rare combination of Catholic-African-American athlete. Only one question: where is the Bill Bradley interview? I learned during the recent presidential campaign that Bradley is a Catholic convert. I'll wait for the sequel.
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Summary: Read Me
Review: If you are a Christian and are interested in athletics at any level, this is a book you should read. Or buy it for a special friend. O'Toole explores the connection to Faith for some names you will recognise. Yes, there are still heroes and they will not be drawn in by the dark forces that assail those who strive for greatness. O'Toole's combination of Christionaity and journalism makes for a very readable narative. I heartily recommend it.
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Summary: Read Me
Review: If you are a Christian and are interested in athletics at any level, this is a book you should read. Or buy it for a special friend. O'Toole explores the connection to Faith for some names you will recognise. Yes, there are still heroes and they will not be drawn in by the dark forces that assail those who strive for greatness. O'Toole's combination of Christionaity and journalism makes for a very readable narative. I heartily recommend it.
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Summary: Nice Chicago Sports centered book on the Faith
Review: Not the smoothest of writing styles, but a great subject and intense attitude of the Catholic faith.
Written in interview style this book does not flow as it could. The sports stars are interesting and the faith spoken by most of them is clear and powerful but the "too live" interview style weakened the message for me. I was hoping to get some intense Catholic sound bites from great sports heroes but I came away feeling that it could have been stronger and easier to read.
It does feature quite a few Chicago area sports people so it gets my Chicago thumbs up. But sports and faith should be stronger than this book gives off.
Rating:
Summary: Nice Chicago Sports centered book on the Faith
Review: Not the smoothest of writing styles, but a great subject and intense attitude of the Catholic faith.
Written in interview style this book does not flow as it could. The sports stars are interesting and the faith spoken by most of them is clear and powerful but the "too live" interview style weakened the message for me. I was hoping to get some intense Catholic sound bites from great sports heroes but I came away feeling that it could have been stronger and easier to read.
It does feature quite a few Chicago area sports people so it gets my Chicago thumbs up. But sports and faith should be stronger than this book gives off.
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