Fans of sport will love these books and reviews curated by the sport and fitness fanatics at Fitrena.
The Jordan Rules: The Inside Story of One Turbulent Season with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls
If you followed the NBA in the '90s, you've heard of this one. If you watched The Last Dance, you've heard of this one. But let's get into it just in case: sportswriter Sam Smith got inside with the Chicago Bulls for their first championship in the 1990-1991 season. For the first time, people saw that Michael Jordan—MJ, His Airness, Air Jordan, whatever you prefer to call him—wasn't just a 2-dimensional basketball god, but a real person with a real personality and real issues. And it gets into teammates and coaches of the era, too—a must-read for anyone looking to fill in relatively-recent NBA history.
Fever Pitch
You've probably heard of this one in its form as a Jimmy Fallon-led (remember when he used to act?) 2004 romantic comedy about a guy balancing his love life with his obsessive love for the Boston Red Sox. The movie is based on a memoir of obsessive devotion to English Football Club Arsenal, written by author Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, A Long Way Down). Funny, engaging, and still fascinating, if you're a sports fan who just can't figure out why you continue rooting for the loser, you'll find home here.
Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN
This nonfiction story on the past and present of ESPN is long (763 pages), but it's an oral history—so you can read through it like movie dialogue. Starting with stories of the network's very beginning in 1979 and coming up to date with many names that you'll still see on TV every day, this book is gripping and quite cinematic. So cinematic that a significant adaptation has been in discussion for a couple of years now. Read the book now and get ahead of the curve.
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