Tiger Woods / Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: xix, 490 pages ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781501126420
- 1501126423
- 9781471175374
- 1471175375
- 796.352092 B 23
- GV964.W66 B464 2018
Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | Cherry Hill Public Library | Cherry Hill Public Library | Biography | Biography Collection | B WOODS,T. (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 33407004469183 |
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The #1 New York Times bestseller based on years of reporting and interviews with more than 250 people from every corner of Tiger Woods's life--this "comprehensive, propulsive...and unsparing" ( The New Yorker ) biography is " an ambitious 360-degree portrait of golf's most scrutinized figure...brimming with revealing details" ( Golf Digest ).
In 2009, Tiger Woods was the most famous athlete on the planet, a transcendent star of almost unfathomable fame and fortune living what appeared to be the perfect life. But it turned out he had been living a double life for years--one that exploded in the aftermath of a Thanksgiving night crash that exposed his serial infidelity and sent his personal and professional lives over a cliff. In this "searing biography of golf's most blazing talent" ( GOLF magazine), Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian dig deep behind the headlines to produce a richly reported answer to the question that has mystified millions of sports fans for nearly a decade: who is Tiger Woods, really?
Drawing on more than four hundred interviews with people from every corner of Woods's life--many of whom have never spoken about him on the record before--Benedict and Keteyian construct a captivating psychological profile of a mixed race child programmed by an attention-grabbing father and the original Tiger Mom to be the "chosen one," to change not just the game of golf, but the world as well. But at what cost? Benedict and Keteyian provide the starling answers in this definitive biography that is destined to linger in the minds of readers for years to come.
"Irresistible...Immensely readable...Benedict and Keteyian bring us along for the ride in a whirlwind of a biography that reads honest and true" ( The Wall Street Journal ). Ultimately, Tiger Woods is "a big American story...exhilarating, depressing, tawdry, and moving in almost equal measure" ( The New York Times ).
Contains bibliographical references (pages 409-469) and index.
The end -- Family matters -- A star is born -- The prodigy -- Who is Tiger Woods? -- The next level -- The amateur -- Rich friends -- Ramping up -- Hello world -- Masterful -- Mania -- Changes -- Exploited -- Instincts -- I got it -- Any questions? -- Transcendence -- Cold -- In the bubble -- Changes II -- Unplayable lie -- Loss -- Tick, tick, tick -- It's just pain -- Miracle workers -- Crash -- Firestorm -- The reckoning -- Constant state of shame -- Separation -- Only human -- Point of no return -- Into the rough -- Making the cut.
In 2009, Tiger Woods was the most famous athlete on the planet, a transcendent star of almost unfathomable fame and fortune living what appeared to be the perfect life. Married to a Swedish beauty and the father of two young children, he was the winner of fourteen major golf championships and earning more than $100 million annually. But it was all a carefully crafted illusion. As it turned out, Woods had been living a double life for years -- one that unraveled in the aftermath of a Thanksgiving-night car crash that exposed his serial infidelity and sent his personal and professional lives over a cliff. Who is Tiger Woods, really? Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian conducted hundreds of interviews with people from every facet of Woods's life -- friends, family members, teachers, romantic partners, coaches, business associates, physicians, Tour pros, and members of Woods's inner circle. By tracing his life from its origins as the mixed-race son of an attention-seeking father and the original Tiger Mom -- who programmed him to be "the chosen one," tasked with changing not just the game of golf but the world as well -- the authors provide new insight into the human being trapped inside his parents' creation. We meet the lonely, introverted child prodigy who has trouble connecting with other kids because of his stutter and unusual lifestyle. We experience the thrill and confusion of his meteoric rise to stardom. And we come to understand the grown man's obsession with extreme training and deep sea diving as a rare source of the solitude he craves. Most of all, we are reminded, time and time again, of Woods's singular greatness and the exhilaration we felt watching an athletic genius dominate his sport for nearly twenty years.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Prologue (p. xiii)
- Chapter 1 The End (p. 1)
- Chapter 2 Family Matters (p. 5)
- Chapter 3 A Star Is Born (p. 17)
- Chapter 4 The Prodigy (p. 30)
- Chapter 5 Who is Tiger woods? (p. 41)
- Chapter 6 The Next Level (p. 57)
- Chapter 7 The Amateur (p. 72)
- Chapter 8 Rich Friends (p. 87)
- Chapter 9 Ramping Up (p. 100)
- Chapter 10 Hello World (p. 120)
- Chapter 11 Masterful (p. 136)
- Chapter 12 Mania (p. 151)
- Chapter 13 Changes (p. 160)
- Chapter 14 Exploited (p. 165)
- Chapter 15 Instincts (p. 175)
- Chapter 16 I Got It (p. 183)
- Chapter 17 Any Questions? (p. 197)
- Chapter 18 Transcendence (p. 208)
- Chapter 19 Cold (p. 216)
- Chapter 20 In The Bubble (p. 226)
- Chapter 21 Changes 11 (p. 238)
- Chapter 22 Unplayable Lie (p. 255)
- Chapter 23 Loss (p. 263)
- Chapter 24 Tick, Tick, Tick (p. 276)
- Chapter 25 It's Just Pain (p. 290)
- Chapter 26 Miracle Workers (p. 298)
- Chapter 27 Crash (p. 307)
- Chapter 28 Firestorm (p. 320)
- Chapter 29 The Reckoning (p. 331)
- Chapter 30 Constant State Of Shame (p. 341)
- Chapter 31 Separation (p. 353)
- Chapter 32 Only Human (p. 362)
- Chapter 33 Point Of No Return (p. 377)
- Chapter 34 Into The Rough (p. 389)
- Chapter 35 Making The Cut (p. 399)
- Acknowledgments (p. 405)
- Notes (p. 409)
- Index (p. 471)
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**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** **SELECCIONADO PARA EL PRESTIGIOSO PREMIO DE LITERATURA DEPORTIVA WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD DE 2018** **GANADOR DEL TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARD DE 2019 A LA MEJOR BIOGRAFÍA** **LIBRO DEL AÑO SEGÚN THE OBSERVER** «Sin lugar a dudas, el intento más serio jamás realizado de desentrañar uno de los grandes enigmas del golf.» Emma John, The Guardian «Una admirable muestra de periodismo de investigación de trepidante lectura que ilumina el que probablemente sea uno de los ascensos y caídas más dramáticos de la historia del deporte… Magníficamente bien escrito.» Derek Lawrenson, Daily Mail «Hilarante, depresiva, sórdida y emotiva a partes iguales… Una biografía perfectamente orquestada.» Dwight Garner, The New York Times «Meticulosamente documentada, se lee como una enciclopedia poética.» Adam Powers, Daily Express «Una cáustica y vívida reevaluación de la doble vida de un mujeriego, adicto al sexo y mentiroso que antaño fue un atleta reverenciado y el deportista más rico del mundo.» Mail on Sunday, "Mejor Libro Deportivo del Año" «Irresistible. Los autores han compuesto una saga que es parte mito, parte Shakespeare, parte Jackie Collins y una pizca de ESPN. Benedict y Keteyian nos sumergen en una biografía como un torbellino que es honesta y veraz.» Leigh Montville, The Wall Street Journal «Completo y lleno de anécdotas, es un libro implacable.» Ian Crouch, The New Yorker «Un ambicioso retrato de 360 grados de la figura del mundo del golf que más atención ha generado. El libro despliega un estilo fresco que abarca prácticamente todos los elementos significativos de la vida de Woods.» Sam Weinman, Golf Digest «Desde que era un adolescentes, he intentado escribir sobre Tiger Woods. Creí que era insondable. Este libro demuestra lo contrario. Aquí está, al fin, Tiger Woods.» Michael Bamberger, Sports Illustrated «Dos periodistas adictos al trabajo han escrito un detallado relato de la ascensión, implosión e imperfecto retorno de Tiger Woods. El libro se crece cuando describe el insano entorno que rodea --y en el que probablemente habita-- Woods.» Simon Kuper, Financial TimesThere are no comments on this title.