Talking to GOATs :

Title :

Talking to GOATs : the moments you remember and the stories you never heard / Jim Gray with Greg Bishop ; foreword by Tom Brady.

Title:

Talking to GOATs :

Author:

Gray, Jim

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

xv, 316 pages : illustrations (some color), 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

ISBN:

9780062992062

Production / Publication Information:

New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]

General Note:

"The moments you remember: Ali, Jordan, Tiger, Kobe, Phelps, Tyson, LeBron--and the other stories you never heard"--Jacket.

Includes index.

Summary:

Sportscaster and sports historian Jim Gray "gives the reader a coveted all-access pass as he reviews the best interviews, the best athletes, and the best games in modern sports history. It's like a personal introduction to the characters and careers of these heroes and villains we've known since childhood. He examines how money, celebrity, the media, and power interact, and how sports ... has led to ... transformations in American society"--Publisher marketing.

Language:

English

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Subject Term:

Sports -- United States -- History.

Sports -- History.

Sportscasters -- United States -- Biography.

Athletes -- United States -- Biography.

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INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

WITH A FOREWORD BY TOM BRADY

"As a sportscaster and sports historian, Jim's career genuinely stands the test of time. . . . This book is sports history about some of the greats by one of the greats, who was taking it all in on the sidelines, in the stands or the dugout, by the eighteenth green, courtside, or in the broadcast booth." --Tom Brady, seven-time NFL Super Bowl champion GOAT

A riveting, insightful memoir of never-before-told stories from Jim Gray, twelve-time Emmy Award-winner, Hall of Fame sports broadcaster, and renowned interviewer-- that explores the author's career and the inside stories and memorable moments of the famous legends he has covered including, Muhammad Ali, Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Mike Tyson.

In Talking to GOATs, award-winning broadcaster Jim Gray looks back at his four decades of sports reporting from the unparalleled perspective of one of the world's most respected and skilled interviewers. A journalist who many iconic athletes have trusted to tell their stories (of both triumph and disgrace), Jim has had unprecedented access to the people, places and extraordinary events in the world of sports. Asking tough but fair questions, he has broken numerous stories, and landed squarely in the middle of others, from the Ben Johnson and Barry Bonds steroid scandals, to Michael Jordan's surprise retirement, to the off-the-court Kobe/Shaq feud which led to their on-the-court break up, to being part of the live broadcast for twenty-two Super Bowls. He's climbed into the ring to interview Mike Tyson after he bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield's ear, and stood next to Ron Artest when the "Malice at the Palace" melee erupted, and was on site at the bombing of the Atlanta Olympics.

Anyone who has watched Jim effortlessly engage his subjects at the precise moment of triumph or tragedy has little idea what it takes to secure the interview, or what actually happens when the camera cuts away. These are real, mesmerizing, and previously untold stories. Talking to GOATs features numerous world-class athletes, including Muhammad Ali, Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Floyd Mayweather, Michael Phelps, Mike Tyson and Tiger Woods, and world leaders George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Mikhail Gorbachev, and many more. On each page, Jim gives the reader a coveted all-access pass as he reviews the best interviews, the best athletes, and the best games in modern sports history. It's like a personal introduction to the characters and careers of these heroes and villains we've known since childhood. He examines how money, celebrity, the media, and power interact, and how sports, more than any other institution, has led to momentous transformations in American society.

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Kirkus Review

A Hall of Fame broadcaster takes us behind the scenes of his biggest interviews and stories. Gray, recognizable to even casual sports fans, has had a front row seat to some of the most indelible games, fights, and moments in sports history. Here, he pulls readers aside to explain how it all came together, from his days as a wide-eyed college kid in Denver assigned to interview Muhammad Ali to his friendships with the likes of LeBron James, Mike Tyson, Jack Nicholson, and countless others. In a sense, there are versions of the author. One is a hard-nosed journalist who famously put the screws to Pete Rose before a World Series game about Rose's gambling on baseball (an interview that earned Gray death threats). The other Gray knows that the best way to cultivate sources in his line of work is to form real relationships. "Over the years," he writes, "I found that relationships and loyalty matter as much as ability--in my business and in almost any endeavor worth doing." Though the prose isn't scintillating, Gray knows how to tell a story, and he's wise enough to know that anyone who buys the book will be drawn to the cast of characters. The narrative abounds with fascinating tales: Gray watched boxing promoter Don King hand Tyson a $30 million check only to see the fighter rack up an $800,000 tab at Versace--a night before he stepped into the ring and bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield's ear. While wandering the Upper West Side in Manhattan, a limo pulled up, and Richard Nixon rolled down the window, invited Gray inside, and peppered him with sports talk for 45 minutes. Throughout, the author demonstrates his combination of knowledge, longevity, talent, and likability, with just a little pit bull thrown in for good measure. Tom Brady provides the foreword. Gray has been there, done that, and taken excellent notes. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Tom Brady

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xvii
Chapter 1 Tyson: Much more than the Bite	p. 1
Chapter 2 Ali: Touched by the Greatest	p. 22
Chapter 3 My World Wide Web	p. 45
Chapter 4 Michael (Jackson) and the Mirage	p. 66
Chapter 5 First Pitch	p. 68
Chapter 6 Hammerin' Hank: Mr. Decency	p. 85
Chapter 7 Your Rose, My Thorn	p. 92
Chapter 8 Steroids: From BEN to Marion, the Breaking of Bonds	p. 123
Chapter 9 Tiger: How a Legend Became Human	p. 137
Chapter 10 Upon Further Review	p. 150
Chapter 11 Tom Brady: My Friend the Goat	p. 165
Chapter 12 17-0, 28, 50-0 = Perfect	p. 178
Chapter 13 People Who Changed the World	p. 193
Chapter 14 Dream Team: "You'll Never See Anything Like This Again"	p. 213
Chapter 15 His Airness's Good-Bye	p. 227
Chapter 16 The Triangle: Kobe, Shaq, and Jax	p. 230
Chapter 17 Malice at the Palace	p. 238
Chapter 18 The Decision	p. 256
Chapter 19 My Dad and the Masters	p. 279
Chapter 20 I'm Not writing another Book	p. 297
Acknowledgments	p. 303
Photo Credits	p. 309
Index	p. 311

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