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Where Knowledge Junkies Get Their Fix
All-Star invites and MVP awards are nice, but you haven’t really made it as an athlete until you’ve written an autobiography detailing your rise to athletic glory. While some figures pick boring names like My Life (Magic Johnson), My Story (Bobby Knight), or The Sally and Tommy John Story (Sally and Tommy John), others come up with more inspired titles for their additions to the literary canon. Let’s see how well you know the words of your favorite jocks. Maybe you’ll pick up a few holiday gift ideas along the way.
Take the Quiz: Athlete Autobiographies
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I need to pick up a copy of ‘Loose Balls’ for my brother, who is possibly the only Nets fan left. He had a Jayson Williams poster on his wall at the time of the shooting.
posted by Craig on 12-2-2008 at 12:16 pm