When we were kids we both wanted to be sporting superstars. There was just one thing standing in our way – we weren’t all that good. But we were really good at science, so we combined our love of sport with our need to know why and how, and we became sports scientists. Now we get to do experiments with sports stars to discover the secrets behind their success. We analyse games to understand the tactics of the winning team. And we even get to help athletes break world records by inventing better ways of training. But every now and then, when no one’s watching, we still pretend to be sporting superstars!
Sports Journalism introduces students to sports reporting careers and to the writing style sports writers and media relations professionals use. The book stresses the importance of basic writing fundamentals and high ethical standards, essential values for sports journalists. Introductory chapters acquaint readers with issues and challenges in an industry in transition: changing technology, multimedia capability, citizen journalists and bloggers, shrinking news holes, and the deadline-dictated lifestyle of sports journalists. Skills chapters elaborate on news values and the conventions of journalism as they apply to sports writing.
Anika Sorenstam - Discover the Life of a Sports Star
Annika Sorenstam is a world-class golfer. Her list of tournament victories and golfing awards could easily fill the pages of this book. Annika is already one of the greatest golfers of all time, and she may not have reached her peak yet.
Sports Illustrated Knockouts: Five Decades of Swimsuit Photography
Five Decades of Swimsuit Photography celebrates the art of that uniquely American institution, the Sports Illustrated annual swimsuit issue. Beginning with the inaugural issue on January 24, 1964, which featured model Babette March in a modest four-page spread, Knockouts goes on to document the evolution of the swimsuit issue through five decades of models who, largely by virtue of their appearances here, became celebrities, including Elle Macpherson, Cheryl Tiegs, Tyra Banks, and Kathy Ireland.Besides assembling a selection of the best photographs in book form for the first time,
Featuring the largest and most diverse range of sports of any comparable book-more than 200 in all-this up-to-date edition of The Sports Book presents information sourced from leading experts and sports-governing bodies around the world to give you the most comprehensive book on sports ever to hit the market.
