Atlas: From the Streets to the Ring: A Son's Struggle to Become a Man
出版时间:
2007-05
ISBN:
9780060542412
定价:
119.50
装帧:
平装
开本:
其他
纸张:
其他
页数:
304页
正文语种:
英语
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"OfallthepeoplewhohaveaffectedbymylifeandinfluencethechoicesI'vemade,nonehasbeenmoreimportantthanmyfather."SobeginstheautobiographyoflegendaryboxingtrainerandcommentatorTeddyAtlas,whogrewfromtherebellioussonofadoctortoamanwhoembraces,andlivesby,hisfather'svaluesandcode.Inthisgritty,spellbindingtale,Atlasrecountshisfascinatinglife--asajuveniledelinquentonthestreetsofStatenIsland;asaboxerandGoldenGloveschampionunderthetutelageoffamedtrainerCusD'Amato;asacompaniontothedangerous,unpredictableSammy"theBull"Gravano,upuntilthedayGravanoturnedratandbroughtdowncrimebossJohnGotti;andasatrainerofchampionsandcontenders,amongthemfourteen-year-oldMikeTysonandheavyweightMichaelMoorer,whomheledtothecrownwithawinoverEvanderHolyfield.EquallyengrossingareTeddyAtlas'saccountsoftrainingdancerandchoreographerTwylaTharpforhersuccessfulcomebackatageforty-two;hisworkwithactorWillemDafoe,preparinghimforhisroleasaconcentrationcampboxerinthefilmTriumphoftheSpirit;hisjourneytoPolandtochoreographthefilm'sboxingscenes;andhisownperformanceinmoviessuchasPlayIttotheBone.Insharinghisstories,Atlasrevealsthephilosophybywhichhelives.LikeTeddyAtlas--inimitable,tough,honest,andwise--thisbookinspires.Itisaboutsomuchmorethanboxing.Itisastoryofovercominghardships,ofcompassionforthoseinneed,oftremendouspersonalintegrity,andofpersonalandprofessionaltriumph. TeddyAtlasworksasacoloranalystonESPN'sFridayNightFightsandwasboxingcommentatorforNBC'scoverageoftheOlympicgamesinSydney(2000)andAthens(2004).HeisalsofounderandchairmanoftheDr.TheodoreA.AtlasFoundation,namedforhisfather,whichhasraisedanddonatedmorethanonemilliondollarstoindividualsandorganizationsinneed.
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内容简介:
"OfallthepeoplewhohaveaffectedbymylifeandinfluencethechoicesI'vemade,nonehasbeenmoreimportantthanmyfather."SobeginstheautobiographyoflegendaryboxingtrainerandcommentatorTeddyAtlas,whogrewfromtherebellioussonofadoctortoamanwhoembraces,andlivesby,hisfather'svaluesandcode.Inthisgritty,spellbindingtale,Atlasrecountshisfascinatinglife--asajuveniledelinquentonthestreetsofStatenIsland;asaboxerandGoldenGloveschampionunderthetutelageoffamedtrainerCusD'Amato;asacompaniontothedangerous,unpredictableSammy"theBull"Gravano,upuntilthedayGravanoturnedratandbroughtdowncrimebossJohnGotti;andasatrainerofchampionsandcontenders,amongthemfourteen-year-oldMikeTysonandheavyweightMichaelMoorer,whomheledtothecrownwithawinoverEvanderHolyfield.EquallyengrossingareTeddyAtlas'saccountsoftrainingdancerandchoreographerTwylaTharpforhersuccessfulcomebackatageforty-two;hisworkwithactorWillemDafoe,preparinghimforhisroleasaconcentrationcampboxerinthefilmTriumphoftheSpirit;hisjourneytoPolandtochoreographthefilm'sboxingscenes;andhisownperformanceinmoviessuchasPlayIttotheBone.Insharinghisstories,Atlasrevealsthephilosophybywhichhelives.LikeTeddyAtlas--inimitable,tough,honest,andwise--thisbookinspires.Itisaboutsomuchmorethanboxing.Itisastoryofovercominghardships,ofcompassionforthoseinneed,oftremendouspersonalintegrity,andofpersonalandprofessionaltriumph.
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作者简介:
TeddyAtlasworksasacoloranalystonESPN'sFridayNightFightsandwasboxingcommentatorforNBC'scoverageoftheOlympicgamesinSydney(2000)andAthens(2004).HeisalsofounderandchairmanoftheDr.TheodoreA.AtlasFoundation,namedforhisfather,whichhasraisedanddonatedmorethanonemilliondollarstoindividualsandorganizationsinneed.
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