Cover
Title
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Learning Fundamentals
Chip Hilton’s Sports Cult
The Half-Court Snuff of Donnie Rose
Dennis Kubeck Ruins It for Everyone
Dark Edges
Failing to Meet Jackie Robinson
Beware!! Dangerous Jocks Ahead
I Wore Babe Ruth’s Hat (and Poe’s Head)
Look Away, Look Away
A Long Run to Mediocrity
Wishful Thinking
A Million Answers Short of Heaven
Impossible Dreams
Why Cal Ripken Touched Us
To an Athlete Dying . . .
Notes
Bibliography