Author(s): Joseph Romanos

Sport

This is a great gift book for the sporting enthusiast. Great memories revived. Nostalgia meets mass market TV. And the author is a well known sports journalist whose world wide media contacts can be of great value to your promotional team. Time was when people only purchased books on specific sports and individuals. Now the explosion of TV and media coverage for so many sports has created a broader set of interests. In particular the world is riveted by the great duals between astonishing individuals who bring out the best performances in each other. Some team rivalries also enrapture the world and Great Sporting Rivals is a record and a celebration of the phenomenon of great competition. Contents: Jack Nicklaus v Arnold Palmer (golf) Magic Johnson v Larry Bird (basketball) Wilt Chamberlain v Bill Russell (basketball) Carl Lewis v Ben Johnson (athletics) Sebastian Coe v Steve Ovett (athletics) Roger Bannister v John Landy (athletics) John McEnroe v Bjorn Borg (tennis) Margaret Court v Billie-Jean King (tennis) Martina Navratilova v Chris Evert (tennis) Joe Frazier v Muhammad Ali (boxing) Joe Louis v Max Schmeling (boxing) Tonya Harding v Nancy Kerrigan (ice skating) Alain Prost v Ayrton Senna (motor racing) Babe Ruth v Lou Gehrig (baseball) Rangers v Celtic (soccer)