One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game Audiobook

" I'm a sports fanatic, and I had read positive reviews on this one. I admit that I wasn't familiar with Feinstein's work, and that's why I felt at times as though I was slogging through the pages. I enjoyed reading about Bobby Knight and the college basketball, but most of the stuff about golf and tennis didn't interest me. And I felt like Feinstein didn't know how to end the book. Basically he wanted to go behind the scenes on the 10+ books he had written and told stories about the people. I was a little let down overall. "

" Feinstein reflects on his writing career. "

" Wierdly, I really liked this book--not to say I can recommend it to my students, unfortunately, because it contains a LOT of bad language (we're talking Bobby Knight here, after all). Feinstein is a good writer, which really captivates the reader. The book is merely his story of why/how he wrote most of his blockbuster sports books, beginning with his book on Knight (he followed him and his team around for a season), continuing with his books on golf, baseball, and tennis. The characteristics that make this book interesting include all of the stories of his contacts, pleasant and not, with the greats of these sports, especially college basketball coaches, and the relationships among them all. The book ends with a really touching incident that shows the best of sports, after showing some of the worst, as well. You don't have to be overly interested in sports to really enjoy reading about these fascinating characters and their absolute commitment to games. "

" A well written book. If you have been following John or know much of his writing most of these stories are all well known. Was hoping for a little more fresh material. "

" A phenomenal history of not only this sportswriter's career, but some of the sports out there along with their players, coaches and others who have helped to make their teams & sports great (or not so great)! "

" What a fun life chasing sports stories! "

" This is the kind of sports book that I really, really enjoy... though there were a whole lotta names, and I had to either pay close attention or just let it go (I did a little of each). "

" Enjoyed the book but thought it was going to be a little bit different than what it was. Glad I had to chance to read it. "

" If you like how John Feinstein writes you will like the book. The first 3/4 are really good and kept me interested however I find I am getting bored as I near the end. "

" Loved the inside story on many of the sports that he covered. The better stories were about Wimbledon and the Patriot League. "

" Overrated. A little too narcissistic & self-indulgent by the author for my taste. He has profiled some great sports figures in his career. More about them--& less about him--would have been welcome in this retrospective (pseudo-valedictory?!) volume. "

" Nice overview. Learned a bit, but mostly same stuff rehashed. "