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Sports from Hell: My Search for the World's Dumbest Competition Audiobook
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The most popular sports columnist in America puts his life (and dignity) on the line in search of the most absurd sporting event on the planet. What is the stupidest sport in the world? Not content to pontificate from the sidelines, Rick Reilly set out on a global journey—with stops in Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark, England, and even a maximum security prison at Angola, Louisiana—to discover the answer to this enduring question. From the physically and mentally taxing sport of chess boxing to the psychological battlefield that is the rock-paper-scissors championship, to the underground world of illegal jart throwing, to several competitions that involve nudity, Reilly, in his valiant quest, subjected himself to both bodily danger and abject humiliation (or, in the case of ferret legging, both). These fringe sports offer their participants a chance to earn a few bucks and achieve the eternal glory that is winning—even when the victory in question might strike some as pointless, like the ability to sit in an oven-hot sauna for the longest time. It's debatable whether these sports push the body or just human idiocy to the outermost limits, but one thing is for sure: Sports in Hell is laugh-out-loud hilarious and will deliver plenty of unabashed fun.
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"This was a fun, easy read that I found both entertaining and informative. Rick Reilly's writing makes me laugh and managed to introduce me to a lot of nonsense that others call sports. Even a marginal sports fan would enjoy this book. "
— Brent (4 out of 5 stars)
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" Interesting and funny, this is a solid read for both casual and diehard sports fans alike! It is amazing what some people do for fun! "
— Steve, 4/10/2012 -
" Very entertaining book from Reilly, who is almost always funny, although a total smart aleck, about non-mainstream sports, from women's football to competive sauna sitting. "
— doug, 4/26/2011 -
" While parts of this are really funny (esp. the chapter on the sport of chess boxing... or the one on why baseball is a dumb game), overall the book stoops to frat boy humor (booze, puke & chicks) and frat boy language way too often for me to recommend it. "
— Mark, 3/8/2011 -
" Pretty funny book. I really want to play golf from the top of the mountain! "
— Tim, 1/29/2011 -
" Hilarious tales. I <u>almost</u> can't believe that some of these events are real. "
— Theanonymousafro, 1/2/2011 -
" This book was all right. In some places in was absolutely hilarious, and always entertaining. Perhaps one thing that marked it down a notch, at least for me, is that Reilly was very raunchy in this book. "
— Shane, 11/29/2010 -
" Some are best in audio and this is one of them. Funny as hell! <br/> <br/>Caution: Listening to this while driving may make you laugh hystically, make you lose control of your car and wreck! "
— Tammy, 11/7/2010 -
" Not a sports fan, but it's a pretty fun and interesting look at a bunch of sports I've never thought of. "
— Anthony, 11/1/2010 -
" As someone who does not regularly read sports writers, I was very surprised to find Reilly hilarious and not at all my image of a sports writer. This books is full of crazy stuff, some I'd be willing to try and most I wouldn't. It's a good, amusing book. "
— Laura, 10/23/2010
About Rick Reilly
Rick Reilly, screenwriter and author, worked for years for Sports Illustrated and ESPN. In addition to being voted the NSMA National Sportswriter of the Year eleven times, he has also been recognized with the Damon Runyon Award for Outstanding Contributions to Journalism. USA Today called him, “the closest thing sportswriting ever had to a rock star.”
About Mike Chamberlain
Mike Chamberlain is an actor and voice-over performer in Los Angeles whose audiobook narration has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards. His voice credits range from radio commercials and television narration to animation and video game characters. Stage trained at Boston College, he has performed works from Shakespeare and the classics to contemporary drama and comedy.