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Tables of Contents for Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
xiv
Introduction
xvii
Share with Us
xix
Love of the Game
Roger Mans and Me
2
5
Andy Strasberg
Stadium Nights
7
4
Bob Greene
Thanks, Mom!
11
2
Steve Young
If It Makes Him Happy
13
2
Roy Firestone
A True Champion
15
2
Carole Yamaguchi
Anita Gogno
Mister D's Boys
17
4
William G. Tapply
What Sports Is All About
21
3
William Wilczewski
You Were Great, Dad
24
5
Barney Cohen
A Twenty-Four-Karat Friendship
29
2
David Wallechinsky
Reach for the Stars
31
5
Brian Holloway
Defining Moments
I Will Be There for You
36
5
Zoe Koplowitz
Mike Celizic
The Magic Bat
41
4
David Meanor
Sofa Soccer
45
4
Dave Barry
Whatever Works
49
3
Grady Jim Robinson
The Winner
52
3
Sharon Jaynes
The Great Potato Pickoff Play
55
6
Mark Bowden
Fair Play
61
2
Ed Marion
The Price of a Dream
63
2
Ricky C. Hunley
Living to Ride
65
4
Dave Kindred
A Championship from the Sky
69
4
Jeff Kidd
When Baseball Grew Up
73
7
Donald Honig
Highlights at Eleven
Across Home Plate
80
3
Sharon Landeen
Truly a Baseball Immortal
83
5
Craig Neff
Joe DiMaggio Made My Day
88
4
Walter W. Laos
Give Me a Break!
92
1
Gene Doherty
Nowhere Else to Go
93
4
Jim Nantz
He's Gonna Do What?
97
3
Jim Tunney
The Ultimate Passport
100
2
Lesley Visser
The Champion
102
3
Paul Winick
Chicken Soup to the Rescue
105
3
Bernie Kish
She Dares to Race the Iditarod
108
8
Susan Butcher
On Teams and Sportsmanship
Once a Cougar
116
3
Tim Palesky
The Day Lisa Lost
119
3
Michael T. Powers
Phil Esposito's Wild Ride
122
2
Brian McFarlane
It's how You Play the Game
124
4
Larry Baltz
Making a Point
128
3
J. Michael Key
One Morning in May
131
3
Ellen E. Hyatt
When Silence Is Golden
134
2
Joey Crawford
Let's Keep a Date
136
1
Mark H. McCormack
Teammates Are for Life
137
2
Jim Brown
What Goes Around Comes Around
139
5
Dan Clark
Inside The Game
My Life in Pro Ball
144
6
Bill Bradley
A Chance to Say Thank You
150
2
Bart Starr
The Good Side of Fear
152
1
Joe Theismann
Playing the Cart Man
153
2
Lee Trevino
Charlie Jones
Crucial Simplicity
155
2
Dan Fouts
Charlie Jones
I Did Not Know That
157
2
Chris Myers
When Your Back Is Against the Wall
159
4
Pat Riley
An Important Phone Call
163
1
M. G. Misanelli
The Concession Stand
164
4
Ernie Witham
Steal What?
168
1
Cary McMahon
A Classy Guy
169
2
Jim Tunney
Unforgettable Jim Valvano
171
7
Dick Vitale
Overcoming Obstacles
Advantage: Courage
178
7
Monica Seles
Nancy Ann Richardson
You Make the Difference
185
4
Jack Hannah
Lyle's Second Go
189
2
Tom Flores
Race for Love
191
5
Judge Keith J. Leenhouts
A Perfect Skate
196
3
Nancy E. Myer
The Greatest Baseball Story Ever
199
2
Mack R. Douglas
A Simple Kindness
201
2
John Gross
Albino Power
203
2
John A. Walsh
Heart of Gold
205
2
Chris Tamborini
The Kid Who Would Be Coach
207
4
Jim Tunney
Rules of the Game
211
3
Laura Ishler
Bad Hop
214
4
Steve Smith
Family Day
Best Seats in the House
218
5
Barney Cohen
She Made a Memory
223
3
Gary D'Amato
My Son, My Enemy
226
3
Leonard Pitts Jr.
Baseball Fever
229
3
Ken Swarner
Encouraging Words
232
2
Barbara Johnson
A Lesson in Love
234
4
William Plummer
Two Dimes
238
1
The Christian Athlete
We Walked off the Field Together
239
3
Darlene Daniels Eisenhuth
My Favorite Baseball Card
242
3
Scott Nicholson
Play Catch with Me, Dad
245
1
Tom Krause
I'll Get Another One
246
1
David Wallechinsky
Everything Counts
247
5
Scott Adamson
Wisdom of the Game
The Wizard of Westwood
252
3
Terry Paulson
There Should Be No Grimness
255
4
Rafer Johnson
The All-Leather, NFL Regulation, 1963 Chicago Bears-Inscribed Football
259
2
Tom Payne
A Parent Talks to a Child Before the First Game
261
2
Steve Jamison
Strike Out or Home Run?
263
3
Harriet May Savitz
A Letter to a Coach
266
2
Anita Gogno
The Inspiration of the Football Huddle
268
4
Jack Kemp
The Cure for Disappointment
272
2
Clay Larson
The $50,000 Baseball Cards
274
5
Thomas Boswell
Can I Have Your Autograph?
279
3
Roger Angell
50 Ways to Get the Most Out of Sports
282
3
Mark
Chrissy Donnelly
We Remember Lombardi
285
7
Jerry Kramer
Roar of the Crowd
The Perfect Day
292
4
Phillip M. Hoose
Now!
296
4
Brian D. Biro
The Day the Goal Was Scored
Paul Henderson
Mike Leonetti
300
5
Nixon, Arizona
305
2
Bonita Laettner
Give the Kid the Ball!
307
2
John J. Healey
Secretariat
309
4
William Nack
Beyond Race
313
2
Meadowlark Lemon
Heart of a Champion
315
4
Patrick L. Busteed
Knowing the Score
319
4
Tommy Ehrbar
A Cowboy's Last Chance
323
5
Dirk Johnson
A Fragile Hero
328
6
Bob Costas
Funny You Should Ask
334
3
Rick Reilly
More Chicken Soup?
337
1
Supporting Sports Fans Everywhere
338
1
Who Is Jack Canfield?
339
1
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?
340
1
Who Is Chrissy Donnelly?
341
1
Who Is Mark Donnelly?
342
1
Who Is Jim Tunney?
343
1
Contributors
344
14
Permissions (continued)
358