Bill Simmons
Autor von The Book of Basketball
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Bildnachweis: Photo by David Shankbone, 2007 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Now I Can Die in Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank, and the (2005) 482 Exemplare
Grantland: Talk Nerdy To Me 1 Exemplar
Grantland Quarterly Issue 11 1 Exemplar
The History Of Sunderland A.F.C. 1879-1986 1 Exemplar
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The Game: A Thoughtful and Provocative Look at a Life in Hockey (1983) — Vorwort, einige Ausgaben — 487 Exemplare
Got to Give the People What They Want: True Stories and Flagrant Opinions from Center Court (2015) — Vorwort, einige Ausgaben — 34 Exemplare
Fathers & Daughters & Sports: Featuring Jim Craig, Chris Evert, Mike Golic, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Sally Jenkins, Steve… (2010) — Mitwirkender — 15 Exemplare
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- 1969-09-25
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Wohnorte
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Stamford, Connecticut, USA - Ausbildung
- College of the Holy Cross
Boston University - Berufe
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- ABC (Jimmy Kimmel Live)
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Grantland
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Sometimes, I love Bill Simmons. Sometimes, I hate him. He's lived such a charmed life and has a "job" so many people would love to have. He's become a celebrity from just watching sports and celebrities.
He can be really funny. And Really smart. And just evil at times. His love affair with Boston sports is nauseating.
But ya know, I do read most of his columns and mostly enjoyed this book. If you do like basketball, sit down and read this book. He comes across as a know-it-all that you want to just beat in your fantasy league. But as long as he's not picking on you like Isiah Thomas or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, you will find some of his ideas great and some ideas that make you want to punch him in the face.… (mehr)