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Sportonomics

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"Is there a sport you could turn professional at with only a year of coaching? How much would it cost to run a Formula One car as your family car?" More than 75 amazing "sportonomics" theories are tested."How can you maximize your chances of playing international soccer against Cristiano Ronaldo? Does wearing red increase your chances of success in sports? Do footballers really earn that much money? Which sport is the most profitable to participate in for the leastamount of effort? Which sports trophy has the greatest scrap value? Why does being born in the summer prevent you from becoming a professional sports star? What is the world's fastest ball sport?" These, plus many more, are the questions posed and answered by this unique book that challenges us to take a quirky and sideways look at sports. Packed with well-investigated observations and explanations of interesting phenomena, it explores the many incredible idiosyncrasies within sports and will change readers' perceptions of the games we all love.

Author Biography

Gavin Newsham is an award-winning writer whose work regularly features in The Guardian, GQ and Golf Monthly. His previous books include Once in a Lifetime: The Story of the New York Cosmos, Letting The Big Dog Eat, a biography of golfer John Daly (and winner of NSC Best New Writer), The Official Treasures of Muhammad Ali, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Fact File, Hype and Glory: The Decline and Fall of the English National Football Team and Two Tribes: The Rebirth of the Ryder Cup.
Release date Australia
March 14th, 2013
Author
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Carlton Books Ltd
Pages
224
Publisher
Welbeck Publishing Group
Dimensions
141x222x25
ISBN-13
9781780972657
Product ID
26075488

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