Find inspiration in these accounts of historic last-minute victories-both legendary and little-known-in the world of sports. From a former editor of Sport magazine, this book is a journey through a century of athletic endeavor, from baseball to boxing and beyond-filled with true stories that remind us of some of the qualities that can help to create a champion: perseverance, determination, and hope.
"Re-creations of 13 dramatic sports events from the 20th century . . . While Silverman has chosen to profile a handful of well-documented events, such as New York Giant Bobby Thompson's 1951 home run at the Polo Grounds, the first Ali-Frazier prizefight in 1971 and the 1980 US hockey team's Olympic victory over the Russians, the real value of the book lies in his depiction of such obscure or negle
