Overview
“Of all the people who have affected my life and influenced the choices I’ve made, none has been more important than my father.”—Teddy Atlas In this gritty, spellbinding tale, legendary boxing trainer and commentator Teddy Atlas recounts his fascinating life, growing from the rebellious son of a doctor to a man who embraces, and lives by, his father’s code. A juvenile delinquent who would become a Golden Gloves boxer and later, a trainer of champions, contenders, dancers, and actors, Atlas speaks candidly of the people whose lives have touched his: famed trainer Cus D’Amato; Sammy “the Bull” Gravano; Mike Tyson; heavyweight champion Michael Moore; Twyla Tharpe; Willem Dafoe. Inimitable, touching, honest, and wise Atlas is as unforgettable as the man it reveals.
Full Product Details
Author: Teddy Atlas
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperPaperbacks
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.259kg
ISBN: 9780060542412
ISBN 10: 0060542411
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 07 June 2007
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
"""The book is a winner, on all cards, from the first to the final bell."" -- Boston Globe ""A work of cumulative, powerful impact: [Teddy Atlas] doesn't allow anyone, readers included, to evade life's tough questions."" -- Kirkus Reviews"
The book is a winner, on all cards, from the first to the final bell. -- Boston Globe
""The book is a winner, on all cards, from the first to the final bell."" -- Boston Globe ""A work of cumulative, powerful impact: [Teddy Atlas] doesn't allow anyone, readers included, to evade life's tough questions."" -- Kirkus Reviews
The book is a winner, on all cards, from the first to the final bell. -- Boston Globe A work of cumulative, powerful impact: [Teddy Atlas] doesn't allow anyone, readers included, to evade life's tough questions. -- Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
James Atlas has been an editor for the New York Times Book Review and the New York Times Magazine and a staff writer for The New Yorker and The Atlantic. He is the founder of Atlas Books and the general editor of the Eminent Lives series. His other books include Delmore Schwartz: The Life of an American Poet, Bellow: A Biography, and a novel, The Great Pretender. He lives with his wife and two children in New York City. Teddy Atlas works as a color analyst on ESPN's Friday Night Fights and was boxing commentator for NBC's coverage of the Olympic games in Sydney (2000) and Athens (2004). He is also founder and chairman of the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation, named for his father, which has raised and donated more than one million dollars to individuals and organizations in need.
