Searching for Heroes
On sale
1st May 2008
Price: £8.99
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At the cutting edge of sport, where winners go one way and losers the other, Ian Wooldridge made his living as a journalist. His shrewd eye went straight to the heart of sport’s pressure situations, unerringly detecting courage in the competitors, and raising the spirits of his readers with his celebration of genuine heroism. His style was at one and the same time convulsively amusing and acidic. He saw the funny side, yet he was merciless in his search for the truth.
SEARCHING FOR HEROES is a collection of Ian’s articles on his heroes – including Mohammed Ali, Shane Warne and George Best – as well as articles on events and personalities that were on the receiving end of his more acerbic commentaries.
Wooldridge brought back an intelligence to modern sports journalism, and an idealism that had become somewhat tarnished. To Ian Wooldridge sport was more than a game. It was a life.
SEARCHING FOR HEROES is a collection of Ian’s articles on his heroes – including Mohammed Ali, Shane Warne and George Best – as well as articles on events and personalities that were on the receiving end of his more acerbic commentaries.
Wooldridge brought back an intelligence to modern sports journalism, and an idealism that had become somewhat tarnished. To Ian Wooldridge sport was more than a game. It was a life.
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Reviews
'No one has ever written about sport in the English language as sublimely as did Ian Wooldridge for more than 40 years' Jeff Powell
It makes for a handsome Christmas present for everyone who cherished Ian's stuff and a striking eye-opener for the few who might never have known it. A splendid collection.
A must-read for sports fans. Wooldridge is arguably the best ever sports reporter, and this classic is testimony to that
A collection of pieces by the great sportswriter
What this indispensible book reminds us is how brilliantly words danced from his mind and on to the page. All columnists dream of marrying conviction with artistry. Wooldridge showed us how.