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Ultimate Glory: Frisbee, Obsession, and My Wild Youth
Contributor(s): Gessner, David (Author)

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ISBN: 073521056X     ISBN-13: 9780735210561
Publisher: Riverhead Books
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: June 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Sports
- Sports & Recreation | History
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2016048991
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" L (0.70 lbs) 352 pages
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2017
Library Journal 05/15/2017
Booklist 05/15/2017 pg. 6
Publishers Weekly 05/15/2017
Shelf Awareness 06/23/2017
 
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Publisher Description:
A story of obsession, glory, and the wild early days of Ultimate Frisbee.

David Gessner devoted his twenties to a cultish sport called Ultimate Frisbee. Like his teammates and rivals, he trained for countless hours, sacrificing his body and potential career for a chance at fleeting glory without fortune or fame. His only goal: to win Nationals and go down in Ultimate history as one of the greatest athletes no one has ever heard of.

With humor and raw honesty, Gessner explores what it means to devote one's life to something that many consider ridiculous. Today, Ultimate is played by millions, but in the 1980s, it was an obscure sport with a (mostly) undeserved stoner reputation. Its early heroes were as scrappy as the sport they loved, driven by fierce competition, intense rivalries, epic parties, and the noble ideals of the Spirit of the Game.

Ultimate Glory
is a portrait of the artist as a young ruffian. Gessner shares the field and his seemingly insane obsession with a cast of closely knit, larger-than-life characters. As his sport grows up, so does he, and eventually he gives up chasing flying discs to pursue a career as a writer. But he never forgets his love for this misunderstood sport and the rare sense of purpose he attained as a member of its priesthood.

 
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