I don't read books. Never have been a reader. I've read one book since college (Blindside). Just not something I do but I was on vacation last week and my wife got me this book.
I read the whole damn thing in 4 days. Couldn't put it down. It chronicles ESPN from the idea to present day. It reads like a message board almost with short excerpts from different point of views talking about what's happening at that time @ ESPN. And really no one held back in talking **** about people. Just really great reading about Olberman and Dan Patrick, Chris Berman, the Erin Andrews peeping tom stuff, Kornheiser on MNF.
One of the funnier parts of the book - Steve Levy was in Kuwait a few years ago and they were doing sportscenter there for a whole week. He said they had to wear coats and ties and after the first show, he was covered in sweat. He comes back the next day - the troops had an A/C vent blowing to his crotch under the desk so no one could see it. He said, like with anything in the military, it's always called operation something. So this was called Operation Cool Nuts.
I read the whole damn thing in 4 days. Couldn't put it down. It chronicles ESPN from the idea to present day. It reads like a message board almost with short excerpts from different point of views talking about what's happening at that time @ ESPN. And really no one held back in talking **** about people. Just really great reading about Olberman and Dan Patrick, Chris Berman, the Erin Andrews peeping tom stuff, Kornheiser on MNF.
One of the funnier parts of the book - Steve Levy was in Kuwait a few years ago and they were doing sportscenter there for a whole week. He said they had to wear coats and ties and after the first show, he was covered in sweat. He comes back the next day - the troops had an A/C vent blowing to his crotch under the desk so no one could see it. He said, like with anything in the military, it's always called operation something. So this was called Operation Cool Nuts.
