FAMILYFANS Books & Comics

ALL THE GOOD IN SPORTS

edited by Mike Sandrolino

(Regal)

Reader Appeal: All Ages

Genre: Non-Fiction / Sports

In the last decade, professional athletes and sports in general have taken debilitating blows to their character and integrity. Woefully gone are towering sports giants of not only legendary athleticism, but also of worthy, decent lives. Though pro sports has always had its share of “colorful banditos” – Babe Ruth, Wilt “the Stilt” Chamberlin, and many others – there was still an aura of comportment and decency clinging to these heroes that’s missing today.

With a media awash of stories about pampered, selfish, and cruel athletes guilty of everything from physically assaulting fans to torturing illegal fighting dogs, young athletes and their mentors are in desperate need of positive role models. A collection of sports stories fitting this bill is the recently published anthology, All The Good In Sports edited by veteran Sportswriter Mike Sandrolini.  While most headlines usually center around trades, front office disputes, championship predictions, and of course, everyone’s favorite – scandals – this collection offers stories of courage, determination, goodwill, and faith.

Featuring biographies on athletes and coaches with outstanding careers AND lives, this is the perfect gift for the young, impressionable athlete, as well as for the life-long sports fan who fears there are no true sports heroes left.  Featuring such positive personas as Indianapolis Colts head coach Tom Dungy, Olympian Mary Lou Retton, Superbowl MVP Kurt Warner and pitching ace Jason Schmidt, this anthology is relevant, uplifting, and proof that not all the good has gone out of sports.

FAMILYFANS RATING: A

--KL

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