Everything They Had

"Sometimes sports mirrors society, sometimes it allows us tounderstand the larger society a little better. But mostly, it is a worldof entertainment of talented and driven young men and women who docertain things with both skill and passion."—David HalberstamDavid Halberstam was a distinguished journalist and historian of American politics. He was also a sports writer. Everything They Hadbrings together for the first time his articles from newspapers andmagazines, a wide-ranging collection edited by Glenn Stout, selectedover the full scope of Halberstam's five decades as one of America'smost honored journalists. These are dazzling portraits of some of themost compelling sports figures of our era, the superstars of popularsports like basketball, football, and baseball, but also fishing,soccer, and rowing, and the amateur athletes who play for the love ofthe game.In "My Dinner with Theodore," Halberstam recounts his...