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The Ultimate Sports Handbook

How to Steal Home, Slam Dunk, Score a Penalty Kick, and Play Like the Pros
Quirk Books By Richard O'Brien
Foreword by Jack McCallum

5 x 7 in; 176 pp ;
Paperback
Published in March, 2005
ISBN 1594740348
ISBN13 9781594740343

$14.95  

The Ultimate Sports Handbook -- How does Serena Williams deliver such crushing serves? How does Michael Jordan slam dunk? How can Dale Earnhardt Jr. survive hairpin turns at 200 miles an hour?

The Ultimate Sports Handbook unveils how today's biggest sports stars play to win—complete with hands-on advice and training tips from celebrated athletes like Tiger Woods, Andy Roddick, Charles Barkley, Jerry Rick, Joe Frazier, and countless others. You'll discover how to:

- Sack the Quarterback
- Throw a Knuckleball
- Ski Jump
- Pole Vault
- Throw a Left Hook
- Hold Out from the Sand
- Do a Motocross Backflip
- and much, much more

Complete with step-by-step instructions and practical illustrations, The Ultimate Sports Handbook offers the play-by-play on how to perform 35 wildly impressive athletic feats—from pro games and Olympic events to the latest in extreme sports. It's the one guide that answers every sports fan's first question: "Hey how do they do that?"

Richard O'Brien is a senior editor at Sports Illustrated.