Phil

The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorised!) Biography of Golf's Most Colourful Superstar

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<b>WINNER OF THE FRANCIS CLARK FINANCIAL PLANNING INTERNATIONAL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br><b>LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE</b><br><br><b>'Terrific fun' David Walsh, <i>Sunday Times</i> * * 'Thoroughly engaging' <i>Washington Post</i><br><br> A frank and revealing biography of legendary golf champion Phil Mickelson - who has led a big, controversial life - as reported by longtime <i>Sports Illustrated</i> writer and bestselling author Alan Shipnuck.</b><br><br> Phil Mickelson is one of the most compelling figures in sports. For more than three decades he has been among the best golfers in the world, and his unmatched longevity was exemplified at the 2021 PGA Championship, when Mickelson, on the cusp of turning fifty-one, became the oldest player in history to win a major championship. <br><br> In this raw and unauthorised biog­raphy, Shipnuck captures a singular life defined by thrilling victories, crushing defeats and countless controversies. Mickelson is a multi-faceted character, and all his warring impulses are on display in these pages: he is a smart-ass who built an empire on being the consummate professional; a loving husband dogged by salacious rumours; a high-stakes gambler who knows the house always wins but can’t tear himself away.<br><br> Mickelson’s career and public image have been defined by the contrast with his lifelong rival, Tiger Woods. Where Woods is robotic and reticent, Mickelson is affable and extroverted, an incorrigible showman. In their early years together on Tour, Mickelson lacked Tiger’s laser focus and discipline, yet as Tiger’s career has been curtailed by scandal, addiction and a broken body, Phil sails on, still relevant on the golf course and in the marketplace.<br><br><i>Phil </i>is the perfect marriage of subject and author. Shipnuck delivers numerous revelations, from the true scale of Mickelson’s massive gambling losses to the secretive backstory of the Saudi golf league that Mickelson ch

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EAN

9781398521780

Sprache

Englisch

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Taschenbuch

Maße

197 x 128 x 20 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Simon & Schuster Ltd