Best olympic games books according to redditors
We found 18 Reddit comments discussing the best olympic games books. We ranked the 8 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 18 Reddit comments discussing the best olympic games books. We ranked the 8 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
"Introduction to Curling Strategy" by Gabrielle Coleman
John Morris and Dean Gemmell wrote a book entitled "Fit to Curl," which is chockablock full of recommended exercises for different parts of the curling game. The book has two key sections — one detailing various parts of fitness in the game (including cardio, building muscle, balance, flexibility, nutrition and mental health) and the other with a detailed training program for different levels of fitness and times of year (off season and in season).
Fitness is an area that I definitely need more work on, but "Fit to Curl" is a resource I turn to.
Reminds me of Dick Pound.
the olympics only exist in its modern form to serve corporate sponsors. read the book, http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Power-Modern-Olympics/dp/0671711229/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207912239&sr=1-4
to find out how crooked the games are. especially, how they do not care if they are taking controlled substances and will seek out clear results from other testing agencies.
Great book overall!!
That book...
Dick Pound's Inside the Olympics. That was hilarious!
I can't find one online but there's one on Amazon, issue 187, with, sadly, only the DS front and center, but still, it's the DS.
https://www.amazon.com/NINTENDO-POWER-OFFICIAL-SOURCE-nintendo/dp/B000EHVRUG
Gabrielle Coleman's book is pretty good and gives while end examples.
http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Curling-Strategy-Gabrielle-Coleman-ebook/dp/B00I9BT6S4
For #3, watching games in person or on TV helps, especially if you try to call the shot before they do. That being said, I really enjoyed the Gabrielle Coleman book on intro to curling strategy. Unsure what your curling conditions are like, but it was helpful for me because I curl on arena ice, and it was a good read for me when I skipped my first game at a bonspiel at a dedicated club, since the strategy can be really different with different ice conditions. (The book helping me understand strategy when the ice curls as you expect it to!) It has a lot of scenarios that you can work through too, and discusses why you might want to approach the scenarios in different ways. At the very least, it's helped give me a framework for end strategy, giving me a better sense of how to set up the front end's rocks to try to set up the rest of the end. Reading through general patterns of strategy have also helped me better understand what's going on when watching games on TV/online too!
I can't remember what birthday it was but I REALLY wanted to go mini golfing. So, there was a mini golf place by my house that we planned to go to because the weather was doing well (My B-Day is October 8th) and they stayed open longer then usual.
However, it SNOWED the two days before my party so they shut down for the season. :(
These Olympics happened when it wasn't snowing
Happy Quarter Century
Here are some books that might help:
Also, these aren't specifically swimming-focused, but they may mention swimming in them:
The customer reviews on Amazon are especially informative
Only on Amazon!
This is his book. Yes, the cover is real.