Let's Go to the Videotape: All the Plays and Replays from My Life in Sports

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by Warner Wolf

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Anyone who follows sports knows that Warner Wolf has revolutionized that world with his famous catch phrases and irrepressible spirit. Now, in "Let's Go to the Videotape!" he shares over three decades worth of humorous and unusual anecdotes from a fascinating career, including: -- opinions on sports rules -- game strategies that make no sense -- run-ins with the stars of sports and Hollywood -- including Shaquille O'Neal, Joe DiMaggio, Robert Redford, and Robert Duvall -- adventures and misadventures in the sports broadcasting game -- and much more. Sports news anchors move from Fox to ESPN to CNN, and fans are as interested in their movements as they used to be in the big trades at baseball's winter meetings. Wolf, now in his fifth decade as a sports anchor, was the prototype for today's crop of cynical, catch-phrase-dropping talking heads. Currently the regular sports anchor on New York's WCBS-TV, Wolf has always equated sports with entertainment and has refused to place more import on the reporting of games than they deserve. That attitude is present here, in a series of anecdotes about his brushes with great players and great games--all delivered in the same breezy, self-deprecating style he uses on the air. He also offers opinions on everything from baseball great Tony Gwynn's determination to play a whole career on a mediocre San Diego team to the injuries in boxing and the deaths in auto racing. Wolf's fans--and they are legion--will enjoy his first book, as will the average sports nut. Wes Lukowsky "A page-turner for all sports fans...You can almost hear Warner telling these stories himself, which is sure to bring a smile to the sports minded. This is entertaining, honest, and informative--a window into the author." -- Pat Riley "WARNER WOLF is now in his fifth decade in sports broadcasting. He is currently the sports anchor on WCBS-TV in New York and appears regularly on the Don Imus radio show. LARRY WEISMAN covers pro football for USA TODAY and has written numerous sports magazines."

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