Teddy Atlas, Peter Alson

Atlas (eBook, ePUB)

From the Streets to the Ring: A Son's Struggle to Become a Man

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This autobiography of the legendary boxing trainer and commentator "is a winner, on all cards, from the first to the final bell" ( The Boston Globe). In this gritty, spellbinding tale, Atlas recounts his fascinating life-as a juvenile delinquent on the streets of Staten Island; as a boxer and Golden Gloves champion under the tutelage of famed trainer Cus D'Amato; as a companion to the dangerous, unpredictable Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, up until the day Gravano turned rat and brought down crime boss John Gotti; and as a trainer of champions and contenders, among them fourteen-year-old Mike Tyson and heavyweight Michael Moorer, whom he led to the crown with a win over Evander Holyfield. Equally engrossing are Teddy Atlas's accounts of training dancer and choreographer Twyla Tharp for her successful comeback at age forty-two; his work with actor Willem Dafoe, preparing him for his role as a concentration camp boxer in the filmTriumph of the Spirit; his journey to Poland to choreograph the film's boxing scenes; and his own performance in movies such asPlay It to the Bone. In sharing his stories, Atlas reveals the philosophy by which he lives. Like Teddy Atlas-inimitable, tough, honest, and wise-this book inspires. It is about so much more than boxing. It is a story of overcoming hardships, of compassion for those in need, of tremendous personal integrity, and of personal and professional triumph. "It's all here-the good, the bad, and the ugly of Teddy Atlas . . . captured so faithfully and forcefully." - The New York Times Book Review

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins e-books
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780061738364
• Artikelnr.: 37978707

Autorenporträt

Teddy Atlas works as a color analyst on ESPN's Friday Night Fights and was boxing commentator for NBC's coverage of the Olympic games in Sydney (2000) and Athens (2004). He is also founder and chairman of the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation, named for his father, which has raised and donated more than one million dollars to individuals and organizations in need.