Jon Hart is not a professional athlete. His one major sports victory is a
world championship in roller basketball, which is basketball on in-line
skates. More than ten years ago, he started pursuing his own bucket
list and embarked on a hilarious and insightful journey into the
furthest reaches of the sports world."Man versus Ball" follows Hart s
adventures around the country as he undertakes new missions, often with
unexpected results. He becomes a pro wrestler, learning fake moves that
all but land him in the hospital after a body slam went awry. He plays
an entire season for a championship semipro football team, suits up as a
U.S. Open ball boy for three years, and is an amateur caddie for a
Professional Golfers Association tournament. After attending mascot
school, he performs in a neon gorilla suit in front of several thousand
fans at a minor league hockey game. He works as a vendor at several
venues around the country, hawking concessions while fending off drunken
fans. He even earns a bit of glory for himself, leading his roller
basketball league in rebounds for two consecutive seasons. Feeling
confident, he takes part in the World Cup of roller soccer, which is
soccer on in-line skates. All this prepares him for his moment of truth:
a race up the 1,576 stairs of the Empire State Building.A George
Plimpton style excursion into the athletic unknown, "Man versus Ball"
will delight and inspire readers who have secretly yearned to cross fun
items off their life s to-do list.
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