Talk Sports Like a Pro: 99 Secrets to Becoming a Sports Goddess

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Berkley Publishing Group, 1999 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 300 pages
From living rooms to boardrooms, sports has become a second language -- and one that women can't afford to misinterpret. Now they can learn about sports without ever watching a game Sports Goddess and former ESPN producer Jean McCormick shows women how to score big points with bosses, boyfriends, and all the sports fans in their lives with tips on how to get hip to:
-- The lingo of football, hockey, basketball, baseball, golf, and even extreme sports
-- Fun facts about star players -- from Michael Jordan to Tiger Woods to Martina Hingis
-- Where to find sports highlights on television, in print, or on the Internet
-- How to fill out a pool sheet and read a box score
-- Why it's okay to complain about major league baseball
-- How to embrace college basketball's March Madness
-- Why size doesn't matter in hockey
-- How to master the Masters golf tournament
-- And more.

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Contents

A Sports Goddess Starts Talking
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A Sports Goddess Talks
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A Sports Goddess Talks
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