Push Dick's Button: A Conversation on Skating from a Good Part of the Last Century--and a Little Tomfoolery

Button, Dick

ISBN 10: 1494223473 / ISBN 13: 9781494223472

Edité par CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

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Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. The book is square and unmarked; the spine is uncreased; a corner crease to the bottom of the back wrap; sleeve protected.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Push Dick's Button: A Conversation on Skating from a Good Part of the Last Century--and a Little Tomfoolery
• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date de parution: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1494223473
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781494223472
• Reliure: Soft cover
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Everything many of us know about figure skating, we learned from the man who’s been called the “Voice of Figure Skating.” Now Dick Button, the Emmy Award-winning skating commentator famous for his precise, passionate, opinionated rinkside analyses and for his historic career as a two-time Olympic gold medalist, five-time World Champion, and seven-time U.S. Champion (plus being the inadvertent inventor of the flying camel, the first to successfully land a double Axel in competition, and the first ever to do a triple jump) demystifies this art and sport beloved by millions.

In Push Dick’s Button, you'll learn about the difference between a Lutz and a Salchow . . . performance highs and lows . . . memorable entrances, exits, and falls (including his own) . . . costume delights and disasters . . . the new judging rules . . . and nuggets of skating training and history, PLUS stories about Katarina Witt, Peggy Fleming, Johnny Weir, Brian Boitano, Dorothy Hamill, and more, including today’s champions, such as Evgeni Plushenko, Davis and White, and the latest sensations. Droll, dishy, dramatic, and dead-on, this book is like a one-on-one conversation with the man whose unsurpassed knowledge, experience, and love of figure skating have influenced generations.

À propos de l?auteur

Dick Button is widely considered one of the premier male figure skaters of all time. He dominated the world of figure skating for a seven-year period, winning two Olympic gold medals (1948 and 1952), five consecutive World Championships, and seven U.S. National titles. Button has since had a long and illustrious broadcasting career, and he became the first winner of an Emmy Award for “Outstanding Sports Personality – Analyst” in 1981. Button is a member of the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame and Olympic Hall of Fame. He is a graduate of Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and is a frequent garden lecturer. He has two children, Edward and Emily.