[Signed] [First Edition] Don't Make Me Cry

As new condition red boards, navy blue cloth spine and white spine lettering contained in a near fine condition color photographic dust jacket. Includes Preliminary Page (Prologue) and Foreword. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. A 1/2 inch repaired closed tear at lower jacket front edge; the jacket is otherwise in fine condition (see photographs). Signed and inscribed by the author, Roy Firestone, with thick black Sharpie/marker on the blank free first front endpaper. "Roy Firestone is the best interviewer I ever saw. That's not sports interviewer. That's interviewer, period. That includes Mike Wallace, Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Morley Safer. Any and all of the above. There is not a superstar in sports who has not been interviewed by Roy Firestone. Some of the most delicate egos, some of the most controversial personalities, even some of the most reclusive, have consented to his scrutiny." - Jim Murray, Columnist, Los Angeles Times. "Roy Firestone has interviewed more than 5,000 famous athletes and entertainers on television, and he has zero kills to his credit. Roy doesn't attack, he converses, connects and communicates with his guests, providing the viewer with rare glimpses into their hearts and souls. Now, in this his second book, Roy takes you behind the interviews and inside the circus of sport, with his thoughts, opinions and observations of the people with whom he has interacted over the last 30 years. Firestone brings you personal anecdotes of such figures as Ted Williams, Barry Bonds, Bobby Knight, Magic Johnson, Alex Rodriiguez, Tom Cruise, Mihcael Vick, Mark Cuban.and even a few sane people. Read hilarious tales of Roy helping Cuba Gooding Jr. win an Oscar; almost having his career ruined by Bobby Knight; facing a near-death experience with Albert Belle; and encountering white-knuckle stage fright while singing the National Anthem before 60,000 football fans. Roy swears he never tries to make anyone cry, so you might want to skip the heart-tugging chapters on Dikembe Mutombo, Christopher Reeve, Bill Walton and Troy Aikman. And be warned that emotions are involved throughout the book. You'll be amazed and amused, and you might be surprised at Roy's take on such "dangerous dudes" as Warren Sapp and Ray Lewis. Take this guided tour through Roy Firestone's world as he reveals his all-time favorite interview subjects, his (shorter) list of buffoons and jerks, and his lists of pet peeves and of reasons why he just can't quit. It's a box of chocolates for the sports fan's soul, offered up from the heart, and from the best seat in the house." - from the Priliminary Page (Prologue).

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