LAQ #1 Great Sports Feats of the '70s by: Bill Gutman

Topic and Events

1) My book is about a few of the greatest accomplishments in sports during the decade of the 70s. It covers a wide variety of sports from football to hockey. In this book the author tells about the greatest players and teams and the challenges they faced and there greatest accomplishments that they did. It also gives a brief background to the players and teams and talks about how they got to where they were. A lot of these teams and players faced many doubts and even received hate for becoming the best. The author states at the beginning of this book that there are many, many more players and teams that should be included into this book but couldn't because it would be to much. This book is nonfiction because it covers facts and tells the true story of these great professional athletes.

2) Gutman wrote about many different players and teams to tell the reader about some of the greatest accomplishments made to sports during the 70s.

3) What immediately stuck out to me about this book was that it was a book about sports. Probably the closest I can get to reading a sports illustrated and calling that school work. Ones I began reading I was definitely hooked because of reading about some of the greatest players to there sports. Some I knew and some I didn't but it was still a great read to learn about the players of another sport that I don't really pay attention to as much.

4) I found this book realistic immediately because its about some of the greatest athletes in history. The only person I can really connect to is Nancy Lopez, one of the greatest female golfers. Her family came from a Mexican-American family that didn't have much but her parents wanted to make sure that Nancy had what she needed to succeed. In a way, this is like my moms family because when they first came to the US, they didn't have much but they wanted to make sure that there daughters would have what they needed to succeed.

People

1) The author in some cases would use foreshadowing in some instances when introducing a new athlete or team in each chapter. An example is show right at the beginning of the book where the author is talking about the greatest teams in the NFL. It starts of by talking about how people argue about who was the greatest team but no one would ever know because it was an arbitrary judgment. In that Gutman brings up how nothing compares to the 1972 Miami Dolphins and how they were destined to become super bowl champions.

2)The author sticks to the main focus because the book is loaded with different athletes to cover. So he briefly gives the players background before talking about there outstanding performances and give information on that players outbreak season.

3) The author uses the sports fanatics to create a mood for the book because in each players cases, te fans were either pulling for them to succeed or against them and sending them hate mail. So it gave a feeling of suspense and hope for the player to succeed.

4) I think the author was very excited and knowledgeable about the subject. The tone used by the author when explaining each players accomplishment was very exciting,


I think I will remember those players the most that fought to get where they were in there careers and those who faced hate and discrimination for beating a favorite players record. I feel that this should be an inspiration to all athletes out there to show where there dedication to the game got them.