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Religion of Sports: Navigating the Trials of Life Through the Games We Love
Religion of Sports: Navigating the Trials of Life Through the Games We Love
Religion of Sports: Navigating the Trials of Life Through the Games We Love
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Religion of Sports: Navigating the Trials of Life Through the Games We Love

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From the sports documentarian and executive producer of the docuseries The Religion of Sports, a memoir-meets-manifesto about the overwhelming power of sports and how they provide meaning and purpose in people’s lives all over the world. Featuring never-before-heard stories about Tom Brady, Simone Biles, Kobe Bryant, Serena Williams, and many more.

Sports is a religion.

No, really. From pilgrimages and cathedrals, gods and fallen angels, holy wars and holy ghosts, organized sports has every aspect of an organized faith. In fact, it might be even better: all it takes to believe is to stand and cheer.

Nobody knows this better than the preeminent sports documentarian Gotham Chopra, who just so happens to be the son of world-renowned spiritualist Deepak Chopra. While his father taught him to find faith through prayer, Gotham felt pulled towards the Boston Garden and Larry Bird instead. Tracing his unique path from being a diehard fan to witnessing miracles alongside the gods of sport, Gotham makes a compelling case for sports as a modern-day faith. And like any worthy religious text, he also doles out wisdom, which comes in the form of never-before-heard stories about some of the biggest names in sports.

Rarely has anyone had such an up-close view of greatness as Chopra, and now, he lets you come with him behind the scenes to learn how legendary quarterback Tom Brady managed the end of his career, gold medal gymnast Simone Biles struggled with the pressure of the Tokyo Olympics, Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry developed the greatest three-point shot of all time, and much more. Chopra weaves together stories from Kobe Bryant, Alex Morgan, LeBron James, Michael Strahan, Shaun White, and more into modern-day parables that unlock secrets of competition—and of life.

“A thought-provoking pleasure for spiritually minded sports fan” (Kirkus Reviews), The Religion of Sports is also for anyone who’s ever believed in something greater than themselves.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAtria Books
Release dateDec 5, 2023
ISBN9781501198113
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Gotham Chopra

Gotham Chopra is an author and entrepreneur. Through Liquid Comics (www.liquidcomics.com), he has collaborated with the likes of John Woo, Guy Ritchie, Edward Burns, Nicolas Cage, Marcus Nispel, and more. He codeveloped the story for the cult classic graphic novel Bulletproof Monk and executive produced the feature film alongside John Woo.

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