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Dave Zirin

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Named of the UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World”, Dave Zirin writes about the politics of sports for the Nation Magazine. He is their first sports writer in 150 years of existence. Zirin is also the host of Sirius XM Radio’s popular weekly show, Edge of Sports Radio. He has been called “the best sportswriter in the United States,” by Robert Lipsyte. Dave Zirin is, in addition, a columnist for SLAM Magazine and the Progressive.
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Average rating: 4.05 · 6,398 ratings · 1,067 reviews · 32 distinct works • Similar authors

	What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States 3.94 avg rating — 592 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, The Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy 4.03 avg rating — 480 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play 3.93 avg rating — 482 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World 3.74 avg rating — 416 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics and Promise of Sports by Dave Zirin, Chuck D. (Foreword) 3.92 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jim Brown: Last Man Standing 3.75 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love 3.73 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down 3.85 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Muhammad Ali Handbook 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By Dave Zirin - People's History of Sports in the United States, A 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The building of publicly funded stadiums has become a substitue for anything resembling an urban policy.”
― Dave Zirin, A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play

tags: policy, sports

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“...it is worth looking closer and remembering something Marcos Alvito told me: Statistics are like a bikini. They show so much, but they hide the most important parts.”
― Dave Zirin, Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, The Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy

tags: humor, statistics

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“I broke into Hollywood the old-fashioned way. I knew somebody.”
― Dave Zirin, Jim Brown: Last Man Standing

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