Offside Offside

Offside

My Life Crossing the Line

    • 4.5 • 225 Ratings
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Publisher Description

Hockey's most polarizing figure takes us inside the game, shedding light not only on what goes on behind closed doors, but also what makes professional athletes tick.

As one of the NHL's most polarizing players, Sean Avery turned the rules of professional hockey on their head. For thirteen seasons, he played for some of the most storied franchises in the league, including the Detroit Red Wings, the Los Angeles Kings, and the New York Rangers, making his mark in each city as a player who was sometimes loved, sometimes despised, and always controversial.

     In Offside, Avery displays his trademark candor about the world of pro hockey and does for it what Jim Bouton's game-changing Ball Four did for baseball. Avery goes deep inside the sport to reveal every aspect of pro athletes' lives, from how they spend their money and their nights off to how they stay sharp and conditioned and employed. Avery also examines his singular career path–while playing the talented villain on ice, he skated out of character in the off-season, taking on unexpected and unprecedented roles: Vogue intern, fashion model, advertising executive, restaurateur, gay rights advocate, and many more.

     Rollickingly honest and compelling throughout, Offside transcends the sports book genre and offers a rare, unvarnished glimpse into the world of twenty-first-century hockey through the eyes of one of its most original and memorable players.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2017
October 24
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
336
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Canada
SELLER
Penguin Random House Canada
SIZE
60.1
MB

Customer Reviews

Freshly Dug ,

Fantastic read

A unique perspective into the life of a controversial athlete. A must read.

Awfergie ,

Offside

A great honest read from a guy who you think you know but there’s whole different side & I loved that. Well done Sean. A great read.

Willthethrill71 ,

Sean Avery Bio

I couldn’t stand Avery as a player, but his was one of the best written NHL bio’s I have read. Very personal and written like you’re right there watching events unfold.
I would have passed over this book if it wasn’t for other good reviews and I agree it’s def worth reading and gives some insights into what the lower level players went thru during the lock out years ago.

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