In Sports, Numbers Can Make the Athletes, or Vice-Versa. Tom Timmermann.
by Timmermann, Tom; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 45Institutions. Publisher: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2005ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Athletes -- Attitudes | Numbers | Sports uniforms -- NumbersDDC classification: 050 Summary: "While people in the real world complain about being treated like a number, for athletes, having a number is part of the game. In the right setting, athletes and numbers can become inextricably linked--Babe Ruth and 3, Michael Jordan and 23, Jim Brown (and Magic Johnson and Sandy Koufax) and 32, Stan Musial and 6." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) The author examines the relationship between athletes and numbers, noting choosing a number is often a compromise between personal preference and what is available.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: In Sports, Numbers Can Make the Athletes, or Vice-Versa, Jan. 6, 2005; pp. n.p..
"While people in the real world complain about being treated like a number, for athletes, having a number is part of the game. In the right setting, athletes and numbers can become inextricably linked--Babe Ruth and 3, Michael Jordan and 23, Jim Brown (and Magic Johnson and Sandy Koufax) and 32, Stan Musial and 6." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) The author examines the relationship between athletes and numbers, noting choosing a number is often a compromise between personal preference and what is available.
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