TY - BOOK AU - Zirin,Dave TI - What's my name, fool?: sports and resistance in the United States SN - 1931859205 AV - GV706.5 .Z57 2005 U1 - 306.4830973 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Chicago PB - Haymarket Books KW - Sports KW - Social aspects KW - United States N1 - Foreword; David Meggyesy --; Introduction : sports - an offer we can't refuse --; 1; It all starts with Lester Rodney --; 2; Jackie Robinson and the politics of stealing home --; 3; Rumble, young man, rumble : Muhammad Ali and the 1960s --; 4; The 1968 Olympics raise the bar --; 5; "We just really hate to lose" : unions and sports --; 6; In the shadow of Ali : sports, war, and resistance today --; 7; Gone with the wind? : sports, race, and the modern athlete --; 8; Taking care of T.C.B. : sports, sexism, and gay bashing --; 9; Games that bosses play --; 10; Stir of echoes : a new sporting resistance? --; Afterword : we are the greatest N2 - "This book offers a provocative and engaging look at the dirty business of sports and the inspired people who play them. From icons of the past like Billie Jean King to today's global superstars like Kobe Bryant and Barry Bonds, Zirin engages with the world of sports like no other sportswriter today."--BOOK JACKET ER -