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The Resource Playing hurt : my journey from despair to hope, John Saunders with New York Times bestselling author John U. Bacon

Playing hurt : my journey from despair to hope, John Saunders with New York Times bestselling author John U. Bacon

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For the first time ever, the popular late host of ESPN's The Sports Reporters and ABC's college football openly discusses a lifelong battle with depression. During his three decades on ESPN and ABC, John Saunders became one of the nation's most respected and beloved sportscasters. In this moving, jarring, and ultimately inspiring memoir, Saunders discusses his troubled childhood, the traumatic brain injury he suffered in 2011, and the severe depression that nearly cost him his life. As Saunders writes, Playing Hurt is not an autobiography of a sports celebrity but a memoir of a man facing his own mental illness, and emerging better off for the effort. I will take you into the heart of my struggle with depression, including insights into some of its causes, its consequences, and its treatments. I invite you behind the facade of my apparently "perfect" life as a sportscaster, with a wonderful wife and two healthy, happy adult daughters. I have a lot to be thankful for, and I am truly grateful. But none of these things can protect me or anyone else from the disease of depression and its potentially lethal effects. Mine is a rare story: that of a black man in the sports industry openly grappling with depression. I will share the good, the bad, and the ugly, including the lengths I've gone to to conceal my private life from the public. So why write a book' Because I want to end the pain and heartache that comes from leading a double life. I also want to reach out to the millions of people, especially men, who think they're alone and can't ask for help. John Saunders died suddenly on August 10 ,2016, from an enlarged heart, diabetes, and other complications. This book is his ultimate act of generosity to help those who suffer from mental illness, and those who love them
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eng
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Playing hurt : my journey from despair to hope
Title
Playing hurt
Title remainder
my journey from despair to hope
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John Saunders with New York Times bestselling author John U. Bacon
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Language
eng
Summary
For the first time ever, the popular late host of ESPN's The Sports Reporters and ABC's college football openly discusses a lifelong battle with depression. During his three decades on ESPN and ABC, John Saunders became one of the nation's most respected and beloved sportscasters. In this moving, jarring, and ultimately inspiring memoir, Saunders discusses his troubled childhood, the traumatic brain injury he suffered in 2011, and the severe depression that nearly cost him his life. As Saunders writes, Playing Hurt is not an autobiography of a sports celebrity but a memoir of a man facing his own mental illness, and emerging better off for the effort. I will take you into the heart of my struggle with depression, including insights into some of its causes, its consequences, and its treatments. I invite you behind the facade of my apparently "perfect" life as a sportscaster, with a wonderful wife and two healthy, happy adult daughters. I have a lot to be thankful for, and I am truly grateful. But none of these things can protect me or anyone else from the disease of depression and its potentially lethal effects. Mine is a rare story: that of a black man in the sports industry openly grappling with depression. I will share the good, the bad, and the ugly, including the lengths I've gone to to conceal my private life from the public. So why write a book' Because I want to end the pain and heartache that comes from leading a double life. I also want to reach out to the millions of people, especially men, who think they're alone and can't ask for help. John Saunders died suddenly on August 10 ,2016, from an enlarged heart, diabetes, and other complications. This book is his ultimate act of generosity to help those who suffer from mental illness, and those who love them
Biography type
autobiography
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N$T
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1955-2016
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Saunders, John
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  • 796.092
  • B
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illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
GV742.42.S28
Literary form
non fiction
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  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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1955-2016
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  • Saunders, John
  • Bacon, John U
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  • Sportscasters
  • Canadian Americans
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
  • GAMES / Gambling / Sports
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / History
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / Reference
  • TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports
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Playing hurt : my journey from despair to hope, John Saunders with New York Times bestselling author John U. Bacon
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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multicolored
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text
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  • txt
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ocn995358688
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unknown
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First edition.
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1 online resource (293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates)
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Access restricted to subscribing institutions
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9780306824746
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illustrations.
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EB00700263
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remote
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934589F6-C616-4D10-9BF4-E33D23DBB455
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(OCoLC)995358688
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Playing hurt : my journey from despair to hope, John Saunders with New York Times bestselling author John U. Bacon
Link
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn995358688
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 online resource (293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Access restricted to subscribing institutions
Isbn
9780306824746
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations.
Publisher number
EB00700263
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
934589F6-C616-4D10-9BF4-E33D23DBB455
System control number
(OCoLC)995358688

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