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Shark

The Biography of Greg Norman

by Lauren St. John
Ian Esmo
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Greg Norman is golf's mostcomplex and controversial celebrity and perhaps its most gifted and charismaticplayer. He reigned as the world's number-one-ranked golfer for most of a decadeand began 1998 as the PGA Tour's career-earnings leader with almost $12million. As ruthless in the boardroom as he is on the golf course, the Sharkturned a $2 million stake in Cobra Golf into a payoff of more than $40 million.Three parts Crocodile Dundee, two parts Jack Nicklaus, and one part DonQuixote, the jet-setting Shark is larger than life. Yet Norman is also thesport's most notorious victim of cruel calamity and inexplicable defeats. Thisriveting biography by acclaimed journalist Lauren St. John examines Norman'sconquests as well as his failures and his relationships with his father, hisagents, and fellow golfers.

Shark: The Biography ofGreg Norman is the first ever published to include original and extensivecomments from Norman himself. The author's unparalleled access to Norman'speers, family, and friends rounds out this fascinating account of one of golf'sall-time great enigmas.

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  • Release date

    July 18, 2006

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781481598552
      • File size: 316513 KB
      • Duration: 10:59:24

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 30, 1998
      Australian golfer Norman is considered one of the most gifted individuals to play his sport, even though in 22 years as a pro he has won only two major tournaments and had 52 second-place finishes, many of them in major events and many by a single stroke. While sports reporters have often described him as someone who "chokes" in a crisis, St. John, a golf writer for the Sunday Times of London, argues that his aggressive style of play does not let him rest content with a safe par when a flamboyant birdie is more appealing. This seems an outgrowth of Norman's childhood; he grew up as an indifferent student but a dedicated athlete, particularly devoted to surfing. But if his personal quirks have handicapped him on the links, they have proved valuable financially; one business deal netted him more than $40 million, and he has often earned $10 million a year in endorsements. His people skills have been far less successful, for he has fired two managers and virtually every caddie who worked with him. St. John gives readers an even-handed portrait. Photos.

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