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Can You Make a Living Doing That?: The True-Life Adventures of a Professional Triathlete

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Sick of being told how to do this or that? This book is for you. Brad tells hilarious stories of his training, racing and traveling. You'll find yourself laughing out loud. Brad is one of the true characters of the sporting world.

In all the triathlon books and magazines out there, there is very little insight or perspective about what it is like to be a pro triathlete. It also had some interesting and very funny insights about entering the corporate world out of college and wondering if that was what life was all about. I'm sure many people can relate to that, triathletes or not.

The book came in the mail from Amazon at 4 p.m. and I read straight through until 12:45 a.m., laughing the whole time. If you don't like this book you must be an "A.B." - get the book to find out what that means!

As a former teammate of Brads, I enjoyed reading of his antics and career moves in the sport. He writes well and conveys his message nicely. I'm looking forward to the sequel. Keep up the good work Brad!

A wild man!! The best years of my life were with Brad.

Well, one third of the book was written about his childhood, his junior life experience in high school and university which are .... nothing but common growing up experience to every one. Writing style is nothing exciting to write about.... 2 stars...

Mr. Kearns' easygoing writing style matches his racing/traveling lifestyle. Mr. Kearns always seems to be getting into precarious situations, and ultimately escaping - just in time to win a big race. I recommend this book to all athletes - as an uplifting, fun adventure through relationships, travels and races.

As with most books written by athletes, this book reeks of self-obsession. I had to put it down multiple times because I got so tired of reading about how good, smart, deserving, etc., he was. Contrary to many of the reviews on this site, it doesn't reveal anything particularly hilarious, stunning, or even that insightful. I'm not sure what I was expecting to get out of this book, but on the whole it was quite a disappointment. Buy it used or make sure you can sell it to someone else for a few bucks.