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Outtakes: Dan Patrick (ESPN Book)

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In Outtakes, Dan Patrick puts his candidly dry sense of humor to good use. He carefully intertwines this dry wit with his incredibly vast knowledge of sports and the athletes who play them in this book of interviews.

In interview after interview with the sports' legends of our time, Patrick asks the questions everyone else is afraid to ask, as well as the questions you can't believe he had the nerve to ask. The word association sections are simply hilarious. Just ask hockey superstar, Eric Lindros, or maybe the Hanson Brothers. (You will have to read the book to get that one)

This book is a nice, easy read, as well as being extremely entertaining. You should finish it rather quickly. Dan Patrick has an intuitive mind for sports' reporting, so pick up this book and enjoy it firsthand.

As soon as I saw the ad in ESPN the Magazine for this book I had to get it. I enjoy Dan Patrick's "Outtakes" every week and always wished there was more than just one page. Well, I got my wish.

The book is formatted just like the weekly column, with offbeat questions for your favorite athletes. The only thing I might change about this book is the fact that there is only one woman athlete interview. Although, I don't watch too many woman's sports, I would love to hear their perspective on things.

"Outtakes" is a must for the sports fan that's looking for something a little different. I'm already looking forward to "Outtakes II"!

Dan Patrick's Outtakes is a great book that goes deep into the players and talks about everything.Some of the players he talks with are Steve Young,Wayne Gretzky,Mark Mcgwire,Brett Farve and alot more.I highly recomend this book if your a true sports fan or if you just want to get to know the players better.

Dan Patrick exemplifies outstanding sports reporting. In Outtakes, he engages his dry sense of humor and mixes it together with his extraordinary knowledge of the sports world. Outtakes is a candid collection of interviews with sports' celebrities of past and present. He is not afraid to ask the questions that everyone truly wants to ask, and the word associations are outright hysterical. Patrick is one of the wittiest people on the face of the earth. Outtakes just shines with this. The book is an easy read, and has a good, steady flow to it. It is one entertaining ride into the insightful mind of Dan Patrick, sports' guru. Just hold on, because the laughs come hard and fast.

Fun, Enjoyable and Fast..... You could read whenever you feel like with no pressure of forgetting what happened... Different People with different Things... Big Names....... FUN FOR LOVERS OF THE GAME Patrick is great as usual...fun and Loving]

This is one of the best sports related books I have ever read. I am a subscriber to ESPN the magazine and enjoy reading the outtakes column in every issue. This is a must for sports lovers!

Outtakes was a great book because it told us a lot of facts about players that nobody really knew. It was also fun to read interesting facts about a player, rather than what's in the boxscore.

When purchasing this book I wanted to get a NEW copy of the book therefore I paid the "new" price. When receiving the book, I was disgusted by the condition of the book....it has punctured holes in, is smashed on every edge and the first 5-6 pages the bottom is torn off.
VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!!!

I loved this book. I always read the Outtakes interview in ESPN The Magazine and the book just gives you more, brand new stuff. On SportsCenter Dan Patrick cannot show his personality or how he relates to the athletes. In Outtakes, he can.

TO ANYONE WHO HAS EVER LISTENED TO THE DAN PATRICK SHOW ON ESPN RADIO, THIS IS A TERRIFIC COMPANION BOOK. DAN'S WIT AND AMAZING INTERVIEW STYLE JUMPS RIGHT OFF THE PAGE AT YOU. IT IS SO MUCH MORE THAN ANY OF YOUR AVERAGE SPORTS INTERVIEWS. HE COMBINES WIT AND WISDOM TO MAKE THIS AN AMAZING READ