Zinger: A Champion's Story of Determination, Courage, and Charging Back [Paperback]

Paul Azinger (Author), Ken Abraham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996

The winner of the 1993 PGA Championship at Inverness chronicles his fight with cancer, which involved painful chemotherapy treatments and fear for his life, and recounts his successful return to the green. Reprint.

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From Library Journal

Professional golfer Azinger has established himself as one of the leading figures in the sport. He has an impressive record of tournament victories despite his comparatively young age, but his greatest victory was when he overcame cancer in his shoulder and reentered the world of professional golf. Zinger is the autobiography of a deeply religious man who found unusual strength and character through his beliefs. While Azinger will undoubtedly have an impressive biography as his professional achievements accumulate, this abridged work is rather superficial. Buck Schirner provides a flowing narration, and the production quality is quite good. Purchase only for inspirational collections or where interest in professional golf is unusually high.?Ray Vignovich, West Des Moines P.L., Ia.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

From 1987 through 1993, golfer Paul Azinger was one of the leading money winners on the pro tour, but he was tagged as "the most successful player to never win a major." It was an unpleasant burden, but one that vanished when he won the 1993 PGA title. Just as his professional life crested, he received devastating news--the nagging tendinitis in his shoulder was actually cancer. In his pain, he turned to religion, and Christianity played a large role in his subsequent recovery. His religious faith continues as the cornerstone of his life, but this autobiography is about much more than Azinger's ongoing religious experience. Azinger's anecdotes and behind-the-scenes tales of life on the pro tour will keep readers entertained, and his play-by-play accounts of his successes--usually deadly dull in sports bios--are okay, too. Toss in some autobiographical accounts of his pleasant youth, and one has a nice mix of inspiration, humor, and links excitement. Wes Lukowsky --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm) (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061010219
• ISBN-13: 978-0061010217
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,678,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heart of True Champion On and Off the Links, June 18, 2001

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rodboomboom (Dearborn, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zinger: A Champion's Story of Determination, Courage, and Charging Back (Paperback)

Determination and trust in himself and now God make Zinger one of the most popular players.

So good to now see him contend like he just did at 2001 U.S. Open. He is gritty player who toughs it out on the course and as he so exemplary demonstrates here in his early PGA career and his bout with shoulder cancer.

Love the story about his hitting 3-irons over the motel from the asphalt parking lot. That's got to be a swing that can be trusted.

His anguish and yet peace with death of Payne is still treasured memory of all of us who love this game. Zinger is a winner if he never wins again. But I'm convinced that will not be the case.

Great read worth your pursuit. Lessons to be gleaned.

5.0 out of 5 stars Zinger, September 19, 2011

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Eagle Saint (Williamsburg, VA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Zinger (Hardcover)

A great,honest story that rally goes behind the news media fluff an describes this Christian man's battle with cancer. And his friends that stood with him.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read, August 16, 2011

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Brian B. "Casual Reader" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zinger: A Champion's Story of Determination, Courage, and Charging Back (Paperback)

I picked this book up about 5 years ago and didn't read it right away because I though it might just be about his cancer battle. I have always liked Paul and did want to know more. What a nice surprise. The cancer is a thread that is woven throughout the book, but the book tells about his parents and family, his golf days in high school and college, how he met his wife, getting on tour, winning, winning the PGA, his faith renewed in God and how he finally beat cancer. It is a very easy read and a page turner and an insight on why people like Paul Azinger. He is a genuine guy and a genuine Christian.