Research Catalog

Title

Playing hurt : my journey from despair to hope / John Saunders with New York Times bestselling author John U. Bacon ; foreword by Mitch Albom.

Author

Saunders, John, 1955-2016

Publication

• New York : Da Capo Press, 2017.
• ©2017

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bacon, John U., 1964-
• Albom, Mitch, 1958-

Description

xxv, 293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

In Playing Hurt, a leading figure in the sports world -- the quintessential "man's man," who seems to have it all -- confesses his constant battle with depression and how it nearly cost him his life. John Saunders -- stellar athlete and respected sportscaster -- welcomes readers into the heart of his desperate struggle against depression: from insights into the illness's root causes to the nature of modern treatments, from both a medical and cultural perspective. His story unfolds as so many of our lives do -- among family, friends, and colleagues -- but it also peers into places we don't often discuss openly -- psych wards and hospitals. Here is the honest story of a public figure facing his own mental illness head on, and emerging far better off for his effort.

Subjects

• Sportscasters > United States > Biography
• Black author
• Saunders, John, 1955-2016
• Depressed persons > Biography
• Canadian Americans

Contents

Preface: Looking over the edge -- Introduction -- An oasis of love -- An indecent proposal -- Playing with fire -- He ain't heavy -- The salvation of sports -- Looking for a little relief -- My two selves -- The drug business -- Hurting myself -- Moving out, moving on, moving back -- Falling in love -- Go west -- Getting married -- Country John Saunders -- Chasing a new dream -- Making it in Moncton -- Bright lights, big city -- Big man in Baltimore -- A family of my own -- The worldwide leader -- Our sister -- Livin' in America -- The psych ward -- Dr. Dangerous -- Falling backward -- Scaling Mt. Sinai -- Learning to walk -- A high-stakes stroll in the park -- Ready for prime time? -- Testing, testing -- The damage of Doctor Dangerous revealed -- Let the bad times roll -- Stumbling toward unhappiness -- A day in the doldrums -- Peering over the Tappan Zee Bridge -- Back to the bridge -- Crunch time -- You've got to admit it's getting better -- Jimmy V, Dickie V, and cardio V -- Learning the best lesson.

Call Number

Sc E 17-1166

ISBN

• 9780306824739
• 0306824736

OCLC

995048699

Author

Saunders, John, 1955-2016, author.

Title

Playing hurt : my journey from despair to hope / John Saunders with New York Times bestselling author John U. Bacon ; foreword by Mitch Albom.

Publisher

New York : Da Capo Press, 2017.

Copyright Date

©2017

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Local Note

Schomburg copy with dust jacket.

Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Bacon, John U., 1964- author.

Albom, Mitch, 1958- writer of foreword.

Research Call Number

Sc E 17-1166