You Can't Make This Up : Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television

from bookswoman

This was a great read! Having a chance to "hear" Al Michaels talk through all the great moments I remember listening to over the last 30 years was wonderful. While reading I could "hear" his voice in my head. The "Do You Believe in Miracles" hockey game, the sportcaster who was nominated for an E...

from VGAHarris

I am admittedly a little bias as Michaels is one of my favorite announcers. Enjoyable read of the twists and turns in his career and the many building blocks required for Michaels to ascend to the top of the profession. As he has been present at and broadcast many high profile national and intern...

from Razinha

Great book. I've always thought of Al Michaels as "just there", which might not sound too good, but to a professional like Michaels, that's actually high praise because it was about the sport and not him. The names! What a career... football, basketball, boxing, hockey, baseball, the Olympics...A...

from JenniferRobb

I've seen Al Michaels on broadcasts for a number of years but didn't know much about him. It was interesting to read about his early interest in and his early years in broadcasting and how he approached it. I most enjoyed the stories where I could identify the event (The U.S. Hockey team winning ...

from Jarratt

If you're looking for neat stories about some of the biggest names, games, and events in sports, this is a good book from the man who's called most of them. I thought it covered his history quite well and was entertaining throughout. Not being a fan of much other than football, some of the sectio...