Part of being a rich and famous athlete or coach is that you get to write your autobiography. It’s understood that a professional writer may be involved in helping the celebrity put the thing into book form.
But being good at what you do doesn’t mean you have a great story to tell. And sometimes your story is best left in the hands of someone else. Here’s a list of nine sports biographies that make the cut.
This covers a mix of American sports, with more on baseball than any other. But we have ‘Seabiscuit’ and a biography of Muhammad Ali, the autobiography of Arthur Ashe and more.