The Seven Deadly Sins of Sport [electronic resource]

O'Reily, Titus2025

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WHERE THERE’S SPORT, THERE’S SINNING.Name a global sports icon and there will be a sin or two. Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Ronaldo – they’ve all committed their fair share of sins. And we’re not talking low-level transgressions like coveting your neighbour’s servant or his ox (as appealing as that might be). No, this is about the seven deadly sins:SLOTH The gateway sinLUST The fun sin – until you get caughtWRATH The road rage of sinsGREED Doing bad things to get more thingsPRIDE Self-love, just not the lust oneGLUTTONY Fun until the hangover, or your pants no longer fitENVY Feeling bad because someone else is goodTitus O’Reily leads us into the temptations of sportspeople across the globe, from elite cricket, ice hockey, NFL and baseball through to lower-league soccer and competitive eating. We meet the players, mascots and administrators whose sins over the decades have been absurd, unwise, inspired, reckless, or all of the above.One thing’s for certain: sinning is never boring.