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God on the Starting Line: The Triumph of a Catholic School Running Team and Its Jewish Coach
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ISBN13: 9781891369742
Publisher: Breakaway Books
Published: Nov 1 2007
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.06 Depth: 9.04
Language: English
It captures the deeper joy of watching young athletes embrace unfashionable ideals of commitment, sacrifice, courage, and faith.--Sports Illustrated
Marc Bloom coaches as every coach in the sport should. I recommend this book without reservation. Read it, commit it to memory, and you will be better for it.--American Track & Field
At its core a spiritual book. It will inspire the reader who values small works of goodness and the courage to face big challenges.--Jewish Book World
More than a story of different religions, Jewish and Catholic, meeting on the cross-country course. There is an even more eternal struggle: old versus new. Bloom preaches the value of pain, hard work, suffering, and delayed gratification. His cross-country kids are, well, kids. They want to have fun, chase girls, and enjoy the loosey-goosey life. In Bloom's inspiring tale, both coach and kids learn surprising lessons from each other.--Amby Burfoot, executive editor of Runner's World
Marc Bloom, an observant Jew, winds up the coach of a local Catholic high school cross-country team. The common ground he finds between the two faiths helps to propel his team to a state championship.
Marc Bloom, an award-winning journalist, is a features writer for The New York Times and a contributing editor of Runner's World.
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