Epic: In Search of the Soul of Sport and Why It Matters Audiobook (Free)

‘This may conceivably be Barnes’s best work yet’ Marcus Berkmann, Daily Email

‘For 30 years I used to be the tone of voice of sport at THE CHANGING TIMES – but that’s plenty of about me. What matters is sport.’

That is an autobiography from which the author, award-winning article writer Simon Barnes, has been surgically taken out. He has reported on six World Cups, seven Olympic Games, cricket on five continents and more than 20 Wimbledons, viewing Diego Maradona, Usain Bolt, Sachin Tendulkar and Roger Federer at their about Epic: In Search of the Soul of Sport and just why It Matters peak. On the way he had soul-revealing interactions with Ayrton Senna and sat on Desert Orchid.

His journalist’s encounter provides him perspective, before addictive madness of sport takes over. Epic is a stunning mosaic of a number of the best sporting moments lately, which build-up to provide the reader with a better idea of what sport is for, what differentiates winners from losers, and reveals how sport shows us how better to enjoy life.

This is sport unplugged. Speaking for itself. Allowing the reader to understand sport with more clearness and depth than ever before.