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| 冠军教头邓吉回忆录将登上畅销书榜首 |
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作者:NFLChina 翻译:许哲
日期:2007-08-04
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在球场上夺冠之后,托尼·邓吉又在图书销售市场称雄。在作为历史上首位夺得超级碗的黑人教练的6个月后,他将登上《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜榜首。 邓吉的出版商在一份声明中表示,他在8月5日出版的回忆录《安静的力量:纪律、训练与获胜的前提》(《Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life》)将成为最畅销的纪实类精装书。出版商廷代尔书屋(Tyndale House Publishers)说,这是第一本排名首位的与NFL有关的书籍。 在结束了早上的训练之后,这位印第安纳波利斯小马队的主帅表示他已经知道到了书的排名,并对销售量感到惊讶:“这对我来说真的难以置信,大大超过了我的想象,我还以为人们已经对这些琐事感到厌倦了呢。书出的正是时候。” 出版商透露,延代尔已经将《安静的力量》印刷了第五版,在本周结束前,将有超过31万5千本书被印刷出来。 这本书将引导读者从邓吉的童年开始,通过一些改变他人生的事件,领略这位教练成长的道路。书中还有一章是特别献给他在2005年自杀的18岁的儿子詹姆斯。 从1942年开始,登上畅销书排行榜的体育类书籍不到25本。在这些书中有乔瑟·坎塞科(Jose Canseco,前棒球明星)写的《极度兴奋》(Juiced),彼得·罗斯(Pete Rose)的《没有栏杆的监狱》(My Prison Without Bars)、兰斯·阿姆斯特朗(Lance Armstrong,环法自行车赛七冠王)的《重返艳阳下》(It's Not About the Bike)和劳拉·希尔布兰德(Laura Hillenbrand,作家)的《奔腾年代》(Seabiscuit)。不过这些没有一本与NFL相关。 邓吉说他知道出版商只真正关心一件事:“他们想知道应该把书归在哪一类,不确定到底应该把它归入非裔美国人部分、宗教部分还是体育部分。” 对超级碗冠军教头邓吉来说,这是一年内的又一个里程碑。今年1月,他率领弟子们夺得了球队自1984年搬迁到印第安纳波利斯后的首个美联冠军;2周后,邓吉又成为了首个夺得超级碗冠军的黑人教练;随后,球队在白宫受到总统接见,出现在电视节目上;7月,他还当选ESPY的年度最佳教练或经理奖;之后,在训练营开始前,他还作了一次全国巡游,参加了著名主持人大卫·莱特曼(David Letterman)和乔·里诺(Jay Leno)的脱口秀。 邓吉表示将把大部分图书收益捐献给慈善机构,但不会公布这些机构的名字。 原文 Already best on the field, Tony Dungy is now tops in the bookstore. Six months after becoming the first black coach to win a Super Bowl, he's about to grab the No. 1 spot on The New York Times' bestseller list. His memoir, Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life, on Aug. 5 will claim the top spot for nonfiction hardcover, his publishing company said in a statement. Tyndale House Publishers said it is the first NFL-related book ever ranked No. 1. After finishing morning practice, the Indianapolis Colts coach said he was aware of the book's ranking and surprised by the sales. "It's really hard for me to believe," Dungy said. "It's gone way above and beyond what I expected, and I think part of it may be that people are tired of reading about negative stuff. I guess it's the right time." Tyndale has ordered a fifth printing of Quiet Strength, and by the end of this week, more than 315,000 copies will be in print, the publisher said. The book takes readers from Dungy's childhood through some of his life-changing moments as an adult. One chapter is devoted to the death of his son, James, who committed suicide in December 2005 at age 18. Fewer than 25 sports-related books have earned top billing on the bestsellers list that began in 1942, Tyndale said. Among them are Jose Canseco's Juiced, Pete Rose's My Prison Without Bars, Lance Armstrong's It's Not About the Bike, and Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit. But none of them had NFL connections, according to Tyndale House, a Christian book publisher from Cold Stream, Ill. It is also the first No. 1 book for Tyndale in hardcover nonfiction since 2002 when Lisa Beamer's Let's Roll made it, the company said. Dungy said he has heard only one real concern from the publisher. "They wanted to know where to put it," Dungy said. "They weren't sure if it should go in the African-American section, the religion section or the sports section." For Dungy, the stoic coach of the Super Bowl champions, it's yet another milestone in a year filled with them. In January, his Colts won their first AFC championship since moving to Indianapolis in 1984. Two weeks later, Dungy became the first black coach to win the Super Bowl. There was the team trip to the White House, appearances on television shows, and in July, Dungy won an ESPY for best coach or manager. Between the ESPYs and the start of training camp Sunday in Terre Haute, Dungy traveled the country on a promotional tour that included stops at the Late Show with David Letterman and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Dungy said he intends to donate most of the proceeds of the book to charities but wouldn't identify them. But don't expect a sequel. "Certainly not," Dungy said. "This was certainly a one-time thing, and it just seemed to be the right time. It's done well." |
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