Doctor Socrates: Footballer, Philosopher, Legend By: Andrew Downie | EPUB | 4.32 MiB
March 9th 2017 | ASIN: B01GDD1JM0 | 400 pages
Author: Andrew Downie
Socrates was always special. A hugely talentedÂ*athlete who graduated in medicineÂ*yet drank and smoked to excess, he captained the 1982 Brazil team, one of the greatest sides never to win the World Cup. The attacking midfielder stood out - and not just because of his 6'4" frame. Fans were enthralled by his inch-perfect passes, his coolness in front of goal and his back heel, the trademark move that singled him out as the most unique footballer of his generation.Â*
Â*Â* Â* Off the pitch, he was just as original, with a dedication to politics and social causes that no player has ever emulated. His biggest impact came as leader of Corinthians Democracy - a movement that gave everyone from the kitman to the president an equal say in the running of the club. At a time when Brazil was ruled by a military dictatorship, it was truly revolutionary.Â*
Â*Â* Â* Passionate and principled, entertaining and erudite, Socrates was as contradictory as he was complex. He was a socialist who voted for a return of Brazil's monarchy, a fiercely independent individual who was the ultimate team player, and a romantic who married four times and fathered six children.Â*
Â*Â* Â* Armed with Socrates unpublished memoir and hours of newly discovered interviews,Â*Andrew Downie has put together the most comprehensive and compelling account of this iconic figure. Based on conversations with family members, close friends and former team-mates, this is a brilliant biography of a man who always stood up for what he believed in, whatever the cost.Â*
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