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Get Her Off the Pitch!: How Sport Took Over My Life book cover
Funniest Sports Memoir

Get Her Off the Pitch!: How Sport Took Over My Life

by Lynne Truss

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Best known for her punctuation crusade, Lynne Truss reveals an unexpected obsession in this witty memoir: sport. From a childhood indifference to athletics, she traces her unlikely transformation into a sports fanatic, chronicling the bewildering moment when watching televised sport became central to her existence.

With characteristic humour and self-deprecating charm, Truss explores how sport infiltrated every corner of her life, from cancelled social engagements to tearful moments during major tournaments. She examines the peculiar psychology of sports fandom, the tribal loyalties it inspires, and the curious comfort found in following teams and players with devoted intensity. A refreshingly honest account that will resonate with anyone who's ever found themselves inexplicably shouting at the television or checking scores when they should be doing something far more sensible.