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What was Barry Bonds’ reaction to this book?
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Was there any information or content you gathered during your research that you intentionally did not include in Game of Shadows?
Do you sympathize with the players who argued that the only way to make it in the big leagues was to cheat/use steroids?
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What do you think of Bonds’ statement: “We need to forget about the past and let us play the game. We are entertainers. Let us entertain” (268).
Have you experienced any backlash from Bonds' supporters?
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What is the role of the fans? Do they fuel the steroid usage?
Do you believe Bond's should be allowed to enter the hall of fame?
ReplyDeleteWhat motivated both of you to write the book?
If you can make any change on the book what would it be?
Did you feel guilty at all about using Bonds' illegally leaked Grand Jury testimony for the book?
ReplyDeleteHow prevalent do you think performance enhancing drugs are in sports today?
In your opinion, who is the greatest hitter of all time in baseball?
On a fundamental level, did you like/hate Bonds?
ReplyDeleteWere you trying to pose the story entirely factually and as raw as possible, or were you interjecting creativity in how you structured and wrote it to frame bonds in a certain way or get across a certain idea?
what kind of response did you get in general from your book?
Did your opinion on Bonds change over the course of researching/writing this book?
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What impact do you think your book has made on steroid use in professional sports?
Do you think that this book changed athletes interest/ attraction to steroids?
ReplyDeleteDo you ever feel guilty or feel bad that you exposed so many different people for using/ dealing steroids?
What were the worst and the best parts about writing this book?
Did writing this book change your perception of Bonds?
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Were you trying to convey any messages by writing this book?
Would you take steroids if nobody found out?
Was Bonds' drive to be the best unusual? Was he more motivated than most players?
Did you want any person in particular to come across as the antagonist/protagonist of the book?
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What was your inspiration for the title of the book?
What was it like living through the beginning of the steroid scandal? Has your view on the subject changed since then?
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Is it cheating if everyone does it?
What do you guys think of the entire scandal?
ReplyDeleteWhy did you guys choose to write about this?
Why do you guys think this story is important?
Do y'all think that Alex Rodriguez is deserving of a HOF spot even though he got caught with steroids?
ReplyDeleteThrough the writing of the book, has your perspective on race in baseball changed a lot?
How did major league baseball respond to your book?
Favorite current major leaguers?
Do you view Bonds as a person in an overall positive or negative light?
ReplyDeleteWhat were you trying to accomplish with the book?
Why do you think this story is so prevalent to the entire country?
What was your inspiration for writing this book?
ReplyDeleteWhat is your perception of Bonds as a player and separately as a man?
Do steroids help or hurt baseball?
In what ways are the 1986 Mets related to the world of PEDs and should they be considered cheaters like Bonds and others?
ReplyDeleteWhat are the characters doing today? Has this scandal affected the rest of their lives?
Have steroids in the major leagues increased or decreased?