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020 _a9780061573101
035 _a(AEA)63F0DE1C0D5B4347827F5ADE2C9BA802
050 _aGV 1132.D37
_b.Am35 2008
100 _aDe la Hoya, Oscar,
_d-1973
_9110503
245 0 _aAmerican son :
_bmy story /
_cOscar De la Hoya with Steve Springer.
260 _aNew York, NY :
_bHarper Entertainment,
_cc2008.
300 _axv, 268 p., [16] p. of plates :
_bill. (chiefly col.)
_c24 cm.
505 _aPreface -- A promise made -- A promise kept -- The cleanest window in Mexico -- My last fight, at age four -- Comeback at six -- Food stamps and muggers : life in the hood -- My roots -- Tacos at dawn -- Noise monitor for Budweiser -- Shysters on my doorstep -- Neon warrior -- Starving for recognition -- The men in my corner -- The biggest bra I ever saw -- Chavez : the myth and the man -- Straddling the border -- Anguish to rage -- Searching for love -- Tito -- Shooting for the moon -- Enter Richard Schaefer -- Losing the gold -- Burned -- Golden Boy takes on the big boys -- The love of my life -- My guardian angel -- Cashing in my chips : a gambler reforms -- More men in my corner -- Baring my soul.
520 _aFrom Oscar De La Hoya, one of the most celebrated fighters in the history of boxing, comes a frank and touching memoir about achieving the American Dream: his rise to the top, the power of a solid work ethic, his mother's painful death from cancer, the pitfalls of stardom, and a very personal take on what it means to be an American.--From publisher description.
650 _aBoxers (Sports)
_zUnited States
_9108752
700 _aSpringer, Steve,
_934024
942 _cALR
999 _c76813
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