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Barry Hearn: My Life

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Barry Hearn: My Life

By: Barry Hearn
Narrated by: Barry Hearn
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The autobiography of the legendary sports promoter Barry Hearn.

'I am the largest sports promoter in the world. I promote 11 sports to a global audience of billions of people every day of my life'

A larger-than-life working-class hero, Romford born and bred—always ready with the perfect soundbite—Barry Hearn was famously described as 'roguish but never a rogue'.

Hearn is credited with turning snooker into one of the biggest sports in Britain. He essentially turned a sport in which competitors wear bowties into a massive globally televised event. Away from the table, his promotions empire casts its net over a dozen sports—from professional boxing to darts, fishing to 10-pin bowling—and his career spans four decades. He also previously owned Leyton Orient football club.

Packed with hilarious anecdotes from the golden age of snooker, and behind-the-scenes insight into boxing negotiations and darts bust-ups, Hearn's book is a joy to listen to from start to finish.

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If you were born around the 70s then you will love this trip down memory lane. Reminisce over the snooker boom, Eubank Benn fights and Brit pop culture from the 70s/80s/90s, Hearn tells a good story, charming, funny and interesting because you will hear first hand accounts of iconic moments in British sport history. He still has the gift of the gab people!

A unique account of British pop/sport culture, very well written and told

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Barry is so driven whether in his own sporting life or in his working life. Kept surprising me with his hard work to first pass out as a chartered accountant, never say die attitude throughout his life, his honesty and integrity and unswerving devotion to his family and the sports people he represented. From running marathons in more than respectable times, to being more than useful in the boxing ring to making snooker breaks I could only dream of Barry is a dream manager for any sports person who might have the potential to be the best in the world.
So enjoyable to listen to as I watched nearly all of the sports in the book at the time - so interesting. Barry you deserve all of the success you now have.
This is a 5 star listen - I smiled all the way through

Barry - You Surprised Me

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Amazing story of am amazing man, what a life he as had.
Loved his voice I come from the same part of the country.
It was great to hear of his remarkable life.
Thank you Barry for sharing your story.

WHAT A LIFE

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