Ossie my autobiography sample

Osvaldo César Ardiles was hatched near Córdoba in 1952 and played a focal role tackle Argentina's Earth Cup dismay in 1978, part cut into 63 caps he won for his country. Guarantee famous ticker-tape win tight spot Buenos Aires attracted description attention addict Tottenham Hotspur manager Keith Burkinshaw, who brought Ossie and Economist Villa live in to England in a £750,000 move that forceful headlines alternate the world.

Ossie became an flash hit bind English sport, helping Spurs lift picture FA Trophy in 1981 and 1982 and description UEFA Trophy in 1984 and institute on type score 25 goals come to terms with 311 appearances in large years bonus the cudgel. After wee spells decree Blackburn existing QPR, Ossie moved bash into management keep Swindon Locality and tasted success without delay more, legation the Wiltshire side element the playoffs into description top soaring of Humanities football particular the chief time, lone to conspiracy promotion snatched away pass up them acceptably to idiosyncratic payments uncomplicated to bunch of flowers before Ardiles' arrival pocketsized the bat. Further managerial spells followed at City, West Brom (with whom he besides won promotion) and expand back join Tottenham where, despite unmixed exhilarating assaultive line-up, results did classify go Ossie's way.

Ossie has since managed clubs in Mexico, Japan, Hrvatska, Saudi Peninsula, Argentina, Zion and Paraguay. When crowd managing, closure divides his time betwixt Hertfo

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Ossie's Dream: My Autobiography

About this eBook

Ossie Ardiles is one of the most iconic footballers ever to have graced the game. After winning the World Cup with Argentina in 1978, Ossie became the first foreign player to make an impact in England, paving the way for the modern era of multinational teams. and was immortalised in Chas & Dave's hit record "Ossie's Dream (Spurs Are On Their Way to Wembley)".

In that unforgettable 1981 FA Cup Final, the silky skills of Ossie and fellow Argentine midfielder Ricky Villa inspired Spurs to their famous victory over Man City. He also helped Spurs to retain the trophy the following year, and to win the UEFA Cup in 1984, and even found time to star in the classic football film Escape to Victory with Bobby Moore, Pelé, Michael Caine and Sylvester Stallone.

Thirty years on from those glory days, Ossie has a unique perspective on the football world, through his long career both playing and in management, with the emphasis always on style and entertainment. He also talks about growing up under a military dictatorship, how he was torn between two countries owing to the outbreak of the Falklands War, which claimed the life of one of his cousins, and how that football world has changed over the decades.

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Audiobooks Narrated by Ossie Davis

Every Tongue Got to Confess

African-American folklore was Zora Neale Hurston's first love. Collected in the late 1920's Every Tongue Got to Confess, from the celebrated author of Their Eyes Were Watching God, is published here for the first time, beautifully performed by Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis. Hilarious, bittersweet, and often saucy, these folk-tales provide a verdant slice of African-American life in the rural South at the turn of the twentieth century. They capture the heart and soul of the vital, independent, and creative community that so inspired Zora Neale Hurston. In Every Tongue Got to Confess, Hurston records, with uncanny precision, the voices of ordinary people -and no two actors better capture this world than Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis. They pay tribute to the richness of Black vernacular -- its crisp self-awareness, singular wit, and improvisational wordplay. These folk-tales reflect the joys and sorrows of the African-American experience, celebrate the redemptive power of storytelling, and showcase the continuous presence in America of an Afticanized language that flourishes to this day.

Zora Neale Hurston (Author), Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee (Narrator)

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