No, really. From pilgrimages and cathedrals, gods and fallen angels, holy wars and holy ghosts, organized sports has every aspect of an organized faith. In fact, it might be even better: all it takes to believe is to stand and cheer.

Nobody knows this better than the preeminent sports documentarian Gotham Chopra, who just so happens to be the son of world-renowned spiritualist Deepak Chopra. While his father taught him to find faith through prayer, Gotham felt pulled towards the Boston Garden and Larry Bird instead. Tracing his unique path from being a diehard fan to witnessing miracles alongside the gods of sport, Gotham makes a compelling case for sports as a modern-day faith. And like any worthy religious text, he also doles out wisdom, which comes in the form of never-before-heard stories about some of the biggest names in sports.

Rarely has anyone had such an up-close view of greatness as Chopra, and now, he lets you come with him behind the scenes to learn how legendary quarterback Tom Brady managed the end of his career, gold medal gymnast Simone Biles struggled with the pressure of the Tokyo Olympics, Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry developed the greatest three-point shot of all time, and much more. Chopra weaves together stories from Kobe Bryant, Alex Morgan, LeBron James, Michael Strahan, Shaun White, and more into modern-day parables that unlock secrets of competition—and of life.

「作者帶來深入且專業的運動分析和報導……既有娛樂性又發人深省，勢必吸引廣大讀者的歡迎。」——Booklist

「運動能啟迪人心、傳遞教育和提升大眾的精神……本書值得運動愛好者一讀。」——Kirkus Reviews

戈森是世界知名的心靈導師狄帕克．喬布拉之子。從小，父親就教他各種祈禱和冥想的方法，但戈森反而癡迷於在波士頓花園廣場看著大鳥博德打球、在芬威球場守著紅襪拿下世界冠軍的那一天。根據這些人生經歷，他大膽地提出：運動是當代的信仰。

練球就像修行、去看球就像朝聖、歡呼就像祈禱、明星球員宛如眾神、而決賽就像聖戰一樣。

在本書中，讀者可以看到傳奇四分衛湯姆．布雷迪的自律精神、史蒂芬．柯瑞投三分球時體會到的心流、雷霸龍．詹姆士沉著還有小飛俠科比的掙扎。此外，還有各項運動如滑雪、長跑、體操和格鬥選手其令人難忘的拚戰時刻。

作者製作過無數知名的紀錄片，包括《王者之路》（Greatness Code）、《傳奇四分衛》（Man in the Arena: Tom Brady）等。本書是他身為老球迷的回憶錄，也是他近身觀察球星多年的第一手筆記。也因此，本書就像一場朝聖之旅，讀者可以從中看到他們為了追求榮耀和自我價值所付出的努力，以及走過的人生歷程。

——中文簡介摘自時報出版《球場上的救贖》