Robert Lipsyte of The New York Times, in his review of the book, wrote that it "may be the high point of American sports journalism".
As a boy, Lipsyte did play Chinese handball against the sides of brick buildings and participated in street games such as stickball, but he felt acute pressure to excel at sports which discouraged his interest.
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