Push Dick's Button: A Conversation on Skating from a Good Part of the Last Century--and a Little Tomfoolery
"Working as an ABC commentator for 28 years with Dick was a real adventure! I can NOW imagine what his mother must have gone through!"--Peggy Fleming, Olympic Figure Skating Champion, three-time World Champion, TV commentator"Dick Button is the custodian of the History of Figure Skating and its quintessential voice. He made the words "lutz" and "salchow" part of our everyday vocabulary."--Brian Boitano, Olympic Figure Skating Champion, two-time World Champion, star of Food Network, author of cookbookWhat Would Brian Boitano Make?"A witty, insightful read by the grand master of all things skating. I could listen to Dick talk about skating until hell freezes over!"--Dorothy Hamill, Olympic Figure Skating Champion, World Champion, U.S. National Champion, TV star"Dick Button is a master among men. In addition to being an Olympic hero for millions, Mr. Button is the voice of a generation with years of creating memories and bringing figure skating and the Olympic Games into living rooms around the nation, including mine. The honor of being within earshot of this marvelous gentleman has been my pleasure many times over, and now with this conversational novel the world can enjoy the same wit and expertise in the palms of their hands."--Johnny Weir, two-time Olympic Figure Skater, three-time U.S. National Champion, TV star and analyst"We've been listening to Dick Button talk about figure skating for more than 50 years, and rightly so. He is the most important voice the sport has ever known. Now comes his new book, filled with wonderful commentary, insight, criticism and humor. If Dick Button is talking about skating, we all should be listening, and reading."--Christine Brennan, USA Today columnist, ABC News and PBS commentator, author of the best-sellingInside Edge