Farmingville, N.Y. (PRWEB) November 29, 2011
“Sports is like war without the killing,” according to media mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner. Praise and even outright worship of successful professional athletes, on the other hand, often exceeds our reverence for actual war heroes. If being exceedingly good at one sport makes a man a star, what if he is exceedingly good at three? Avid sports enthusiast and published author Louis Saulino has created an engaging first novel, Athlete For Hire, set in the backdrop of the professional sports industry.
“As an armchair quarter back, I envisioned a scenario where a professional sports team owner of three franchises (baseball, football, basketball) could ponder hiring an all-around athlete,” Saulino explained. “This fictional owner, Scott Thomas, meets with his general managers to discuss a highly acclaimed college athlete featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. His proficiency is in the three sports intrigues Thomas who becomes disgruntled when all three of his general managers want the athlete for their respective sport. Thomas exclaims, ‘Why can’t we draft this kid for all three of my teams?’ Having time on my hands in the evening with my sons gone gave me the opportunity to try out a ‘what if’ scenario. It was a blast and I hope readers enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.”
