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This Team Is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them)
- How I Became a Professional Hockey Fan
- Narrated by: Steve "Dangle" Glynn
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Steve Dangle’s incredible odyssey, from self-starting Leafs lover to sports-media star.
How do you turn ranting about hockey into a career? Steve “Dangle” Glynn is a YouTuber, podcaster, and sports personality from Toronto who managed to turn a 16-second online rant about the Maple Leafs into a career in sports media. From video blogging in his parents’ house at 19 to yelling on televisions across Canada at 28, Dangle has been involved with some of the most important sports companies in the country.
In between tales of Steve’s adventures, both online and off, This Team Is Ruining My Life is also a kind of how-to (or how-not-to) guide: in an ever-evolving media landscape, sometimes, you have to get creative to find the job you want. This is Steve Dangle and his accidentally-on-purpose journey through sports media so far.
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What the critics say
“Folks always say to me, ‘When Coach’s Corner is on, no one in our house is allowed to talk.’ I reply, ‘Neither am I.’ Now I find myself hushing my own household when Steve is on. Steve says he’s taken a page from us, but I know it’s novel. Enjoy.” (Ron MacLean, Coach’s Corner)
“A wonderful look at the rickety ladder to success in sports media and how one can invent their own way of climbing it. Revel in Steve’s journey from irritated Leafs fan yelling into a webcam to irritated Leafs fan yelling into much more expensive cameras.” (Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer, ESPN)
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-06-17
Just amazing
my first audiobook and loved every min of it. Thank you Steve for many greatlaughs.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-08-21
Intersting and easy to listen to
An interesting and easy to listen to telling of Steves life thus far. The narrating gets better as it goes along.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-05-18
Different than expected.
Love the story even though it's not quite what I expected. more about becoming a part of the hockey media world than hockey related stories from a fan. also Steve narrating is unexpectedly good.
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- Lee
- 2019-05-20
This book is improving my life and I loved it!
Love the Leafs and love that Steve voices all that we feel, the highs, lows and frustration. This is a feel good book that gave us an insight into the inner workings of the LFR king.
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- Arash Maghsoudloo
- 2020-01-20
Expected and elaborate in a good way
If you've known dangle from the LFR videos you will probably not find too many untold mysteries or unexpected turns in this biography. What you will find is a tale of a young man's journey into the formative years of his career. Dangles voice is poignant, humorous and fun which keeps the surprisingly lengthy decade long journey enjoyable. I'm left feeling closer to him and with a new found appreciation of what Steve's gone through to be the successful young man he is today. Keep on keeping on Steve! Go leafs go!
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- Steven Kobza
- 2023-01-27
Amazing story
A wonderful story told by a man who writes like he speaks. Highly recommend his podcast whether you like hockey or not
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-04-09
Thanks Steve!
Steve Dangle introduced me to hockey this September and, thanks to his podcast, I've been able to listen to him (and his screaming) every day since.
For those who have a similar adoration for Steve as I do, "This Team is Ruining my Life" will make you further appreciate this YouTuber turned high-profile hockey media member. For those who will be introduced to Steve through this book, welcome to the world of a truly great guy who knows his hockey good.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-08-12
Absolutely loved this !!!
This book means more than you know!! This audio book provided entertainment for my mum and I. Time we’ve spent together listening to your book will be memories that I will cherish forever.
You see, Steve, my mum is battling terminal cancer and we love listening to your comments after every Leafs games and this book was a nice “filler” after the 2018 season ended and we are all hoping she will be able to hear more in 2019
We love you Steve
Go Leafs Go
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- mrfragz
- 2020-12-27
Quality Steve as Always
Perfect glimpse into the life behind the videos and podcast. Told in that same entertaining way.
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- alex leblanc
- 2019-04-09
Is this the best book to ever exist?!?!
Probably not but it's awesome and I loved it. Great work Steve, you da bomb.
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