Rafi Kohan
@rafi_kohan
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I wrote the book on TRASH TALK. Previously, I wrote THE ARENA, finalist for PEN America's Literary Sports Writing Award. "Studs Terkel of stadium life." -WSJ
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Joined June 2009
Do you like books but hate all that dang reading? Here's a book trailer for my new book, TRASH TALK! Best of both worlds.
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In the early 1970s, local tennis prodigy Horace Reid was supposed to be the next great Black champion—until a ruinous relationship with a sports icon brought it all crashing down:
atlantamagazine.com
It wasn’t unreasonable to imagine Horace Reid on a rocket ship to the top of the tennis world. Many already saw him as the next great Black champion. But within a few years, Reid’s tennis dreams...
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A huge congratulations to @rafi_kohan and the entire team at @public_affairs for Trash Talk being selected as the Non-Obvious Book Award's Most Original Book of 2024. @non_obvious #nonobviousbookawards Watch the full shortlist here: https://t.co/N460GBsDQo
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Oooooh yeah
📚💪The greatest day of the year in literature is upon us! If you see an author or a book you read because of Books & Biceps on this list or behind me, it is your duty as a sophisticated meathead to share this. Those are the rules.
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Congratulations to @rafi_kohan and the entire team at @public_affairs for Trash Talk being selected for the 2024 Non-Obvious Book Awards Longlist. @non_obvious #nonobviousbookawards
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If you’re a liberal and you feel numb right now, that’s probably fine.
slate.com
Handling big problems by panicking is never good.
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Thanks so much, Chris! Always great when folks can see past the title to the substance, lol. Happy to talk with groups of coaches, parents, or athletes anytime.
Just read @rafi_kohan’s Trash Talk..incredible book that I feel Coaches, Parents of Athletes and Athletes should read. You look at trash talking very differently. The parts about race were very eye opening and educational, loved the concept of Fight, Flight, Freeze
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Abigail Smithson aka @DearAdamSilver invited me back to co-host a fun conversation with @rafi_kohan about the good and the bad of Trash Talk on the court, in the cage, at the press conference, and in politics - https://t.co/ryGQ40L6Bf
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No time better than #Copa and #Euro season to put some ink on the page on anti-Black racism in futból (or soccer). I applaud the work of @vinijr and others — even if the history (and present) makes me a bit wary. @EmoryUniversity @emorycollege @EmoryHistory
“The first criminal conviction of this nature in the history of Spain is not for me, it’s for all Black people” Racist fans who targeted soccer star Vinícius Júnior were convicted and sentenced, but be wary of the sentence writes @Prof_Suddler Story 👇🏾 https://t.co/jwrAYauwiQ
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Was excited to see that TRASH TALK is a recommended read in @AirMailWeekly’s latest. Take your copy to the beach, or mix it with club soda for a refreshing summertime spritz. https://t.co/vmsuMOWbgN
airmail.news
According to Kohan, Larry Bird and Cassius Clay knew how to get inside their opponents' heads to mess with their game.
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This is a really fun episode — converting radio producers to the trash-talk dark side! — that I was thrilled to be a part of… @utahpublicradio @SoUndisciplined @mdlaplante
https://t.co/z2oZhNVAad
upr.org
Kohan’s latest book tells the story of trash talk, and explains why the practice of leveling vicious insults at our rivals might not be all that bad.
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@rafi_kohan EVERYONE! GO BUY THIS BOOK OR I'LL TALK SO MUCH TRASH YOU'LL NEED YOUR MAMA TO COME RESCUE YOU!
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Do you like to read but hate spending money? Boy, does Amazon have a deal for you — the Trash Talk kindle apparently on sale for $3.99! https://t.co/1l79v55z7D
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Has trash talk found its way into the legal profession? Hear @rafi_kohan discuss his critically acclaimed book, followed by a discussion on its impact on the legal profession, both in the courtroom and the court of public opinion. https://t.co/35CgJxPk4g
#trashtalk #civility
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What went wrong & where the @Sixers go next w @PompeyOnSixers after #NBAPlayoffs elimination last night. Then author @Rafi_Kohan talks his new book "Trash Talk: The Only Book About Destroying Your Rivals That Isn’t Total Garbage." Live at 4pm on @WWDB_AM_860 powered by @ELEC825
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Has trash talk entered the legal arena? Hear @rafi_kohan discuss his book & the impact trash talk has on one’s rivals, followed by a panel discussion of its effect on the legal profession, which has a history of civility & a code of professional conduct https://t.co/35CgJxPk4g
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In the last few months alone... Books & Biceps has had exclusive, phenomenal Q&As with authors: 💪@rafi_kohan 💪@bradpackbooks 💪@staytonbonner If you're not a subscriber, do you even read, bro? Join 12,500+ of us: https://t.co/YT2zQlRtM7
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Excited to see Trash Talk on the @sabr Spring 2024 Bookshelf — and in such excellent company!
Looking for new baseball books? Check out the Spring 2024 #SABR Bookshelf, with new titles from @KeithOB, @davidkrell, @RounderRedSox, @DrPaulRSem, @TomHoffarth, @MitchNathanson, @rafi_kohan, @eric_vickrey, and more: https://t.co/46WP3YM5ZP
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Looking for new baseball books? Check out the Spring 2024 #SABR Bookshelf, with new titles from @KeithOB, @davidkrell, @RounderRedSox, @DrPaulRSem, @TomHoffarth, @MitchNathanson, @rafi_kohan, @eric_vickrey, and more: https://t.co/46WP3YM5ZP
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Want to perform better in sports? Even life? Try incorporating trash talk, @rafi_kohan says in this audio essay. Trash talk turns mere opponents into rivals, and a “rivalry relationship is defined by things like greater effort, more risk taking.” Listen:
nytimes.com
Trash talk once made sports — and our lives — better. It’s time we bring it back.
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“as a manager, John McGraw, who was said to have ‘a genius for making enemies,’ would go so far as to hire private detectives to dig up dirt on opponents, which served as distracting grist to be bellowed at critical moments in a game.” @Rafi_Kohan @NYTimes
nytimes.com
Without trash talk, baseball has lost more than the occasional dugout brawl and well-timed zinger; it’s lost some of its drama.
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