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  • This Team Is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them)

  • How I Became a Professional Hockey Fan
  • Written by: Steve "Dangle" Glynn
  • Narrated by: Steve "Dangle" Glynn
  • Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (382 ratings)

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This Team Is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them)

Written by: Steve "Dangle" Glynn
Narrated by: Steve "Dangle" Glynn
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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.

©2019 Steve Glynn (P)2019 ECW Press

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)

“A hilarious, inspiring account of how a kid who could barely skate managed to navigate a turbulent period in the Canadian media industry to become one of the most unique voices in our sport.” (Chris Johnston, senior hockey writer, Sportsnet)

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Just amazing

my first audiobook and loved every min of it. Thank you Steve for many greatlaughs.

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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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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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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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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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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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Steve dangle is captivating

makes it easy to follow and you never want to stop. I legit had to force myself to stop at points.

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More than the Leafs

Steve is a great writer and narrator. I'd recommend this book to any hockey fan, or anyone thinking of becoming a youtuber or working in media.

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Well done Dangle..

I for one am glad that you kept after it... looking forward to LFR

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Dangle Navy Unite!

if you have followed Steve through the years, like I have, then this book is a must listen. some of the stories that you died laughing about over the years are even funnier hearing them through a slightly different lense.

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