In 2018, the book was listed on Esquire as one of "The 30 Best Sports Books Ever Written", and was also recommended by self-help author Tim Ferriss who described it as "very candid, very amusing, and very instructional".
ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, ðə bˈʊk wʌz lˈɪstᵻd ˌɔn ɛskwˈaɪɚɹ æz wˈʌn ʌv "ðə θˈɜːɾi bˈɛst spˈoːɹts bˈʊks ˈɛvɚ ɹˈɪʔn̩", ænd wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd baɪ sˈɛlfhˈɛlp ˈɔːθɚ tˈɪm fˈɛɹɪs hˌuː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪɾ æz "vˈɛɹi kˈændɪd, vˈɛɹi ɐmjˈuːzɪŋ, ænd vˈɛɹi ɪnstɹˈʌkʃənəl".