Every Day I Fight: Making a Difference, Kicking Cancer's Ass

Stuart Scott · Larry Platt

Mar 2015 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White and Cassandra Campbell

About this audiobook

“When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer.  You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live.” – Stuart Scott

The fearless, intimate, and inspiring story behind ESPN anchor Stuart Scott’s unrelenting fight against cancer.

Shortly before he passed away, on January 4, 2015, Stuart Scott completed work on this memoir. It was both a labor of love and a love letter to life itself. Not only did Stuart relate his personal story—his childhood in North Carolina, his supportive family, his athletic escapades, his on-the-job training as a fledgling sportscaster, his being hired and eventual triumphs at ESPN—he shared his intimate struggles to keep his story going. Struck by appendiceal cancer in 2007, Stuart battled this rare disease with an unimaginable tenacity and vigor. Countless surgeries, enervating chemotherapies, endless shuttling from home to hospital to office and back—Stuart continued defying fate, pushing himself through exercises and workout routines that kept him strong. He wanted to be there for his teenage daughters, Sydni and Taelor, not simply as their dad, but as an immutable example of determination and courage.

Every Day I Fight is a saga of love, an inspiration to us all.

About the author

Stuart Scott’s groundbreaking style made him one of television’s most influential broadcasters. As an anchor and commentator for SportsCenter, he became the face of ESPN, the most popular and recognized anchor of his generation. As lead host of the NBA on ESPN and ABC, as well as a host of Monday Night Football on ESPN, Scott redefined the telecasting of modern sports events. He received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2014 ESPY ceremony. Stuart Scott died in January 2015.

Larry Platt is the former editor of Philadelphia magazine and the Philadelphia Daily News. He is the author of Only the Strong Survive: The Odyssey of Allen Iverson and coauthor of Just Tell Me I Can’t: How Jamie Moyer Defied the Radar Gun and Defeated Time. His writing has appeared in GQ, New York, The New York Times Magazine, and Sports Illustrated, among other publications. He lives outside Philadelphia with his wife, Bet.