Relentless: The Stories behind the Photographs (Focus on American History Series) - Hardcover

Neil Leifer is a recipient of the prestigious Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports Photography and of the Britton Hadden Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution to Time Inc. journalism. He is also the first photographer ever elected to a professional sports hall of fame, the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Leifer has published sixteen previous books, including nine collections of his sports photography. Currently he is a full-time filmmaker, producer, and director.

"In a social media world that imposes character limits, the power of the visual grows more important and perhaps no one in our sporting history has harnessed it so capably—and relentlessly—as Neil Leifer." (U.S. Sports History 2016-11-12)

"If you are a sports fan, Neil Leifer’s pictures have been shaping your impressions and memories for five decades." (Bob Costas, NBC Sports)

"Chances are you have seen a photograph taken by Neil Leifer. After all, he’s been taking pictures around the world for more than forty years. But it’s not just his productivity that sets Neil apart and makes his work so memorable. It is his relentless pursuit of the larger meaning and the inner truth of his subjects that distinguishes his photography." (Tom Brokaw, NBC News)

"Neil has taken some of the greatest photos you’ll ever see, even if you’ve seen them before." (Yogi Berra, baseball legend)

"Neil Leifer’s work is the quintessence of great sports photography. It makes you hold your breath for a split second, just as you do when you’re experiencing a great sports moment in real life." (Jerry Seinfeld, comedian)

"Neil Leifer’s photographs chronicle sport as well as any journalist’s words. His photograph of Muhammad Ali standing over the fallen Sonny Liston is the most legendary sports photograph of the twentieth century." (Frank Deford, author and journalist)

"Neil was most definitely the best sports photographer of his generation." (Harry Benson, photographer)

"If you mix together equal parts of persistence, exuberance, talent, chutzpah, tenacity, excellence, and generosity, you will discover the magic of Neil Leifer. I have known him for over forty years, and I don’t know anyone who is better at what he does, and who has more fun doing it, than Neil. I’m proud to have him as a friend and colleague." (David Hume Kennerly, Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer)

"Neil is relentless, irrepressible, and irresistible. He has invited me twice to join him at Rao’s, where he has treated me to a fabulous evening filled with wonderful food, wine, and sparkling conversation. At each, I have committed to a documentary, leading me to question who is treating whom. But, in the end, the treat is Neil and the great work he creates." (John Skipper, president of ESPN)