The runners train ten hours a day. They take about minus 14 seconds for 100 meters. The top group has already disappeared this morning in the year 1920! Erich Kästner loved sports. Whether as a spectator or in his own physical exercise, the human instinct for play held an immense fascination for him. Compiled and published by Kästner expert Sylvia List, this volume brings together the best of Erich Kästner related to sports. Among those taking part are super athletes with muscle fever, outdoor gymnasts, cycling mothers, slow-motion record holders on kick scooters, overly motivated dry swimmers, and Buster Keaton in sports attire. Cheering from the stands are sports enthusiasts, Kästner fans, and all friends of record-worthy good stories and poems.