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This book is an uncompromising 'survivor's tale' of being bullied, brawling and bad attitude. Dan takes us on a journey to a time and place of self-reliance and then after a lifetime of study in the martial arts he now firmly believes that violence is not the only answer to solving problems.

As a two-time Super Bowl champion, three-time Pro-Bowler, first-round draft pick, and former Jim Thorpe Award recipient, Malcolm Jenkins knows a thing or two about winning.Over the course of his thirteen-year NFL career, the now retired defensive back’s triumphs extend beyond that on the football field. As a successful entrepreneur, he has seen the blossoming of his business ventures with an eponymous company, Malcolm Inc., and a media conglomerate called Listen Up Media. As a philanthropist, he strives to make a positive difference in the lives of young people in underserved communities through The Malcolm Jenkins Foundation. And as the father of two daughters, he understands the challenges of loving his children, and preparing them for an often unkind and hostile world. But for every triumph, there is a tragedy, for every loss, a lesson. In What Winners Won’t Tell You, Jenkins shares the insight he’s gained from winning and losing alike. One moment, Jenkins is riding high from being the only NFL player to have Super Bowl victories against Hall of Fame quarterbacks, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady and then he’s navigating the harrowing low of a divorce from the mother of his children. In another moment he’s advocating for the advances of Black people in America, and then feuding publicly about the direction of this advocacy. Providing fans and readers alike with an intimate portrayal of life on and off the field, detailed breakdowns of his great moments against the games premiere players, and poignant reflections about what it means to straddle the narrow line between victory and defeat, this “thoughtful memoir” (Kirkus Reviews) is the best kept secret for those who want to know what it takes to be a champion.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home.“Compelling . . . An intimate, honest recollection of Griner’s time held captive in Russia. Coming Home reads as a deeply personal, publicly powerful documentation of what happened—what is still happening—to her body and mind.” —Slate On February 17, 2022, Brittney Griner arrived in Moscow ready to spend the WNBA offseason playing for the Russian women’s basketball team where she had been the centerpiece of previous championship seasons. Instead, a security checkpoint became her gateway to hell when she was arrested for mistakenly carrying under one gram of medically prescribed hash oil. Brittney’s world was violently upended in a crisis she has never spoken in detail about publicly—until now.In Coming Home, Brittney finally shares the harrowing details of her sudden arrest days before Russia invaded Ukraine; her bewilderment and isolation while navigating a foreign legal system amid her trial and sentencing; her emotional and physical anguish as the first American woman ever to endure a Russian penal colony while the #WeAreBG movement rallied for her release; the chilling prisoner swap with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout; and her remarkable rise from hostage to global spokesperson on behalf of America’s forgotten. In haunting and vivid detail, Brittney takes readers inside the horrors of a geopolitical nightmare spanning ten months.  And yet Coming Home is more than Brittney’s journey from captivity to freedom. In an account as gripping as it is poignant, she shares how her deep love for Cherelle, her college sweetheart and wife of six years, anchored her during their greatest storm; how her family’s support pulled her back from the brink; and how hundreds of letters from friends and neighbors lent her resolve to keep fighting. Coming Home is both a story of survival and a testament to love—the bonds that brought Brittney home to her family, and at last, to herself.

This little book Basketball Portraits of oil paintings by Thomas Crawford of thirty-one of the greatest basketball players of the twentieth century includes their brief biographies and statistical records.

I love this book Peter FitzSimons Without doubt, we Aussies love our sport. We've got passionate opinions about the contest, the players, the refs and umpires - and about the commentators. Love 'em or loathe 'em, their calling of a game or race can lift something ordinary into the extraordinary, while their quick-thinking asides are often as timeless as the event itself. In Back to the Studio, Peter Meares talks to more than 40 of Australia's leading commentators to find out just what it's like on their side of the mike. It's all here: snappy quips, classic one-liners, first calls, funniest memories, best moments - and most embarrassing gaffes. Sure to delight every sports fan who's ever thought they'd like a crack at the job and wondered what it takes to make it to the top.

Step into the world of 1940s Negro- League Baseball seen through the eyes of Donald Troy, a pitcher for the Baltimore Elite Giants. Experience this unique era in American history through his detailed, heartfelt, and often humorous letters and journals.Explore the behind-the-scenes life of Negro-League players, from Donald Troy's journey as a bat boy to becoming a ballplayer. Gain rare insights into segregated America during the 1940s, a time when black professional athletes were striving for acceptance in the Major League.Delve into the personal stories of the Negro-League Baseball legends like Roy Campanella, Henry Kimbro, and George Scales. The book includes photos and official documents such as acceptance letters, pay stubs, and player contracts. From injuries to locker room antics, these pages offer a comprehensive view. So, grab a hot dog and peanuts, and immerse yourself in these captivating tales.Published by Fulton Books and 2nd Publishing through Authors Reputation Press it is compiled by Belinda Cole Schwartz. This book sheds light on the baseball stories of the author's father, creating a connection between history and humor through personal narratives.The author expresses the hope that as you read, you'll gain a deeper understanding of baseball, especially Negro League Baseball in the 1940s. Expect to feel the joy of friendships and comical interactions within the game, alongside reflection on the pain and hardships endured by Blacks in the South during the Jim Crow era.

Grandmaster Yeon Hwan Park is one of the most critical players in the development and perpetuation of Olympic Taekwondo. This updated Biography, and book of philosophy, takes us from his humble beginnings in an impoverished Korea, the birthplace of Taekwondo, until today, where it is the most practiced martial art in the world.Yeon Hwan Park is an extraordinary man and martial artist. He is a 9th degree Black Belt, a former US Olympic Coach, a Taekwondo Hall of Fame recipient, author, lecturer, and Taekwondo scholar. He is also a philanthropic family man and community leader.This book takes the reader along a journey, as told by a living legend-Grandmaster YH Park."Every master has a personal story to tell and some are presented more compellingly than others. This book covers the life of an esteemed grandmaster and, if you can take inspiration from it you should." -World Champion Taekwondo Master, Erica Linthorst

Sylveer Maes (Gistel, 1909-1966) a remporte¿ le Tour de France ä deux reprises : en 1936 et en 1939. Il faudra ensuite attendre pas moins de trente ans pour qu'un autre Belge remporte, avec Eddy Merckx, la course par e¿tapes la plus importante du monde. Maes aurait peut-e¿tre pu remporter le Tour encore plus souvent, mais la Seconde Guerre mondiale a e¿clate¿ pre¿cise¿ment dans ses meilleures anne¿es. Et puis, il y a eu cette fameuse e¿dition de 1937, ou¿ le chauvinisme franc¿ais a atteint son point d'e¿bullition et ou¿ les Belges, fatigue¿s, ont quitte¿ le Tour quatre jours avant la fin - et avec Sylveer Maes en jaune ! - ont abandonne¿ le Tour.Sylveer Maes a excelle¿ dans le Tour, mais il e¿tait surtout un coureur polyvalent. Il a remporte¿ Paris-Roubaix, par exemple, et e¿tait e¿galement actif sur la piste et dans les champs. Et pourtant. Malgre¿ ses exploits, le nom de Sylveer Maes semble s'e¿tre un peu efface¿ dans la nuit des temps. Quatre-vingts ans apre¿s sa dernie¿re victoire sur le Tour, Patrick Cornillie le sort de l'oubli avec cette biographie comple¿te et richement illustre¿e.Patrick Cornillie (1961) est poe¿te et e¿crivain, journaliste et auteur de toute une se¿rie de guides et de livres sur le cyclisme. Il a publie¿ des biographies sur Freddy Maertens (2003), Gilbert Desmet (2004) et Marcel Kint (2011), ainsi que, entre autres, "De Zomer van '69. Comment Merckx a gagne¿ face ä Armstrong" (2009) et "Racing in the Great War" (2018).

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A vivid portrait of America’s greatest stallion, the larger-than-life men who raced and bred him, and the dramatic times in which they lived.”—Geraldine Brooks, author of HorseThe powerful true story of the champion Thoroughbred racehorse who gained international fame in the tumultuous Civil War–era South, and became the most successful sire in American racing historyWINNER OF THE DR. TONY RYAN BOOK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THOROUGHBRED RACING LITERATURE The early days of American horse racing were grueling. Four-mile races, run two or three times in succession, were the norm, rewarding horses who brandished the ideal combination of stamina and speed. The stallion Lexington, named after the city in Kentucky where he was born, possessed these winning qualities, which pioneering Americans prized.  Lexington shattered the world speed record for a four-mile race, showing a war-torn nation that the extraordinary was possible even in those perilous times. He would continue his winning career until deteriorating eyesight forced his retirement in 1855. But once his groundbreaking achievements as a racehorse ended, his role as a sire began. Horses from his bloodline won more money than the offspring of any other Thoroughbred—an annual success that led Lexington to be named America’s leading sire an unprecedented sixteen times.  Yet with the Civil War raging, Lexington’s years at a Kentucky stud farm were far from idyllic. Confederate soldiers ran amok, looting freely and kidnapping horses from the top stables. They soon focused on the prized Lexington and his valuable progeny. Kim Wickens, a lawyer and dressage rider, became fascinated by this legendary horse when she learned that twelve of Thoroughbred racing's thirteen Triple Crown winners descended from Lexington. Wickens spent years meticulously researching the horse and his legacy—and with Lexington, she presents an absorbing, exciting account that transports readers back to the raucous beginning of American horse racing and introduces them to the stallion at its heart.

We are living in the Wild West of college sports. Name, Image and Likeness endorsements, the transfer portal, collectives, conference realignment, the powerful influence of media companies have all rendered the notion of amateur athletics a quaint relic of the past, replaced by a Brave New World where money and self-interest rule.

On March 17, 1984, the McLeansboro Foxes completed a dream season by winning the Illinois Class A State Title and finishing 35-0. This book tells the stories about not only the games but also the stories behind the scenes that caused the entire community in Hamilton County and even southern Illinois to follow this team by the thousands.

Sono considerazioni scaturite nel corso delle mie esperienze da Allenatore: raccontate, ascoltate, condivise, confrontate anche nelle sue accezioni con Anna nella sua veste di Counselor. Alla fine dei nostri confronti abbiamo pensato di raccontare tutto ciò, a quattro mani, in questo breviario e chissà ... forse per chi legge potrà essere d'aiuto a far nascere qualcosa di positivo nell'ambito dello sport. Un nuovo modo di approcciarsi nel mondo dello sport secondo un binomio allenatore-counselor innovativo.

An extraordinary account of the life of unknown club boxer, Frank Steele, who sparred with legendary boxing greats like Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier and Ernie Shavers. Impoverished from birth and poorly educated, Frank did the best he could to parlay his boxing prowess and brute strength into fame and fortune. Hired as Foreman's chief sparring partner to help prepare the champ for the Ali "Rumble in the Jungle" fight in Africa, he was fired after doing his job too well -- beating up Foreman and knocking his headgear into the audience. When Ali heard about the incident, he paid Frank $3,000 for the secret to defeating the unbeaten and seemingly invincible champion. This is the untold story of what lead to the greatest upset in boxing history.Ben Clement's research for this book included nine months of interviews with Frank Steele, researching boxing history, and speaking with one of Frank's promoters and the residents of Gary who remembered "The Man of Steel". Ben believes that Frank represents all of the nobodies out there whose lives lack notoriety or infamy, but still have dignity, value and importance nonetheless. He's inspired most by his parents, Fanny & Thestal Clement, and others in their generation who braved the dangers and indignities of racism and inequality while raising black children to become responsible, productive, successful, influential, and patriotic Americans. Ben grew up, and still lives, in Gary, Indiana.

The Tiger Wore Stripes, first published in 1956, is an insightful, down-to-earth look at the career of baseball great Tyrus "Ty" Cobb (1886-1961), who spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers (the last 6 years as the team's player-manager), followed by several seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics. Written by sports writer John McCallum, the book is based on the author's interviews with Cobb as he reflected back on his long and sometimes controversial career. Included are 41 pages of photographs, an appendix of Ty Cobb's career standings, and a comprehensive index.

Først blev maratonløb et hit hos danskerne. Da det blev allemandseje, begyndte vi at bevæge os ud på længere distancer. Først var det triatlon, hvor flere prøver kræfter med halve og hele ironmen. De senere år har ultraløb vundet indpas. Ultraløb er løb, der er længere end maratondistancen.Men hvorfor løber vi overhovedet så langt? Hvad er det, der motiverer os til at bevæge os helt derud, hvor alt andet er skrællet af, og hvor det kun handler om at sætte den ene fod foran den anden?Dette vil Anne Marie Geisler Andersen, en af Danmarks bedste kvindelige 24-timersløbere gennem tiden, forsøge at svare på. Et spørgsmål, der for alvor blev interessant, da hun, efter at have sat tre Danmarksrekorder i streg, stoppede midt i et løb, fordi hun ikke længere vidste, hvorfor hun løb. Bogen berører også den mentale sundhed, og hvordan Anne Marie har løbet fra sine depressioner.

It was the spring of 1951 when Jake Veit's father, an avid outdoorsman, decided he wanted to learn to bowhunt. As Jake picked up his father's enthusiasm for archery, he began shooting in tournaments and bowhunting small game, and ultimately helped his father found an archery club.While intertwining his entertaining personal experiences while growing up in Ohio and beyond with insight into the ancient sport of archery and accompanying images, Veit provides a fascinating glimpse into all the ways involvement in archery can positively effect its participants. As he leads others through his experiences and the history of a sport that has helped man survive over time, Veit details his tournament experiences, the mental and physical control that he and others had to refine to be successful, how to properly execute a shot sequence and other techniques, and much more. Throughout his presentation, Veit reminds us that archery is a life sport that provides exercise and fun while demonstrating that no one has to win to feel accomplished.Modern Archery for Life shares personal experiences, insight, and images that shine an intriguing light onto an ancient sport that can be enjoyed by all ages.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“A captivating read from one of our country’s greatest athletes.” ―Christine Sinclair, former captain of the Canadian Women's National Soccer Team and National Bestselling Author of Playing the Long GameOut of the Toronto suburb of Brampton comes an irresistible story of trials, perseverance, the limelight of international soccer, and—above all—heart.Despite debuting on Canada’s senior national soccer team 20 years ago, scarce is known of Atiba Hutchinson. We’ve watched him win Canadian Men’s Player of the Year six times; celebrated his club team championships; and mourned his injuries. We’ve lamented the state of Canadian soccer and cursed the lost potential—and years. Yet, we know little about Atiba’s personal life, or how he rose from suburban Brampton to becoming Canada’s most-capped national men’s team player, often described as the country’s greatest athlete you haven’t heard about.For the first time, Atiba is ready to share the extraordinary story of his ascent to the heights of professional soccer, nationally and internationally, and what he believes makes a true champion. The Beautiful Dream is an intimate account of Atiba’s awe-inspiring career, from his humble beginnings to playing across Europe; the crushing disappointment of failing national team competitions in the 2010s that nearly led to his resignation from the national program; all the way to his triumphant arrival in Qatar to face off against 31 other nations at the world’s most pre-eminent soccer competition. He has strived to better not only his own game but the landscape of Canadian soccer for over two decades, culminating in Canada’s first trip to the FIFA World Cup since 1986. Yet, as the reflective midfielder shows, this isn’t just his story: The Beautiful Dream is the story of countless Canadians, who strive and scrape for a seemingly unreachable dream—until their fingertips finally graze the surface. It’s a lesson about the unyielding belief required when taking the long road to success. Atiba's journey mirrors the progression of Canadian soccer, and the story of Canada itself: goals that may begin as outsized but as we work towards them, our world changes with us. Atiba’s journey of hope, belief, and resilience connects the country’s modest soccer past to a bold, exciting future in the game. It’s a story that transcends the pitch, exploring what it means to be a kid who dares to dream of achieving the impossible, and the man who perseveres to get there.

"In October 2008, after a San Francisco loss to Seattle, Vernon Davis was put on blast by Coach Mike Singletary in a fiery speech criticizing his 'me-myself-and-I attitude.' It proved to be the turning point in Davis's career, and the inspiration for him to change his mind set and his game plan, as well as his perspective on life and family. At the time, Davis was a young, talented player drafted by the San Franscisco 49ers in 2006 at number six, one of the highest drafted tight ends in NFL history. He played ten years for the 49ers, including a 2013 Super Bowl loss to the Baltimore Ravens in a 34-31 heartbreaker, where Davis recorded six catches for 104 yards. He later won a Super Bowl in 2016 with Peyton Manning and the Broncos, after nailing a crucial downfield block that sprung teammate C. L. Anderson for a key 34-yard run that helped the Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers 24-10 for the ring. Davis retired in 2019 after four final years of playing for his hometown team in Washington, DC. He's now deeply involved in his new passion for acting and producing. Here, he rewinds his real-life tape to reflect on his youthful beginnings, his career and competitive spirit -- and the insights on teamwork, leadership, and responsibility that came in the aftermath of Coach Singletary's press conference that prompted Davis to transform his football career and his life for the better. Weaving personal reflections with frank, real-world advice, Playing Ball is an eye-opening story of what winning -- on the field and off -- is all about."--

"The way I looked at it was Paul had to be pretty damn awesome to do the stuff he did in the ring and remain undefeated for so long with all of his issues. The man had all kinds of things going on outside the ring that should have stood in his way, but he still kept winning. God had to be watching out for him." -Roy Jones Jr."Paul was one of the best. And without the drugs and alcohol, he would have been unstoppable." -Tom YankelloPittsburgh's Paul Spadafora defeated Israel Cardona to capture the International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight belt and the heart of a city that had not boasted a world champion prizefighter in over a half-century. Outside the ring, Paul's irrepressible dependency on drugs and alcohol marred his legacy and bore tragic consequences. Paul's narrative was one of brilliance, crippled by madness, a dichotomy of in-ring savant and out-of-ring calamity. Fighting Till the End is a candid examination of a flawed champion determined to conquer his demons and come out on top in the final round of his life.

“Gør dit liv til en drøm og din drøm til virkelighed.”Citat fra Den lille prins af Saint-Exupery, tatoveret på Griezmanns arm.GOAL-serien er fortalt af den verdensberømte fodboldspiller Antoine Griezmann. Den er inspireret af hans egen barndom. Han beskriver, hvordan vejen mod stjernerne har været fuld af bump, men også de vildeste sejre, de tætteste venskaber og ikke mindst en altoverskyggende passion for fodbold.Tony ‘Grizi’ er kommet på det franske A-landshold, og han er tilmed blevet en af de vigtigste spillere på holdet. Livet som professionel fodboldspiller er hårdt og krævende, og det er svært at leve op til alles forventninger uden at bukke under for presset.Men VM i Rusland 2018 nærmer sig, og trænernes, holdkammeraternes, familiens, vennernes og snart hele nationens øjne er rettet mod ham. Men Grizi er overbevist om én ting: Denne VM-titel tilhører ham!Denne bog er nummer 9 ud af 9 i GOAL-serien.

For two days in late September 1988, Canada’s Ben Johnson was the most celebrated athlete on the planet.Winner of the 100-meter sprint at the Seoul Olympics in a world record 9.79 seconds, he’d just had time to say, “A gold medal—that’s something no one can take away from you,” before testing positive for a performance enhancing drug and giving back his medal.Later admitting to steroid use, Johnson has lived in ignominy ever since, but there’s much more to his incredible story. The sprint he won in Seoul has since been called “the dirtiest race in history,” with six of the eight competitors linked to doping infractions. The steroid for which Johnson tested positive was not the steroid he believed he was using. His drug screening was riddled with irregularities and crucial testing evidence was withheld by Olympic officials in Seoul, circumstances that credible experts now say denied Johnson his right to due process and should have prevented his disqualification.With unprecedented access to Johnson, sportswriter Mary Ormsby now tells his whole story for the first time: how a shy Jamaican kid descended from enslaved African plantation workers became a Canadian sprinting superstar; how a disgraced former athlete came to coach Diego Maradona and the son of a Libyan dictator while fighting tirelessly to determine exactly what happened to him on that fateful day in 1988.

Adrian Alston, commonly known as 'Noddy', was a key member of the semi-professional team that defied all the odds to become the first Australian team to reach the 1974 World Cup finals.Noddy: the Untold Story of Adrian Alston is a tell-all account by Philip Micallef of the flamboyant striker who lit up the local football scene after moving from England to Australia in the late 1960s.Alston looks back on a career that took him from the little ground of Woonona on the NSW south coast to the imperial Olympic Stadium in Berlin.Noddy's was a colourful and extraordinary career but when it came to an abrupt end after he suffered a serious injury, he was able to draw on the altruistic side of his temperament when he devoted his life after football to the special needs of intellectually disadvantaged people. It is a job that gives him as much satisfaction as when he used to bang in the goals for club and country. As a 1974 Socceroo, Adrian Alston is a true legend of the game and Philip Micallef's book will ensure that Noddy's exploits for Australia are not forgotten.

From the New York Times bestselling author of First Man comes a sweeping saga involving two extraordinary—and extraordinarily different—adventurers who have only one thing in common: the ambition to cross the Atlantic in a rowboat . . . alone.

A raw, uplifting story from one of the most important hidden figures in track and field history.When Pauline Davis first began to run, it wasn't with any thought of future Olympic glory. A product of the poor neighborhood of Bain Town in The Bahamas, she carried the family's buckets every day to fetch fresh waterrunning sideways, sprinting barefoot from bullies, to get the buckets of water home without spilling. But when a seasoned track coach saw Pauline sprinting, he saw the heart of a champion.In Running Sideways, Pauline Davis shares her inspiring story. Born and raised in the ghetto, Pauline fought through poverty, inequality, racism, and political machinations from her own country to beat the odds and become a two-time Olympic gold medalist, the first individual gold medalist in sprinting from the Caribbean, the first Black woman on the World Athletics council, and a central figure in the Russian anti-doping campaign. A casualty herself of the doping plague that hit track and fieldshe wouldn't be awarded her individual gold medal until Marion Jones was infamously stripped of her medals for dopingPauline dedicated her years on the World Athletics council to clean sport and fair play. Running Sideways is a book about determination, faith, focus, and an incredible will to succeed. It's about a trailblazer in women's sports, not just in The Bahamas, not just in track and field, but on the global stage.