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From humble beginnings in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, to twice winning the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings, the story of Metro Prystai is one of hard work, camaraderie, and a passion for the game. Set in the golden age of hockey, Frank Block presents Prystai’s life though extensive research and tell-all interviews with the legend himself and several famous contemporaries, including Red Kelly, Emile Francis, and Ted Lindsay. This inside look at the life of one of the all-time greats is a must-listen for every fan of the game.

The Cairngorm mountains in Scotland are a magnet for climbers and walkers. John Allen spent more than thirty years in the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team saving the lost and injured. This special anniversary edition of his story includes new chapters discussing how mountain rescue has developed over the last decade.

Everybody faces some degree of adversity at some stage in their lives, but very few have faced as many challenges as Floyd Steadman. Rejected by his father, he coped with a childhood in care. Told he should train to "work with his hands", he insisted on taking A levels, so he could become a teacher. As one of the few Black players in the English club rugby, he was named Saracens captain at the age of 23 and played a leading role in the club’s progress during the 1980s. Many thought he might have played for England, but he was never selected.

In the early 1990s, Tommy Morrison, a young roughneck from Jay, Oklahoma, burst onto the boxing scene to become one of the most controversial fighters of his era. Handsome, eloquent, and dynamic, Morrison parlayed destructive knockout power and a homespun personality into celebrity status throughout middle America, where boxing rarely prospered. But it was his starring role in Rocky V alongside Sylvester Stallone that propelled him to stardom—and ultimately led to his tragic downfall.

Der er antal på alt er en varm og ærlig fortælling om et optimistisk og ligefremt menneske, der møder muren: I sommeren 2018 fik Lars Høgh konstateret livstruende kræft i bugspytkirtlen, som sendte ham gennem opslidende operationer og kemoforløb. I denne bog fortæller han om at bevare troen og optimismen, når det ser sortest ud.

Alt eller intet fortæller Kevin Magnussen for første gang hele historien om sine syv sæsoner i Formel 1. Det er et ærligt indblik i motorsportens kongeklasse, hvor ambitionerne, forventningerne og pengene er rigtig store – det samme er egoerne og konkurrencen mellem både modstandere og holdkammerater. Kevin Magnussen tager dig med helt ind bag rattet i en Formel 1-racer, og i Alt eller intet forholder han sig åbenhjertigt til oplevelserne på de mest berømte racerbaner i verden.

Ride alongside Jon Moxley as he retraces some of the highways traveled on his remarkable journey. Revel in the never-before-told stories about his early life in Cincinnati, Ohio; the gritty independent wrestling scene where he cut his teeth; the complicated corporate landscape of the WWE where he bucked against authority; and the rebellious upstart AEW, where he won the championship in 2020 and was finally free to achieve the vision of the wrestler he'd always wanted to be. With plenty of pitstops and revelatory insights, MOX is the riveting account of the life of a brawler.

Phil Mickelson is one of the most compelling figures in sports. For more than three decades, he has been among the best golfers in the world, and his unmatched longevity was exemplified at the 2021 PGA Championship, when Mickelson, on the cusp of turning fifty-one, became the oldest player in history to win a major championship. In this raw and unauthorised biog­raphy, Shipnuck captures a singular life defined by thrilling victories, crushing defeats and countless controversies.

Einmal um die Erde in den Triathlon-Disziplinen Schwimmen, Laufen und Radfahren. Ganz auf sich allein gestellt macht Jonas Deichmann das Unmögliche möglich. Während die Welt im Lockdown verharrt, umrundet er sie in 14 Monaten voller Grenzerfahrungen und Momente größten Glücks. Deichmann schwimmt durch die Adria, fährt mit dem Fahrrad 20 000 Kilometer bis nach Wladiwostok und durchläuft Mexiko in 120 Marathons.

The Tyler Campbell story is the journey of a man who is in constant search of finding the best version of himself. At an early age, Tyler discovers that his path in life will be a constant emotional roller coaster, that his life will be full of faith-tested trials and heartbreaking setbacks. The son of an NFL Hall of Famer and Heisman Trophy winner, Tyler is on the quest to create a new path for himself and he would utilize the game of football to do it.

If You Were Only White explores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever—an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a baseball whose artistry and antics on the mound brought fans out in the thousands to ballparks across the country. Leroy "Satchel" Paige was arguably one of the world's greatest pitchers and a premier star of Negro Leagues Baseball. But in this biography, Donald Spivey reveals Paige to have been much more than just a blazing fastball pitcher.

Michael Jordan defied gravity, transcended the world’s expectations, and exceeded the limits of age, soaring to fame as the world’s greatest basketball player of all time. While his talent was breathtaking to behold—those flying dunks and record-breaking sixty-point games have inspired generations—the unseen forces behind his success are the kind we can all harness for our own. M. J. and his accomplishments were founded on discipline, hard work, and knowing how to channel the deep competitive drive within.

El 11 de marzo de 2006 Jesús Rollán acababa con su vida en una clínica de tratamiento de adicciones en La Garriga. Tenía 37 años. Sus ilusiones finalizaron en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas en 2004, cuando se retiró lastrado por las lesiones. Su carrera fue brillante. Rollán logró ser campeón de todo y el mejor portero del mundo durante la década prodigiosa de la generación de oro del waterpolo, la primera gran selección española que se recuerda. Su vida transcurrió a toda velocidad.

Durante su exitosa carrera como entrenador de los Chicago Bulls y Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson conquistó más campeonatos que ningún otro entrenador en la historia profesional del deporte. Jackson rápidamente fue bautizado como el "Maestro Zen" por los periodistas deportivos, pero ese apodo lo único que hizo fue redundar en una verdad absoluta: la de un entrenador que inspiraba pero no provocaba, que lideraba a través de despertar retos continuamente en todos y cada uno de sus jugadores para erradicar en cada uno de ellos sus egos, miedos e iras.

In Playing Through the Pain, writer Dan Good seeks to make sense of MLB MVP Ken Caminiti's fascinating, troubled life. The story of Caminiti, the player who opened the lid on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, has never been properly told. Caminiti voluntarily admitted in a 2002 Sports Illustrated cover story that he used steroids during his career, including his 1996 season, and guessed that half of the players were using performance-enhancing drugs. Good's on-the-record sources include Caminiti's steroids supplier, people who attended rehab with him, and more.

He was the most vicious, bloodthirsty, reviled villain in the history of the ring. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, he drew record crowds everywhere he went and left a trail of burned and bloody opponents in his wake. But what those legions of fans screaming for his head never knew was that The Sheik was really Eddie Farhat. The son of Arab immigrants, Farhat served his country proudly in World War II and was fulfilling the American dream. When he wasn't screaming unintelligibly and attacking his enemies, he was busy being the owner and operator of World Wide Sports.

From janitor to journalist, Stringer: A Sportswriter's Memoir is the true story of former sports reporter Robert Garrett, who stumbled into his dream job. While cleaning offices at the Tampa Tribune, inspiration strikes him, and he submits a writing sample in the hopes of covering high school football part-time. It works. Robert is hooked on the business from his first game, which was marred by a brawl. Thus begins a seven-year adventure where he writes over 1,200 stories for four publications on everything sports, from shuffleboard to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Located in a lower-income community that's a short walk from government housing, where police regularly battle crime, and occasional gunshots thundering across the muggy skyline can be heard, Myron Wright turned to his athleticism as a potential ticket to college and towards a better life.

Eine persönliche Kritik am abgehobenen System Profifußball und der globalen Ungerechtigkeit. Wie gerecht ist es, dass ein Fußballer Millionen verdient, während eine Putzfrau von einem Job allein nicht leben kann? Dass wir jederzeit ein Glas Wasser trinken können, aber täglich 2.000 Kinder an Krankheiten sterben, die durch verunreinigtes Wasser übertragen werden? Die Frage der Gerechtigkeit zieht sich durch Neven Subotićs Leben ... schon lange bevor ihm dies bewusst wurde.

Opening Day: 50-for-50 is a baseball tribute like no other—a well-researched work of love representing a half-century of great stories and historical context linked to each of those 50 days. This emotional journey connects three cities, six stadiums, five home teams, and four generations while overcoming life events, baseball’s labor unrest, and the 33-year absence of a hometown team. Along the way, Ortman encountered five U.S. Presidents and more than 50 future Hall of Fame players, coaches, and broadcasters: from Reagan to Obama, Weaver to Torre, and hundreds more.