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Wins, Losses and Lessons: An Autobiography
by Lou HoltzAutobiography of the only football coach to lead 6 different schools to bowl games, and the 9th winningest coach in college football history.
Four Days to Glory: Wrestling with the Soul of the American Heartland
by Mark KreidlerSomewhere beyond the circle of money, glitz, drugs, and controversy that characterizes professional sports in America, remnants of an ideal exist. In Iowa, that ideal survives in the form of high school wrestling. Each a three-time state champion, Jay Borschel and Dan LeClere have a chance in their senior year to join the sport's most elite group: the "four-timers," wrestlers who win four consecutive state titles. For Jay, a ferocious competitor who feeds off criticism and doubt, a victory would mean vindication over the great mass of skeptics waiting for him to fail. For Dan, who carries on his back the burdens of his tiny farming community, the dreams of his hard-driving coach and father, and his own personal demons, another title is the only acceptable outcome. Four Days to Glory is the story of America as told through its small towns and their connection to sport the way it was once routinely perceived: as a means of mattering to the folks next door.
Patriot Reign: Bill Belichick, the Coaches, and the Players Who Built a Champion
by Michael HolleyWhen Bill Belichick arrived in New England, the Patriots were a laughingstock, an organization with a losing record and a roster of overpaid, underperforming players. So how did a head coach with a questionable record transform this team, garner three Lombardi trophies in four years, and -- with the Pats' 2005 Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles -- cement the team's place as an NFL dynasty? With unprecedented access granted by Belichick and his staff, author Michael Holley spent two years with the coach, his team, and his brain trust. Holley provides insights into how Belichick and his coaching cabinet prepare for opponents, evaluate talent, run the draft, and design their offensive and defensive schemes. Patriot Reign captures Belichick at his most candid, and what emerges is a portrait of a complicated man who is cerebral, yes, but also tough, demanding, stubborn, funny, profane, and a master strategist. Frank, uncompromising, and stunning, Patriot Reign is required reading for football fans who want to understand what makes a champion tick .
Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero
by Jeff PearlmanNo Player In The History Of Baseball has left such an indelible mark on the game as San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds. In his twenty-year career, Bonds has amassed an unprecedented seven MVP awards, eight Gold Gloves, and more than seven hundred home runs, an impressive assortment of feats that has earned him consideration as one of the greatest players the game has ever seen. Equally deserved, however, is his reputation as an insufferable braggart, whose mythical home runs are rivaled only by his legendary ego. From his staggering ability and fabled pedigree (father Bobby played outfield for the Giants; cousin Reggie Jackson and godfather Willie Mays are both Hall of Famers) to his well-documented run-ins with teammates and the persistent allegations of steroid use, Bonds inspires a like amount of passion from both sides of the fence. For many, Bonds belongs beside Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron in baseball's holy trinity; for others, he embodies all that is wrong with the modern athlete: aloof; arrogant; alienated. In Love Me, Hate Me, author Jeff Pearlman offers a searing and insightful look into one of the most divisive athletes of our time. Drawing on more than five hundred interviews-- with former and current teammates, opponents, managers, trainers, friends, and outspoken critics and unapologetic supporters alike--Pearlman reveals, for the first time, a wonderfully nuanced portrait of a prodigiously talented and immensely flawed American icon whose controversial run at baseball immortality forever changed the way we look at our sports heroes.
Sunday Morning Quarterback: Going Deep on the Strategies, Myths, and Mayhem of Football
by Phil Simms Vic CarucciSimms, a former New York Giants quarterback and CBS sports annalist, provides a behind the scenes look at football and the NFL. Includes many anecdotes from Simms' own career.
Winning the NFL Way: Leadership Lessons from Football's Top Head Coaches
by Robert L. Shook Bob LamonteIn this extraordinary collaboration with their agent Bob LaMonte, each of five coaches shares his leadership principles.
When the Tuna Went Down to Texas
by Mike ShropshireBill Parcells had earned living-legend status after transforming the Giants, Patriots, and Jets into champions. But in the final weeks of the 2002 season, he found himself living in a self-imposed exile from the National Football League. His heart aching, the Tuna yearned for another lost cause. Enter Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Deep in the heart of Texas, Jones''s once-proud pro football powerhouse had suffered through three straight disastrous seasons. The Tuna and Jones needed each other in the worst kind of way. After a clandestine meeting, Parcells agreed to travel south to restore life to the Cowboys. Football pundits shouted, "Parcells and Jones can't stand each other! It'll never work!" As usual, the pundits were wrong. With Parcells applying his witchcraft, Dallas rolled to a 10-6 regular season record and shocked the NFL by making the playoffs.
The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness
by Buster OlneyFor several years the Yankees were unstoppable World Series champs. Olney describes the lives of the players, coaches, and managers during this time. He outlines scandals, strategies, and memorable plays, while arguing that the philosophy that made the team great was also harmful and inevitably lead to its eventual defeat.
Coach Carter
by Jasmine JonesWhen former Richmond High School basketball legend Ken Carter agrees to take over his alma mater's floundering team, he has the players sign a contract that demands good grades, perfect class attendance, and suits on game days. With Coach Carter at the helm, the Oilers' record soon stands at 12 and 0. But when the coach learns that some members of his team are cutting class and failing academically, he locks them out of the gym, incurring the wrath of the players, the school, and the community. Coach Carter's determination to adhere to his convictions puts his philosophy and his players' trust to the ultimate test.
The Game of Their Lives: The Untold Story of the World Cup's Biggest Upset
by Geoffrey Douglas<p>In the summer of 1950, a most unlikely group was assembled to represent its country in the first soccer World Cup since World War II. The Americans were outsiders to the sport, the underdogs of the event, a 500-to-1 long shot. But they were also proud and loyal men -- to one another, to their communities, and certainly to their country. Facing almost no time to prepare, opponents with superior training, and skepticism from the rest of the world, this ragtag group of unknowns was inspired to a stunning victory over England and one of the most thrilling upsets in the history of sports. <p>Written by critically acclaimed author Geoffrey Douglas, and now a film directed by David Anspaugh ( Hoosiers ), <i>The Game of Their Lives</i> takes us back to a time before million-dollar contracts and commercial endorsements, and introduces us to the athletes -- the Americans -- who showed the world just how far a long shot could really go.
The Heisman: Great American Stories of the Men Who Won
by Bill PenningtonIn the world of Football, there is no individual award so revered as the Heisman Trophy. Every year since 1935, one player has run, thrown, or kicked his way into the pantheon of American sport. This book tells their stories.
The Big Game of Everyhting
by Chris LynchYou have to love your family. You do, even if you don't, right? You don't have to understand them or play tennis with them, but you have to love them. It's a rule, and it's the kind of rule you don't break unless you're some kind of animal. My brother happens to be some kind of animal. My sister rides this sweet gold Honda scooter and has amazing hair. You'd hate her. My parents are vegetarian let-the-sunshine-in freaks. Lovable freaks but freaks all the same. My grandfather possesses a shocking comb-over, a kilt, about half of his original marbles, and his own golf complex. This summer, we are all working for him. It is going to be two hot, lucrative, carefree months of paradise. Or, possibly something else.
Kaitlin's Wild Ride (Thoroughbred #68)
by Joanna CampbellLike her hero Paker Townsend, Kaitlin Boyce plans to event internationally one day and Serling Dream is just the horse to help her make that goal come true. But Kaitlin's dedication and determination are seriously challenged when she meets Connor.
Breaking the Fall (Thoroughbred #67)
by Joanna CampbellWill an injury spell the end for Christina's racing career and her friendship with Melanie?After taking a year off to train with her beloved Star for the Breeders' Cup, Christina is back in silks riding a few preliminary races. But all her plans are shattered when she suffers a severe injury in a track accident. When she learns she won't be able to ride for at least three months, Christina reluctantly agrees to let Melanie train Star -- a situation that will begin to tear the cousins apart. Will they be able to mend their differences for Star's sake? And just what will Christina do while her injury heals?Check out the bio and photo of famed racehorse Whirlaway inside!Ages 10-13
How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory Of Globalization
by Franklin FoerSoccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. It is a perfect window into the cross-currents of today's world, with all its joys and its sorrows. In this remarkably insightful, wide-ranging work of reportage, Franklin Foer takes us on a surprising tour through the world of soccer, shining a spotlight on the clash of civilizations, the international economy, and just about everything in between.
Raiders Night
by Robert LipsyteWhat's it mean to think team? It means you don't talk team business with anybody who isn't on the team. It means whatever happens inside the team stays inside. It means you can only trust a brother Raider. Any questions? At Nearmont High School, football stars are treated like royalty, and Matt Rydek has just ascended to the throne. He's got it all: hot girls, chill friends, plenty of juice to make him strong, and a winning team poised to go all the way. If he can keep his eye on the ball now, his future will be set. But when the team turns on one of its own, should Matt play by Raiders rules, or should he go long alone?
Surf Holiday (Mary-Kate and Ashley, So Little Time)
by Nancy Butcher Mary-Kate Olson Ashley OlsonRiley and Chloe are spending Christmas this year with their father in his trailer on the beach. That means no ski trip with Mom, who must go to help her ailing aunt. That's when the girls decide on the best present of all: to get their parents back together for good.
Board Games (Luna Bay Roxy Girls Series Book #7)
by Cathy East DubowskiLike Rae, the ocean has many moods. Some day it's restless, untamed. Other day it's laid back, dreaming. But it is peace that Rae finds while sitting alone in the trough just after dawn on what promises to be a beautiful day. So she surfs, connecting with the water, with nothing to prove... until her meditation is interrupted by a mob of guys who move in and totally monopolize the waves! When Rae complains, the boys hassle her and even mock her surfing abilities, insisting that female competitions are child's play compared to male contests. Ever the spitfire, Rae challenges them to a duel in the surf, but they refuse. She's no match for a guy. Rae is determined more than ever to prove them wrong, but there's no way she'll be able to compete against them in their males--only tournament. Or is there...?
The Price of Fame (Thoroughbred #64)
by Joanna CampbellChristina saved Star from a stalker, but can she protect him from Brad Townsend?When Christina first moved Star to Townsend Acres to keep him safe from his stalker, she couldn't stand the thought of keeping him under Brad's roof. But now that they've settled in, she can't complain: the facilities are great and Brad is keeping a polite distance. But just when Christina begins to let down her guard, she makes a shocking discovery . . . Ages 8+
Starstruck (Thoroughbred #63)
by Joanna CampbellCan a fan's love go too far? Christina is thrilled by Wonder's Star's recent wins on the track, but with Star's success comes some very strange and very creepy activity around the farm.
Slider: A Novel
by Patrick RobinsonEach summer, on the fields of glorious Cape Marlin, off the New England coast, the nation's best college players gather to play the most important baseball of their lives. Jack Faber is a young hotshot pitcher with an unhittable slider and a rocket for a fastball. He plays for the fabled Seapuit Seawolves and dreams of making the Big Show. But a new coach, the scowling Bruno Riazzi, a former pro catcher, resents the kid's celebrity status and decides to knock him down a peg or two. And he stops at nothing to make it happen. Humiliated, Jack loses his lifelong art, and with it his passion for the game, as well as, mysteriously, his ability to throw. A devastated Jack Faber is released from the St. Charles College roster. But the Seawolves coaches won't give up on him. They bring Jack back to Cape Marlin, determined to help him rediscover his lost talent. He finds himself again under the summer sun, coaches and old friends standing by him. But in the end it will be up to Jack Based on a true story, Slider celebrates the national pastime, a game that can break grown men's hearts-as well as make them whole again.
Jesse Owens: Running Into History (Time For Kids Biographies)
by Time for Kids EditorsTake a close-up look at Jesse Owens, an African American track star—and one of the greatest athletes of all time. Interviews with experts and lively writing deliver the accurate reporting you expect from Time For Kids®. Historical and contemporary photographs capture the life and times of this remarkable Olympic-medal winner.
Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out
by Denise Lewis PatrickJackie Robinson was the first African American to play baseball in the modern major leagues. That may not seem like a big deal today -- but in 1947 it was a very big deal. Until Jackie stepped up to the plate, African Americans couldn't play on most professional sports teams. TIME For Kids Biographies help make a connection between the lives of past heroes and the events of today. Because of Jackie's courage and perseverance, people of all colors now participate in America's favorite pastime. Jackie worked hard and proved to the world that it's your character and talent -- not the color of your skin -- that really matters.
Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather: Stories
by Xingjian Gao Mabel LeeWritten between 1983 and 1990, these translated stories take as their themes the fragility of love and life, and the haunting power of memory. In "The Temple" the narrator's acute and mysterious anxiety overshadows the "delirious happiness" of an outing with his new wife on their honeymoon. In "The Cramp" a man narrowly escapes drowning in the sea, only to find that no one even noticed his absence. In "The Accident" a bus hits a cyclist and, as in stop-action film, the chaotic aftermath gives way to a calm, ordinary street comer with no trace of the previous drama. In the title story the narrator attempts to "unburden myself of homesickness" only to find himself lost in a labyrinth of childhood memories. Everywhere in this collection are powerful psychological portraits of characters whose unarticulated hopes and fears betray the never-ending presence of the past in their present lives."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Hawaii Five-Go! (Luna Bay Roxy Girls Series Book #5)
by Francess LantzThe girls of Luna Bay are chosen as models for a week long fashion shoot -- on the exotic beaches of Hawaii! Upon arrival, Kanani decides to explore her Hawaiian lineage -- only to discover a family secret that could change her life forever. Meanwhile, Cricket is in for a shock all her own when she spots her father out in the surf. Thrilled to catch up with the drifter who left home when she was ten years old, Cricket hopes they'll bond so that he'll stay in her life for good. She soon realizes that he does care for her. But when he learns that the modeling campaign could expose his secret surf haven, he lashes out at his daughter for her involvement. Cricket would do anything not to upset him now that he's back in her life. Can the two set aside their differences, or will she lose him all over again? It's all about a passion for the sport... and life.