Sports and recreation

  • Through my eyes

    Creator

    Tebow, Tim.

    Abstract

    Over the course of the last five years, Tim Tebow established himself as one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of college football and a top prospect in the NFL. During that time he amassed an unparalleled resume - winning two BCS national championships, becoming the first sophomore in NCAA history to win the Heisman trophy, and in the face of massive public scrutiny, being drafted in the first round of the NFL draft by the Denver Broncos.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Holland

    Dreamscape Media

    Not specified
  • Tiger & Phil : golf's most fascinating rivalry

    Creator

    Harig, Bob.

    Abstract

    This audiobook includes a bonus conversation between Bob Harig and Jason Sobel.Bob Harig's Tiger & Phil provides an in-depth chronicle of the decades-long rivalry that drove the success of golf's two biggest stars, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.For more than two decades, there have been two golfers who have captivated, bemused, inspired, frustrated, fascinated, and entertained us, and in doing so have demanded our attention - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • Women in sports : 50 fearless athletes who played to win

    Creator

    Ignotofsky, Rachel

    Abstract

    Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the 1800s to today, including trailblazers, Olympians, and record-breakers in more than forty sports. The athletes featured include well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, as well as lesser-known champions like Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a professional men's league, and skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Prince Frederick

    HighBridge Audio

    Not specified
  • No shortage of good days

    Creator

    Gierach, John

    Abstract

    In No Shortage of Good Days John Gierach takes listeners from the Smokies in Tennessee to his home waters in Colorado, from the Canadian Maritimes to Mexico-saltwater or fresh, it's all fishing and all irresistible.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Old Saybrook

    Tantor Audio

    Not specified
  • Pain killer : a memoir of big league addiction

    Creator

    Myhres, Brantt

    Abstract

    #1 BESTSELLER   "This book is at times startling, yet very real and down to earth . . . I saw [Brantt] in all phases of his life and his career. I consider him a friend and an ally. Pain Killer sends a strong message." —Darryl Sutter, former NHL player, coach, and GM From the only player to be banned for life from the NHL, a harrowing tale of addiction, and an astonishing path to recovery. Brantt Myhres wasn't around for the birth of his daughter. Myhres had played for seven different NHL teams, and had made millions.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Viking

    Not specified
  • Over the boards : lessons from the ice

    Creator

    Wickenheiser, Hayley

    Abstract

    NATIONAL BESTSELLERThe greatest women's hockey player of all time, Hayley Wickenheiser shares the lessons that won her four Olympic gold medals, and hard-earned wisdom distilled from moments when she fell short. There is no one in the world like Hayley Wickenheiser. 13 World Championship appearances. 6 Olympic Games. Hockey Hall of Famer. All while raising a child, earning multiple university degrees, and not benefiting from the financial stability male professional athletes have. She gave the game everything she had--now, Hayley shares what the game gave her.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Viking

    Not specified
  • Where men win glory : the odyssey of Pat Tillman

    Creator

    Krakauer, Jon.

    Abstract

    The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man's haunting journey. Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In May 2002, Tillman walked away from his $3.6 million NFL contract to enlist in the United States Army. He was deeply troubled by 9/11, and he felt a strong moral obligation to join the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

    Not specified
  • Sum it up : a thousand and ninety-eight victories, a couple of irrelevant losses, and a life in perspective

    Creator

    Summitt, Pat Head

    Abstract

    Pat Summitt, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history aad bestselling author of Reach for the Summitt and Raise The Roof, tells for the first time her remarkable story of victory and resilience as well as facing down her greatest challenge: early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Pat Summitt was only 21 when she became head coach of the Tennessee Vols women's basketball team. For 38 years, she has broken records, winning more games than any NCAA team in basketball history.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

    Not specified
  • Open : an autobiography

    Creator

    Agassi, Andre

    Abstract

    From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, a beautiful, haunting autobiography. Agassi’s incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. By the age of thirteen, he is banished to a Florida tennis camp that feels like a prison camp. Lonely, scared, a ninth-grade dropout, he rebels in ways that will soon make him a 1980s icon. He dyes his hair, pierces his ears, dresses like a punk rocker.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

    Not specified
  • One game at a time : my journey from a small town to hockey's biggest stage

    Creator

    Singh, Harnarayan

    Abstract

    INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER. From the distinct and vibrant voice behind Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi comes the story of pursuing a dream and defying the odds, reminding us all of hockey's power to unite. BoninoBoninoBonino! Ask a hockey fan if they have heard the wonderfully electric call of Nick Bonino's overtime-winning goal from the 2016 Stanley Cup Final and they will almost surely answer with a resounding yes !

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    McClelland & Stewart

    Not specified