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A Wrestling Life
- The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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What does it take to be an Olympic gold medalist and to coach a collegiate team to 15 NCAA titles? In A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable, famed wrestler and wrestling coach Dan Gable tells engaging and inspiring stories of his childhood in Waterloo, Iowa; overcoming the murder of his sister as a teenager; his sports career from swimming as a young boy, to his earliest wrestling matches, through the 1972 Olympics; coaching at the University of Iowa from the Banachs to the Brands; life-changing friendships he made along the way; and tales of his family life off the mat. A celebration of determination, teamwork, and the persevering human spirit, A Wrestling Life captures Gable's methods and philosophies for reaching individual greatness as well as the incredible amount of fulfillment and satisfaction that comes from working as part of a team.
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In Breaking Free, Herschel tells his story - from the joys and hardships of childhood to his explosive impact on college football to his remarkable professional career. And he gives voice and hope to those suffering from DID. Herschel shows how this disorder played an integral role in his accomplishments and how he has learned to live with it today. His compelling account testifies to the strength of the human spirit and its ability to overcome any challenge.
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For Sports Fans Only
- By Karen P. Smith on 04-07-11
By: Herschel Walker
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Life Is Not an Accident
- A Memoir of Reinvention
- By: Jay Williams
- Narrated by: Jay Williams
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
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Like millions of kids before him, Jay Williams used to pretend he was making the game-winning shot while playing basketball in his Plainfield, New Jersey, backyard. Unlike almost all of those other kids, he kept right on making shots until he became an NCAA champion and two-time national player of the year at Duke and the number-two overall NBA draft pick in 2002.
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Taking ownership of mistakes
- By ladybug on 07-20-16
By: Jay Williams
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Play Their Hearts Out
- A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine
- By: George Dohrmann
- Narrated by: Emily Rose Speer
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
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The NBA has returned to prominence on the backs of phenoms like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Garnett. The media promotes them, the shoe companies pay them, and America applauds. But how exactly do such players reach the pros? What do they give up to get there? And what happens to those who fall short?
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Amazing book, fantastic narration.
- By Randy on 11-03-10
By: George Dohrmann
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The Keeper
- A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them
- By: Ali Benjamin, Tim Howard
- Narrated by: J.D. Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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In the summer of 2014, Tim Howard became an overnight sensation after more than 10 years as one of America's leading professional soccer players. His record-breaking 15 saves for the United States national team against Belgium in the World Cup electrified a nation that had only recently woken up to the Beautiful Game after decades of hibernation. In this inspiring and candid memoir, the beloved US and Everton goalkeeper finally allows himself to do something that he would never do on the field: He drops his guard.
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Tim Howard Saves more then Goals!
- By Ron on 12-16-14
By: Ali Benjamin, and others
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Courage to Soar
- A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance
- By: Simone Biles
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
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In Courage to Soar, the official autobiography from four-time Olympic gold-winning and record-setting American gymnast Simone Biles, Simone shares how her faith, family, passion, and perseverance against tremendous odds made her one of the top athletes and record-breaking gymnasts in the world - and how you too can overcome challenges in your life. In this audiobook, Simone shares the details of her inspiring personal story - one filled with the kinds of daily acts of courage that led her, and can lead you, to even the most unlikely of dreams.
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A little thin
- By Rachel2450 on 11-24-16
By: Simone Biles
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Devoted
- The Story of a Father's Love for His Son
- By: Dick Hoyt, Don Yaeger
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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Born a spastic quadriplegic, Rick Hoyt was written off by numerous doctors, but his parents, Dick and Judy Hoyt, were determined to give their son all the opportunities of a "normal" kid. In 1977, 15-year-old Rick asked his dad to enter a charity race. The twist? Rick wanted to run it too. Dick had never run a race before, and the thought of pushing his son’s wheelchair while running was daunting. But, once again, Dick and Rick were determined to overcome any obstacle. More than 1,000 races later, the devoted father son duo is affectionately known worldwide as Team Hoyt.
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They found solutions
- By Amazon Customer on 09-09-24
By: Dick Hoyt, and others
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Winning Balance
- What I've Learned So Far about Love, Faith, and Living Your Dreams
- By: Shawn Johnson, Nancy French
- Narrated by: Shawn Johnson
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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Twenty-year-old American gymnast Shawn Johnson is a four-time Olympic gold and silver medalist; a national- and world-champion athlete. Already a popular role model to all ages, in 2009 she captured the national spotlight again when she won on the widely popular Dancing with the Stars. Yet Shawn is no stranger to hard work and adversity.
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LOVED HER STORY!
- By Anonymous User on 12-04-19
By: Shawn Johnson, and others
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Jeff Gordon
- His Dream, Drive & Destiny
- By: Joe Garner
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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The first-ever authorized biography of Jeff Gordon, the four-time champion racing legend. For over a year, Garner interviewed and observed Gordon at races, at special events, and at home. The book is based on extensive interviews with Gordon - as well as in-depth interviews with dozens of family members, friends, competitors, and colleagues, some of whom have never gone on the record before.
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Great Listen!
- By Q on 12-01-22
By: Joe Garner
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Dr. J Unabridged
- The Autobiography
- By: Julius Erving, Karl Taro Greenfeld
- Narrated by: Julius Erving
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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With his flights of improvisation around the basket and his towering afro, Julius Erving became one of the most charismatic (and revolutionary) players basketball has ever known. But while the public has long revered this cultural icon, few have ever known of the double life of Julius Erving. Dr. J traces the inner lives of the nearly perfect player and the imperfect man - and how he has come to terms with both.
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I may overrate it, but I’m a hoops junkie!
- By @JWTheBlueprint on 01-29-14
By: Julius Erving, and others
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The Boys of Winter
- The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
- By: Wayne Coffey
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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Once upon a time, they taught us to believe. They were the 1980 US Olympic hockey team, a blue-collar bunch led by an unconventional coach, and they engineered perhaps the greatest sports moment of the 20th century. Their "Miracle on Ice" has become a national fairy tale, but the real Cinderella story is even more remarkable. It is a legacy of hope, hard work, and homegrown triumph. It is a chronicle of everyday heroes who just wanted to play hockey happily ever after.
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Great, but...
- By S. B. G. on 02-13-18
By: Wayne Coffey
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The Keeper - Young Readers' Edition
- The Unguarded Story of Tim Howard
- By: Tim Howard
- Narrated by: William Harper
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
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In this heartwarming and candid memoir, Tim Howard does something he would never do on a soccer field: he drops his guard. As fiercely protective about his privacy as he is guarding the goal for the US national team and for Everton in the English Premier League, Howard opens up for the first time about how a hyperactive kid from New Jersey with Tourette's syndrome defied the odds to become one of the world’s premier goalkeepers.
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Don't judge a book by it's cover.
- By Anonymous User on 08-17-17
By: Tim Howard
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- J. M. Faurote
- 07-01-22
Dan Gable: An Everyman Hero
I liked the folksy narration by Joe Garrett who spoke in as close as you can get to small-town Iowa voice.
Dan Gable had a modest upbringing who started practicing for wrestling at an early age, middle school, and was beset by a tragedy, his sister being murdered when he was in high school. He was especially intense as he started practicing much harder on his wrestling skills to keep his parents together. That was a success as he was virtually undefeated in high school and college at Iowa State and the family stayed together following his wrestling matches. They followed him to the 1972 Munich Olympics where he won a gold but the Games were quickly overshadowed by the slaughter of the Israeli athletes.
Regardless of where he was at in life; the 72 Olympics, coaching at Iowa, he kept track or at least tried to of everyone in the program. He took the meaning of coaching seriously so his wrestlers can contact him anytime on life issues. Also, he seemed to be the antithesis of Bob Knight in coaching.
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- Tim M.
- 02-12-19
Live, Breathe, Train a Wrestlers Life
Loved It, soaked up every word & memory. I dealt like I was a part of this knowing Dan Gable & once recruited by him. I'll listen to this 100×'s in my years. it will never get old.
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- sirlamplot4
- 09-19-15
Dan Gable is Tough....Period
Dan Gable is an exceptional man, athlete, coach, friend, teacher, father, son, brother, and just the kind of kid you pray your son turns out to be, I hope he continues to share his stories.
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- Trey Partridge
- 12-28-16
mindset of a champion
Gables mindset seperated him from everyone else. very intriguing insight in to gables perspective. I would recommend this book and thoroughly enjoyed it
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- Carlos Acevedo
- 02-03-23
Great book
Dan Gabel is a legend for a reason. Awesome to hear some of his stories and accomplishments
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- Joseph Paun
- 07-20-15
Freaking awesome!
If you're a fan of wrestling or have ever wrestled yourself you absolutely need to get this book The stories that Gable tells are worth their weight in gold this is an absolute must read.
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- Jeff
- 06-12-16
A true gem for life lessons
This is a book is a series of lessons from sports icon Dan Gable, but they can be applied to all parts of life, business, etc. To be the best, learn from the best.
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- Kodey
- 03-02-18
Outstanding book for any athlete student or worker
First of all I am a big wrestling fan and athletes. What I found most impressive with this book is that it helps an individual look at life and the things that are most important to us as we work to achieve our goals.
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- Daniel Diaz
- 07-05-23
Insightful
I enjoyed learning about the perspective from such a strong minded athlete. His failures and vulnerabilities only heightened his resolve to push forward.
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- Blackdoghoxie
- 10-21-24
Legend
Absolutely great. If you are a wrestler you need this. Love both the stories and history.
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