Inspired Athlete

Imagine waking up in the morning feeling you have that "I can take on the world" attitude. Imagine feeling inspired to learn a new hobby, pursue a passion, perfect a craft, start a business, or simply believe in yourself. Whether you are an athlete or not, The Inspired Athlete is a book that will change the way you look at your life, your inspiration, your motivation and your journey.

A brave pilot with a painful secret. A world champion swimmer in protective custody. Can he resist her charm or will he have to face his past? Retired Air Force Reconnaissance Lieutenant Pilot Paul Braven has dedicated his life to serving others. He sabotages every relationship, not wanting to share a painful secret from his past. When feisty and cute Shay Cannon is kidnapped by a nefarious crime lord, Paul is the only one who can save her. Shay is irresistible to Paul with her sense of humor and a draw he’s never experienced. Paul keeps reminding himself that she’s like a little sister...

In Every Moment Matters, renowned coach educator John O'Sullivan has collected hundreds of interviews with top coaches, sport scientists, psychologists, and athletes and distilled them into a blueprint for becoming a more effective and inspiring leader. Great coaches realize something that others do not: Every moment matters!

Who's Better? The Legend or the Rising Star? kid will love these stories of excellence.

"Mental Toughness for Young Soccer Players" is more than a book; it's a mentor who guides you through competitive sports' ups and downs. Equip yourself with the tools to handle the psychological demands of soccer and set a foundation for success that will last a lifetime.

Discover the secrets to sports motivation that have helped countless athletes dominate their sport. Learn from the best in the business, and find the mental toughness you need to take your game to the next level.

By age twenty, at the height of the Jazz Age, Trudy Ederle was the most accomplished swimmer in the world. She’d won Olympic gold and set a host of world records. But the greatest challenge remained: the English Channel. Only a few swimmers, none of them women, had ever made the treacherous twenty-one mile crossing. Trudy’s failed first attempt seemed to confirm what many naysayers believed: No woman could possibly accomplish such a thing. In 1926, Ederle proved them wrong.

Champions, as the familiar adage preaches, are not born—they're made. Reaching the top of any sport, or any aspect of life, takes years upon years of dedication and proper preparation. But if there's a huge pool of individuals who have undertaken the same commitment and steps towards becoming the best, what truly separates the winners from everyone else? Joanna Zeiger believes proper mental preparation is the answer. The Champion Mindset is a much-needed and long overdue look into how to program a competitor's mind to achieve optimal success.

Super Strikers: Amazing Stories of Soccer's Greatest takes you right onto the pitch with Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Haaland, and Mbappe. Discover their most unforgettable moments, jaw-dropping skills, and the secrets to their incredible success. Then, flip the book to Icons of Sports: Legends Versus Rising Stars, where you’ll witness thrilling head-to-head comparisons between the greatest legends and today’s rising stars across five sports.

Looking to dominate the green? "DRIVE: Mental Toughness for Young Athletes—Mastering the Sports Psychology of Golf" is the game-changing guide you need. This transformative book equips young athletes with essential tools and strategies to conquer the mental challenges of golf and achieve unparalleled success. Inside, you'll embark on a journey to enhance your golf performance. Learn to cultivate a winning mindset, master unwavering focus and concentration, harness visualization techniques, set inspiring goals, develop effective pre-game rituals, and conquer performance anxiety.

Simone Biles was raised by a single mother with addiction issues, forcing her grandparents to intervene. But Simone soon discovered balance beams and gymnastics mats, setting her on a path toward Olympic greatness. Carli Lloyd, meanwhile, believed her youth soccer career was really starting to take off, only to be cut from her team. Instead of quitting the sport she loved, Carli rebuilt her confidence, ultimately becoming one of the leaders on the World Cup Champion US Women's Soccer team. The athletes featured in this book met earth-shaking challenges head on, and went on to conquer the sports world.

Young minds are constantly seeking direction and inspiration. But in today’s environment full of distractions, it’s not easy to find the right resource for what kids really need. That’s why this book is so timely. This book understands the hurdles kids face – the need for role models, the struggle with challenges, and the desire for meaningful connections. It’s the solution you’ve been looking for: a collection of 15 awe-inspiring stories from basketball legends, each a testament to overcoming adversity and achieving greatness.

Are you hoping to find a book that can both engage your child as well as teach them valuable life lessons? This audiobook is the compromise you’ve been looking for with life stories of some of the most famous athletes of all time. We discuss all of the challenges they faced in life, how those obstacles made them stronger, and the people they became. We cover every sport from football, baseball, and basketball to gymnastics and surfing. This will engage every young sports fan as they learn about their favorite current stars as well as some of the most influential athletes of the past.

The focus of this book is to provide you, the listener, with best practices for working with youth and athletes outside of the classroom environment. There are too many kids and athletes not receiving the support they need mentally, academically, behaviorally, and emotionally.

Looking for the perfect gift to inspire that young athlete in your life? Do you want them to learn the power of perseverance, mental toughness, triumph, and greatness through fun and engaging stories based on real-life sports legends?

Do you want to take control of your emotions and achieve the best results in life? Do you want to develop a champion mind-set like a winner? Lack of confidence in yourself can affect everything from the way you view your career to the way you conduct relationships. You may also develop unhelpful habits, such as smoking and drinking too much, as a way of coping with life.

Competitive athletics is broken. We are building “champions,” but we have lost the true reward of athletic involvement. We need some practical wisdom to better navigate the journey. Fraze and Williams invite parents, coaches, and athletes into deeper conversations about the nature of their relationship with competitive athletics. This book cannot make your athlete a superstar, but it can help them become the best version of themselves. It also cannot make your athlete’s difficult team environment better, but you and your athlete can better understand how to navigate such situations. ...

A former pro football player and a small-town single mother... A new beginning or a new heartbreak? Let this feel-good opposites-attract holiday romance warm your heart! Kelly Young wants to heal after losing her husband and to raise her little girl the best she can in her hometown. But her new neighbor, former wide receiver Brandon Carmichael, seems to intend to demolish his fixer-upper and her hopes for peace and quiet. When he helps her to repair her home, keeps her flower shop business afloat, and makes her hope and love again, could it be that Brandon is exactly what she needs? After a...

Ignite your child's imagination with the thrilling pages of "Inspiring Sports Stories for Curious Minds: 18 Athlete Biographies and How They Became the Best in the World". This captivating collection of tales takes your young reader on an unforgettable journey, delivering a front-row seat to the lives of 18 global sports superstars. Every turn of the page reveals a new adventure, a new challenge overcome, and a new champion standing tall. From the soccer fields of Brazil to the tennis courts of the United States, from the swimming pools of Australia to the cricket pitches of India, the ...

From the New York Times best-selling author of Brady vs. Manning and dean of football writers - an audiobook that explores the many interesting facets to NFL quarterbacks and their relationships with their fathers. My First Coach goes behind the scenes to explore the unique relationship between these and other quarterbacks and their fathers, as well as investigate various approaches to parenting through their stories. Can young athletes overcome helicopter parents? How did the kids with NFL aspirations deal with their fathers who'd already made it?