Olympics category: 421 books
Unsinkable
From Russian Orphan to Paralympic Swimming World Champion
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
The top Paralympic swimmer in the world, Jessica Long delivers an inspirational photographic memoir.
Born in Siberia with fibular hemimelia, Jessica Long was adopted from a Russian orphanage at thirteen months old and has since become the second most decorated U.S. Paralympic athlete of all...
The Wizard of Foz
Dick Fosbury's One-Man High-Jump Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Track and Field Writers of America's 2018 Book of the Year!
In 1968, a US Olympic men’s track and field team—America’s best ever—stirred the world in unprecedented ways, among them the victory stand black rights protest by Tommy Smith and John Carlos at the Games in Mexico City. But in competition,...
by Michael Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
'Elite athletes aren't born. They're made.'Michael JohnsonFrom a living icon of the Olympic Games – as both an athlete and now as a BBC broadcaster – Gold Rush is a compelling analysis of the fascinating combination of psychological and personal qualities, as well as internal and external factors,...
by Jon Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2013
Backroom dealing, cocktail scheming, triple axels, and how top skaters get screwed.
How Far Can You Go?
My 25-Year Quest to Walk Again
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
An inspirational memoir by a man who became an elite wheelchair athlete after suffering a catastrophic spinal injury and who finally walked again 25 years after his accident.
After two years of intense physical therapy following his crippling accident, John Maclean set a new course for himself...
by Frank Zarnowski
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
The pentathlon, comprising competition in the discus, javelin, long jump, sprint, and wrestling, was hailed as the ultimate test of athletic versatility and remained a staple of the ancient Greek Olympic Games, Crown Games and Pan-Hellenic festivals for 1,200 years. Still, there is little scholarly...
Gymnastics
Skills, Tips and Tricks For Learning Benefits of Gymnastics, Gymnastics Equipment, Girls Gymnastics, Boys Gymnastics
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
The young performer's guide to gymnastics gymnastics,boys gymnastics, girls gymnastics, gymnastics equipment, benefits of gymnastics and much more.
Gold in the Water
The True Story of Ordinary Men and Their Extraordinary Dream of Olympic Glory
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
In California, a team of talented young men begin pursuing the most elusive dream in sports, the Olympic Games. The pressure steadily increases as two best friends (a mentor and his protégé) reach the top of the world rankings and unexpectedly find themselves direct competitors. Their teammates...
by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Cover: Zydrunas Savickas is strong in just about any way that you might reasonably assess strength--wasn't it about time that he won the 2009 World's Strongest Man contest?
People
The Sky's the Limit for Mike Zolkiewicz by David W. Barron
Stanless Steel: Man of Steel by Mike Corlett
Training
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Nadia
The Girl Who Couldn't Sit Still
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Nadia Comaneci was a feisty and fearless little girl who went from climbing trees in the forests of Romania to swinging into history at the 1976 Olympic Games, where she received an unprecedented seven perfect scores in gymnastics. But as readers will see in this first-ever illustrated picture book...
Podium
What Shapes a Sporting Champion?
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2014
What does it really take to make the podium? Which of the biological, environmental and psychological factors really shape a champion's route to the top?
To answer these questions, Ben Oakley has taken the original step of combining existing research with a study of leading athletes' autobiographies....
Yuna Kim: Ice Queen
SkateStars Volume 2
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2010
Meet figure skating's biggest star: Yuna Kim. The Korean trailblazer produced two legendary performances at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games to win the gold medal in convincing fashion. Yuna Kim: Ice Queen, the second book in the SkateStars series, uncovers the compelling story of how the beloved...
Relentless Spirit
The Unconventional Raising of a Champion
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
What does it take to become a champion? Gold medalist Missy Franklin, along with her parents, D.A. and Dick, tell the inspirational and heartwarming story of how Missy became both a legendary athlete and a happy and confident woman, something they accomplished by doing things their own way and making...
Joannie Rochette: Canadian Ice Queen
SkateStars Volune 1
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2010
Ladies Figure Skating: the premiere event at the Olympic Games. In February of 2010, Vancouver plays Olympic host as determined athletes make their run for their place in history. Among those athletes will be Canada's Joannie Rochette, a six-time Canadian champion and reigning World silver medalist,...