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Culled from thirty years of interviews with professional wrestling stars, Excitement In The Air - The Voices of NW Wrestling takes you on the road and in the dressing rooms of promotions like never before. You'll read first-hand how wrestlers got started, their thoughts on the men they battled, and the promoters they worked for. From locker room brawls to the ribs played on one another, Mike Rodgers writes from the perspective of both a fan and a historian, providing an insider's look at the comings and goings of the wrestling business throughout the NW.Excitement In The Air is a must-read for wrestling fans of any generation. From start to finish, you won't be able to put this book down.

À 52 ans, la vie de notre héroïne prend un tournant inattendu. Alors qu'elle se prépare àune retraite paisible, elle se retrouve attirée par un rêve audacieux: devenir parachutiste.Sans aucun signe avant-coureur, elle décide de se lancer dans l'inconnu et de sauter dansle vide, littéralement.

It's a truism that's true: there is no football without fans.In Football Fans in their own write, David Picken has invited some of the biggest names on the world stage, as well as those who are volunteers at community clubs who allow the game to thrive day-to-day, to write about why they are football fans.From Pope Francis to the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle; from journalists such as Henry Winter, Simon Hill, and Ned Hall, to volunteers such as Victoria Morton of South Hobart FC and Jean Jackson of Port Vale in the UK; and from those in the entertainment industry such as Sir Tim Rice and Lex Marinos to those involved in the football industry such as Football Australia Chairman Chris Nikou.We find out the 29 contributors' favourite teams, their journeys into football, and how the world game has affected and continues to affect their life.Football Fans in their own write reminds us once again, of the huge tapestry of football fans of every colour, shape, and size who, together, form the world's largest and most passionate community.

Willie Mays thrilled baseball fans for more than two decades. He could do it all-in the outfield, at bat, and on the bases. Five Tools tells the story of arguably the greatest baseball player in the game's history, through more than 20 insightful essays and recaps of over 30 of the most significant games in his career. Some essays explore Mays' time in the Negro Leagues and minor leagues, while others examine the the relationship of Mays to his managers, the press, and his mentoring of Bobby and Barry Bonds.The National League Rookie of the Year in 1951 with the New York Giants, Mays made his big-league debut just four years after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's shameful color line. He brought with him a dynamic blend of power and speed. Just a few years into his amazing career, he left with his teammates for San Francisco.Mays batted .301 lifetime and belted 660 home runs. He hit more than 50 homers in two seasons and led the National League in stolen bases four times. Mays also won 12 Gold Gloves for his fielding excellence in center field. The "Say Hey Kid" earned a spot on a record 24 All-Star teams. Incredibly, he won just two MVP awards.A collaborative effort of 51 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), this book celebrates a player who was known by some as "Wondrous Willie."

From Olympic gold medalist and two-time professional basketball MVP A'ja Wilson comes an inspirational collection on what it means to grow up as a Black girl in America.This is a book for all the girls with an apostrophe in their name.This is for all the girls who are "too loud" and "too emotional."This is for all the girls who are constantly asked, "Oh, what did you do with your hair? That's new."This is for my Black girls.In this empowering and deeply personal collection-adapted from and expanded upon the piece of the same name in The Players' Tribune-WNBA star A'ja Wilson shares stories from her life. Despite gold medals, championships, and a list of accolades, Wilson knows how it feels to be swept under the rug. To not be heard, to not feel seen, to not be taken seriously. As a fourth grader going to a primarily white school in South Carolina, she was told she'd have to stay outside for a classmate's birthday party. "Huh?" she asked. Because the birthday girl's father didn't like Black people.Wilson tells stories like this: stories that held her down but didn't stop her. She shares her contribution to "The Talk," and how to keep fighting, all while igniting strength, resilience, and passion. Dear Black Girls is one remarkable author's necessary and meaningful exploration of what it means to be a Black woman in America today-and an of-the-moment rally cry to lift up women and girls everywhere.

Jockey Queen tells for the first time the legendary exploits of trailblazing female jockey Lillian Jenkinson Holder, who broke the unwritten rule that females could not be jockeys, no matter how low or high level the event.

A captivating look into the remarkable career and controversial life of a baseball Hall of Famer. Roberto Alomar was not just a five-tool Hall of Famer; he was a magician on the diamond, a generational talent whose defensive wizardry left teammates and opponents breathless. Yet, despite his twelve All-Star selections and ten Gold Glove awards, he has remained one of the most contentious and enigmatic characters in baseball¿s history.Roberto Alomar: The Complicated Life and Legacy of a Baseball Hall of Famer is the first complete, balanced biography of arguably the greatest second baseman in Major League Baseball. It covers Alomar¿s impressive career, his altercation with umpire John Hirschbeck and their eventual friendship, the allegations stemming from Alomar¿s personal life, never-before-heard stories about his conflicts with both minor and major league teammates, and his global influence.When Roberto Alomar retired in 2005, his place as one of baseball¿s all-time greats was unquestioned. But the controversies that always seem to follow him make Alomar¿s legacy far from clear. Drawing on dozens of personal interviews with Alomar¿s former teammates and opponents, Roberto Alomar pulls back the curtain on one of the most significant, divisive, and perplexing figures in baseball.

On the last night of the 2021 CrossFit Games, ten thousand fans watched in horror as Brooke Wells' elbow dislocated under the weight of a 190-pound barbell. This is the extraordinary story of what happened next: How Wells pulled off a highly improbable comeback that transformed her mentally and physically into one of the fittest women in the world. In Resilient, Wells provides a refreshingly honest, authentic account of how she overcame fear, self-doubt, and a slew of unexpected obstacles to return to the CrossFit Games less than a year after undergoing total elbow reconstruction. A story of strength, passion, courage, and grit, Resilient is a celebration of one athlete's extraordinary spirit and her inspiring ability to never say die.

The debut memoir from award-winning journalist Morgan Campbell: an incredible history of a family’s battles across generations, a hilarious and emotional coming-of-age story, and a powerful reckoning with what it means to be Black in Canada—particularly when you have strong American roots.Morgan Campbell comes from “a fighting family,” a connection and clash that reaches back to the south side of Chicago in the 1930s. His father’s and mother’s families were both part of the Great Migration from the U.S. rural south to the industrial north, but a history of perceived slights and social-class differences solidified a great feud that only intensified over the course of the century after the families came together in marriage and split up across the border.Morgan’s maternal grandfather, Claude Jones—a legendary grudge-holder, as well was an accomplished musician, peer of Oscar Peterson, and fixture of the Chicago jazz scene—was recruited to play some shows in Toronto, fell in love with the city, and eventually settled in Canada in the mid-1960s, paving the way for Morgan’s parents to join him amid the tumult of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement. Morgan’s paternal grandmother, Granny Mary, however, remained stateside, a distance her schemes and resentments would only grow to fill. That fighting spirit wasn’t limited to the family’s own squabbles, though—it animated the way every generation moved through the world. From battling back as a group against white supremacist newcomers who violently resisted Black neighbours, to Morgan’s pre-teen mother burnishing her own legend by cold-cocking some racist loudmouth bullies, the lesson was clear: sometimes words weren’t enough.In Canada, the Campbells started a family of their own, but the tensions between in-laws never ceased, even as divorce and disease threatened the very foundations of the life they’d built. Bearing witness to all of this was young Morgan, an aspiring writer, budding star athlete, and slow-jam scholar, whose deep American roots landed him an outsider status that led to its own schoolyard scraps and exposed the profound gap between Canada’s utopian multicultural reputation and the very different reality. Having grown up bouncing between these disparate identities and nationalities, real or imagined—Black and Canadian, Canadian and American, Campbell and Jones—My Fighting Family is a witty, wise, rich, and soulful illumination of the journey to find clarity in all that conflict.

In 2018, Leigh Timmis became the fastest person to cycle across Europe, breaking the record by an astonishing 8 days and 17 hours. But Leigh wasn't just trying to conquer the road. This is the remarkable true story of personal transformation against the clock, and the astonishing feats we can accomplish when we face up to our deepest fears.

"The second book by Meaghan Marie Hackinen continues her cycling journey as she travels across the North American continent in the Trans Am Bike Race."--]cProvided by publisher.

Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch - Format 27 x 36cm Die längsten, schwersten und gefährlichsten Wettkämpfe und Abenteuer des Extremsportlers und Erfolgsautors Joey Kelly erstmals vereint in einem Buch Ein Bildband der Superlative: 100 Challenges, 100.000 Kilometer, von -30° bis +52°, von der Sahara über die Atacama, Himalaya und Sibirien bis zum Süd- und Nordpol Das von der großen Fangemeinde heiß ersehnte Lebenswerk Joey Kellys zusätzlich mit exklusivem Video-Content. Musik spielt im Leben von Joey Kelly schon lange keine Rolle mehr. Das ehemalige Bandmitglied der Kelly-Family verfolgt als erwachsener Mann seine ganz eigenen Ziele. Und die liegen jenseits von allem, was ein normaler Mensch zu leisten vermag. Joey Kelly ist einer der herausragendsten Amateur-Extremsportler unserer Zeit. Er finishte 8 Ironman in nur 12 Monaten, 31 Ultra-Marathons, mehr als 10 Wüsten-Ultra-Läufe, 4 Race Across America Rennen und das 8 x 24 Stunden Mountainbike-Race. Er bestritt die Tansania Desert Challenge, den Gobi March, den Himalaya Ultra, den Badwater Run im Death Valles und den Wettlauf zum Südpol, das Idita Race in Alaska, das Atacama Crossing und den Marathon de Sables. Und gegen diese Liste wirken seine 50 Marathons und über 100 Halbmarathons und Kurzstreckenwettkämpfen wie ein Trainingslauf. In fast allen Ländern dieser Erde hat Joey Kelly seinen außerordentlichen Willen, seine Selbstdisziplin und sein unglaubliches sportliches Talent unter Beweis gestellt. Der Bildband "No Limits" zollt seinen sportlichen Erfolgen Respekt. Er bildet das athletische Lebenswerk der Legende Joey Kelley ab: 100.000 Kilometer, 100 Herausforderungen auf allen sieben Kontinenten unserer Erde. Von Asien über Europa, Australien, Amerika, Afrika und bis in die Antarktis, hat Joey Kelly alle sportlichen Herausforderungen angenommen, die sich ihm boten und sie jedes Mal erfolgreich absolviert. Dabei beweist der ehemalige Popstar nach wie vor Showtalent, denn er ist mit seiner sportlichen Leistung immer wieder Mittelpunkt einzelner TV-Produktionen. Auch in seinem Coffee-Table-Book "No Limits" können sich die Leser über Joey als Entertainer hautnah erfreuen. In exklusivem Zusatzcontent, auf den nur Besitzer des Bildbandes über die teNeues App Zugriff haben, können Fans ihn persönlich bei seinen Wettkämpfen begleiten. "No Limits" ist ein beeindruckendes Testat der größten Sporterfolge von Joey und wird nicht nur bei seinen Fans größte Hochachtung hervorrufen.

El Real Madrid es uno de los equipos más exitosos en la historia de la UEFA Champions League. La Champions League es la competición de clubes más prestigiosa del fútbol europeo, disputada anualmente por los mejores equipos de todo el continente.El Real Madrid es el equipo más laureado en la historia de la Champions League, habiendo ganado la competición 14 veces.El club también fue subcampeón en otras tres ocasiones.A lo largo de su historia, el Real Madrid ha conseguido numerosas victorias y momentos memorables en la Champions League. El club fue pionero en la era moderna de la competencia, ganando las primeras cinco ediciones de forma consecutiva, de 1956 a 1960, con un equipo dirigido por el legendario jugador argentino Alfredo Di Stéfano.Desde entonces, el Real Madrid ha seguido siendo una fuerza dominante en la Liga de Campeones, con logros clave en los momentos decisivos. El club es conocido por su capacidad para elevar su rendimiento en partidos importantes, especialmente en los octavos de final de la competición.

A collection of more than 400 quotes from LeBron James, basketball mega-star, activist, philanthropist, and cultural icon, providing readers a unique look into the mind of one of the most recognizable and influential athletes of our era. Part of the In Their Own Words series.

Essential World Cup Reading | Featured in The New York Times' ?What to Read During the World Cup?Wall Street Journal reporters Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg offer a deeply reported account of the intertwined sagas and legacies of two of the greatest soccer players of all time?Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?examining how their rivalry has grown from a personal competition to a multi-billion-dollar industry, paralleling the stunning rise, overwhelming excesses, and uncertain future of modern international soccer.For over fifteen years, almost any conversation about international soccer has always come back to two players?Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?undoubtedly the greatest of their generation but with styles, attitudes, and fanbases that couldn't be more different. For millions of people around the world ?Messi or Ronaldo?? isn't simply a barroom argument, or an affirmation of fandom, so much as a statement of philosophy, of values, of what global soccer is today and of what it will be tomorrow.Now Wall Street Journal reporters and co-authors of The Club, Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg, unite the stories of Messi and Ronaldo into a single modern epic of global sports, detailing how one rivalry changed both the game and the business of international soccer?forever. Based on dozens of firsthand accounts and years of original reporting, Messi vs. Ronaldo weaves together the stakes, color, and characters at the heart of each man's story, going inside the locker rooms and boardrooms where their legends were forged and revealing off-field drama as gripping as anything that happened on it. From their contrasting origin stories to their divergent career arcs and their conflicting reputations, these players have built their successes on opposite paths, yet each, in his own way, offers a riveting tale of triumph and excess. Taken together, their story embodies the astronomical growth of international soccer, how social media has revolutionized the power of sports celebrity, and how the desire to capitalize on the billions of dollars these players represent electrified some of the most storied clubs in Europe?Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Manchester United among them?and cost them almost everything.Updated with a new epilogue detailing Messi and Argentina's remarkable victory in the 2022 World Cup, Messi vs. Ronaldo offers a deeply researched look at their legacy and grapples with the impact that their talents have had on the game for better and for worse. Much more than a retelling of the dual accomplishments of these great players, this is truly a biography of a rivalry, one that has become a crucial lens for understanding the past, present, and future of global soccer.

Το 1913 στο επίσημο ημερολόγιο του ιταλικού Θωρηκτού "Ρεγγίνα Μαργκερίτα", ο επικεφαλής γιατρός του πληρώματος κατέγραψε μία απίθανη ιστορία σχετικά με την πρόσληψη ενός Έλληνα δύτη - σπογγαλιέα, έναν λεγόμενο "γυμνό δύτη", κορυφαίο βαθίτη σπογγαλιευτή του ελληνικού σφουγγαράδικου στόλου, για τον εντοπισμό και την ανέλκυση της άγκυρας του θωρηκτού, η οποία είχε χαθεί στα νερά του νησιού της Καρπάθου, στα Δωδεκάνησα, σ΄ένα βάθος 70 με 80 μέτρα.Ο Δόκτωρ Τζουζέπε Μουσένκο περιέγραψε στο ημερολόγιο του πλοίου τα γεγονότα των τριών ημερών ελεύθερων καταδύσεων του Στάθη Χατζή, του κορυφαίου Έλληνα δύτη που είχαν προσλάβει, σε βάθη μέχρι τα 88 μέτρα και με απίστευτους χρόνους παραμονής στο βυθό των τεσσάρων λεπτών σε κάθε του κατάδυση. Μετά από περισσότερες από δεκαέξη τέτοιες καταδύσεις - ρεκόρ, ο Στάθης Χατζής είχε κατορθώσει να εντοπίσει την χαμένη άγκυρα στο βυθό των Πηγαδιών της Καρπάθου, την είχε δέσει και τελικά είχε βοηθήσει να την σηκώσουν ξανά, πάνω στο πολεμικό πλοίο.Ο συγγραφέας και βιογράφος του Στάθη Χατζή συγκέντρωσε γεγονότα και ιστορικές καταγραφές, αφηγήσεις και μαρτυρίες, συμπληρώνοντάς τα σε αυτό το βιβλίο μόνο, όπου χρειάστηκε, από την φαντασία του γράφοντα, για να γραφτεί η περιπέτεια μιας ολόκληρης ζωής, με άφθονα επεισόδια, όπως υπήρξε η ζωή του κορυφαίου ελεύθερου δύτη...Το βιβλίο αποτελεί το σενάριο του συγγραφέα, για μία ταινία, με θέμα τον Στάθη Χατζή και τις θρυλικές περιπέτειες και καταδύσεις του και την απόδειξη ότι αξίζει η ιδέα του, να το δούμε μία μέρα, σαν ταινία, στον κινηματογράφο!

Rene Meulensteen was assistant manager to Sir Alex Ferguson during a period when Manchester United won ten major trophies, including three Premier League titles, a UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Club title. Meulensteen gives a unique insight into Sir Alex's reign, including tales about legends like Roy Keane, Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs.

"e;This is a great account of the life and career of a man I respect immensely. A fascinating read."e; - Ian Wright"e;A searingly honest account of a fascinating football story. Nedum tells it like he played, with nothing left out."e; - Guy Mowbray, Match of the Day"e;A frank, thought-provoking and compelling insight into one of football's most articulate voices."e; - Rory Smith, New York Times chief soccer correspondent***'My identity is built on conflicts, and I'm proud of who I am I can walk through the rest of my life with something to say.'Nedum Onuoha was not a typical footballer. A young black Mancunian picked by the Manchester City Academy aged ten, he was determined to continue his education despite the lure of a career under the floodlights. Fiercely intelligent on and off the pitch, Onuoha developed into a talented defender and played his part in City's meteoric rise. He was at the Etihad Stadium when they won their first Premier League title - as an opposition player for QPR, having left the Blues just four months earlier.In this characteristically forthright book, Onuoha reveals what goes on behind the scenes at top-tier clubs. Stuffed with insights into household names like Stuart Pearce, Sven-Gran Eriksson, Roberto Mancini and Harry Redknapp, this is football and its most famous figures as you've never seen them before.Kicking Back is also the story of one man's search for identity: as a footballer, as a black man in England and as an outsider in the US during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. What is it like to receive horrific racist abuse while doing your job? And how has football utterly failed the black community? Onuoha provides a damning assessment of the sport's authorities, finally claiming his voice as he dives deep into a life spent on the pitch.

"From chasing a soccer ball through the fields of his native Jamaica as a child, to the basketball courts of Oakville, where he came of age in one of Canada's most thriving cultural mosaics, to his run toward Olympic gold in Atlanta in 1996, Donovan Bailey got a long way on natural talent. But he soon learned he needed to be his own toughest critic if he was going to be the very best. As he rose quickly to prominence in Canada's track scene, others didn't always understand the rigour at work behind his confident demeanour. Media reported, not his determination, but that he was immodest in a way they weren't accustomed to seeing from Canadian athletes, especially track athletes in the wake of the Ben Johnson doping scandal at Seoul in 1988. Bailey was having none of it, and when he called out racism in Canada in a way that contradicted the prevailing idea most Canadians had of their country, he started a media uproar and cracked wide open the nation's moral complacency. Aside from his 100-metre and 4x100 relay golds in Atlanta, Bailey's track career was a litany of records and rare accomplishments, including his audacious 1997 race in Toronto's SkyDome against American 200-metre Olympic champion Michael Johnson to determine who was really the world's fastest man. There would be no disputing the result. For all his talent, Bailey was coached in success long before he was coached in athletics. Following the footsteps of his father, a real estate investor, Bailey was a self-made millionaire by the age of 21 and continued to apply a disciplined mentality to everything he did in life. An Olympic champion, yes, but one mentored in the ways of his mind well before he was taught how to optimize the gifts of his body. Frank about the way Bailey dominated the 100-metre (not even his favourite sport), and unapologetic for pushing those around him as hard as he pushed himself, Undisputed is an athlete's story told with the kind of entertaining and inspiring verve very few of his peers can match."--

From Larry Legend to Kevin Garnett, the Truth to Bill Russell, Celtics Legends Alphabet is a full-court rundown of the greatest hoopers ever to lace 'em up in Beantown. Stunningly illustrated and expertly penned, this book is an all-net 3-pointer for Celtics fans of all ages.