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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home.“Compelling . . . An intimate, honest recollection of Griner’s time held captive in Russia. Coming Home reads as a deeply personal, publicly powerful documentation of what happened—what is still happening—to her body and mind.” —Slate On February 17, 2022, Brittney Griner arrived in Moscow ready to spend the WNBA offseason playing for the Russian women’s basketball team where she had been the centerpiece of previous championship seasons. Instead, a security checkpoint became her gateway to hell when she was arrested for mistakenly carrying under one gram of medically prescribed hash oil. Brittney’s world was violently upended in a crisis she has never spoken in detail about publicly—until now.In Coming Home, Brittney finally shares the harrowing details of her sudden arrest days before Russia invaded Ukraine; her bewilderment and isolation while navigating a foreign legal system amid her trial and sentencing; her emotional and physical anguish as the first American woman ever to endure a Russian penal colony while the #WeAreBG movement rallied for her release; the chilling prisoner swap with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout; and her remarkable rise from hostage to global spokesperson on behalf of America’s forgotten. In haunting and vivid detail, Brittney takes readers inside the horrors of a geopolitical nightmare spanning ten months.  And yet Coming Home is more than Brittney’s journey from captivity to freedom. In an account as gripping as it is poignant, she shares how her deep love for Cherelle, her college sweetheart and wife of six years, anchored her during their greatest storm; how her family’s support pulled her back from the brink; and how hundreds of letters from friends and neighbors lent her resolve to keep fighting. Coming Home is both a story of survival and a testament to love—the bonds that brought Brittney home to her family, and at last, to herself.

This little book Basketball Portraits of oil paintings by Thomas Crawford of thirty-one of the greatest basketball players of the twentieth century includes their brief biographies and statistical records.

Step into the world of 1940s Negro- League Baseball seen through the eyes of Donald Troy, a pitcher for the Baltimore Elite Giants. Experience this unique era in American history through his detailed, heartfelt, and often humorous letters and journals.Explore the behind-the-scenes life of Negro-League players, from Donald Troy's journey as a bat boy to becoming a ballplayer. Gain rare insights into segregated America during the 1940s, a time when black professional athletes were striving for acceptance in the Major League.Delve into the personal stories of the Negro-League Baseball legends like Roy Campanella, Henry Kimbro, and George Scales. The book includes photos and official documents such as acceptance letters, pay stubs, and player contracts. From injuries to locker room antics, these pages offer a comprehensive view. So, grab a hot dog and peanuts, and immerse yourself in these captivating tales.Published by Fulton Books and 2nd Publishing through Authors Reputation Press it is compiled by Belinda Cole Schwartz. This book sheds light on the baseball stories of the author's father, creating a connection between history and humor through personal narratives.The author expresses the hope that as you read, you'll gain a deeper understanding of baseball, especially Negro League Baseball in the 1940s. Expect to feel the joy of friendships and comical interactions within the game, alongside reflection on the pain and hardships endured by Blacks in the South during the Jim Crow era.

FIGUREHEAD FOR WOMEN'S EMANCIPATION THE FIRST FEMALE WORLD CHAMPION CYCLING STUNT WOMAN AVIATION PIONEER COMEDY ACTRICE WWI HEROINE AMBASSADRICE JOURNALIST This biography finally reveals the life story of one of the most amazing heroines. Many of the obstacles shehad to overcome are still burning. More than a portrait of Hélène, this book is also the story of a long-running 'battle of the sexes', a story of courage and perseverance, of falling (literally) and getting up, of big and small dreams and of an unquenchable desire for adventure. Born as the daughter of an army officer in Tournai (Belgium), Hélène Dutrieu was destined for a life as a house- wife or a cotton mill worker. Hélène, however, sees more potential in a life as a cyclist. It turned into an adventurous life that made Dutrieu a household name from Paris to New York in the early twentieth century.

Grandmaster Yeon Hwan Park is one of the most critical players in the development and perpetuation of Olympic Taekwondo. This updated Biography, and book of philosophy, takes us from his humble beginnings in an impoverished Korea, the birthplace of Taekwondo, until today, where it is the most practiced martial art in the world.Yeon Hwan Park is an extraordinary man and martial artist. He is a 9th degree Black Belt, a former US Olympic Coach, a Taekwondo Hall of Fame recipient, author, lecturer, and Taekwondo scholar. He is also a philanthropic family man and community leader.This book takes the reader along a journey, as told by a living legend-Grandmaster YH Park."Every master has a personal story to tell and some are presented more compellingly than others. This book covers the life of an esteemed grandmaster and, if you can take inspiration from it you should." -World Champion Taekwondo Master, Erica Linthorst

No player in the history of baseball has left such an indelible mark on the game as San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds. In his twenty-year career, Bonds has amassed an unprecedented seven MVP awards, eight Gold Gloves, and more than seven hundred home runs, an impressive assortment of feats that has earned him consideration as one of the greatest players the game has ever seen. Equally deserved, however, is his reputation as an insufferable braggart, whose mythical home runs are rivaled only by his legendary ego. From his staggering ability and fabled pedigree (father Bobby played outfield for the Giants; cousin Reggie Jackson and godfather Willie Mays are both Hall of Famers) to his well-documented run-ins with teammates and the persistent allegations of steroid use, Bonds inspires a like amount of passion from both sides of the fence. For many, Bonds belongs beside Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron in baseball's holy trinity; for others, he embodies all that is wrong with the modern athlete: aloof; arrogant; alienated.In Love Me, Hate Me, author Jeff Pearlman offers a searing and insightful look into one of the most divisive athletes of our time. Drawing on more than five hundred interviews -- with former and current teammates, opponents, managers, trainers, friends, and outspoken critics and unapologetic supporters alike -- Pearlman reveals, for the first time, a wonderfully nuanced portrait of a prodigiously talented and immensely flawed American icon whose controversial run at baseball immortality forever changed the way we look at our sports heroes.

Part sports star, part antihero, part hip-hop icon, Allen Iverson has managed to cross over into the mainstream of American culture -- without compromise. Defiantly tattooed, with his hair in cornrows, the six-foot Philadelphia 76ers point guard is one of the most recognizable and controversial stars of the sports world. His meteoric rise from a troubled childhood in the ghetto to NBA superstardom has been marked by five straight playoff appearances, including a finals berth in 2001 and an MVP award. From his rap sheet to his rap album, fans and journalists alike hound his every move. But never before has a biographer presented a full portrait of this complicated and intensely private star -- a man whose loyalty to his family, the streets, and his friends trumps any other concern. Filled with exclusive interview material and unprecedented access to many of Iverson's inner circle, Only the Strong Survive is the first in-depth look at the truth behind this newly minted legend.

Einmal Uwe Seeler begegnen! Oder Günter Netzer. Oder Rudi Völler. Oder Ottmar Walter aus der Weltmeister-Elf von 1954. Marcel Wedow, der Fußball-Fan aus Bad Tabarz, hat es wahrgemacht und seine Fußball-Helden getroffen. "Wie hast du das nun wieder geschafft", fragten seine Freunde - und in diesem Buch erzählt er uns, wie die Begegnungen mit Gerd Müller, Uli Hoeneß und Jürgen Klinsmann verliefen. Wir erfahren, warum Hans Tilkowski vor einer Schule fotografiert wurde und was ein defektes Navi, stinkender Käse oder rote Ampeln mit Fußball zu tun haben können.Ob in Hamburg, München, Kaiserslautern oder Köln oder ... Marcel Wedow schaffte es, dass sein Fußballtrikot mit wachsender Bewunderung von den Größen des deutschen Fußballs signiert wurde. Nicht wiederholbare Episoden mit Franz Beckenbauer, Horst Eckel oder anderen unvergesslichen Fußballern werden lebendig. Bei manchen im Stadion, bei anderen im Wohnzimmer, als Mitfahrer im Auto und mit VIP-Ticket in der Lounge. Wedows Fußball-Helden sind die, die sich geschunden haben, für die Fußball ein Spiel war, in das man sich mit allen Kräften hineinwarf, das wichtiger war als modische Frisuren, Lifestyle oder lohnendes Geschäft. Und ein Buch für Leute, die noch zögern, Unmögliches wahrzumachen.

Er war ein Fußballidol, ein Künstler am Ball, Weltmeistertrainer und Sportfunktionär - kaum ein anderer Fußballer war weltweit so bekannt und beliebt wie Franz Beckenbauer, der Fußball-Kaiser aus dem Münchener Stadtteil Giesing. Und über kaum einen kursieren so viele Geschichte, Anekdoten und Erzählungen. Franz Beckenbauer revolutionierte als unvergleichlich eleganter Defensivspieler den Fußball auf und - als einer der ersten Sport-Medienstars der Bundesrepublik - auch neben dem Rasen. Er verhalf der deutschen Fußball-Nationalmannschaft zu zwei großen Titeln und etablierte den FC Bayern München als einen der ganz großen Clubs des Weltfußballs. Die erfahrenen Journalisten und Fußballfreunde Heinrich Lingner und Wolfgang Gomoll sammelten 100 Fakten, 100 Storys, kleine und große Geschichten, die Franz Beckenbauer als Fußballer, Familienmenschen, Jetsetter, Golfer, Autoliebhaber, Werbestar, Trainer oder als das prägende Gesicht des deutschen Sommermärchens 2006 zeigen. 100 Storys von den Anfängen seiner Karriere in den 1960er Jahren bis zum bewegenden Abschied im Januar 2024.

Sylveer Maes (Gistel, 1909-1966) won twee keer de Ronde van Frankrijk: in 1936 en 1939. Daarna zou het liefst dertig jaar duren vooraleer er, met Eddy Merckx, weer een Belg 's werelds belangrijkste rittenkoers op zijn naam schreef. Allicht had Maes nog vaker de Tour kunnen winnen, maar uitgerekend in zijn beste jaren brak de Tweede Wereldoorlog uit. En dan was er, niet te vergeten, ook nog die beruchte editie van 1937, toen het Franse chauvinisme het kookpunt bereikte en de moegetergde Belgen vier dagen voor het einde - en met Sylveer Maes in het geel! - uit de Tour stapten. Sylveer Maes blonk uit in de Tour, maar was vooral ook een veelzijdig renner. Hij won bijvoorbeeld Parijs-Roubaix en was daarnaast zowel op de piste als in het veld actief. En toch. Ondanks zijn grootse prestaties lijkt de naam van Sylveer Maes zo'n beetje weggedeemsterd in de nevelen van de tijd. Tachtig jaar na zijn laatste Tourzege haalt Patrick Cornillie hem met deze uitgebreide en rijkelijk geïllustreerde biografie terug uit de vergetelheid.360 pagina's fascinerende lectuur, opgefleurd met een schat aan uniek beeldmateriaal (300 foto's).

De naam Van Der Stuyft doet bij de meeste wielerliefhebbers een belletje rinkelen. Niet minder dan vier renners uit de familie Van Der Stuyft maakten furore in de pioniersjaren van het wielrennen. Oervader Fritz Vanderstuyft was deelnemer aan de eerste Parijs-Roubaix in 1896. Zijn zoon Arthur Van Der Stuyft was een succesvol pisterenner en werd drie maal wereldkampioen achter derny's. De jongste zoon van Fritz, Léon, was ook een berucht pisterenner en werd vooral bekend door een ultieme snelheidsrecord van 127 km/u dat hij vestigde op een autoparcours rond Parijs, een record dat wel 80 jaar op de tabellen zou blijven staan. De carrière van Freddy Van Der Stuyft, zoon van Arthur, werd jammer genoeg gefnuikt door een zware val. Auteur René Lux is een kleinzoon van de wielrenner Arthur Van Der Stuyft. Als kind hoorde hij de straffe verhalen over de wielergeschiedenissen in de familie Van Der Stuyft. De auteur kreeg postkaarten en privéfoto's van zijn wielergrootvader in handen. Met de jaren groeide deze verzameling met kranten, magazines, posters en postkaarten. Zo ontstond de droom om de wielerfamilie vanderstuyft te eren met een boek, een straf stuk Belgische wielerhistorie over vier generaties renners die letterlijk en figuurlijk grenzen overstegen.

Sylveer Maes (Gistel, 1909-1966) a remporte¿ le Tour de France ä deux reprises : en 1936 et en 1939. Il faudra ensuite attendre pas moins de trente ans pour qu'un autre Belge remporte, avec Eddy Merckx, la course par e¿tapes la plus importante du monde. Maes aurait peut-e¿tre pu remporter le Tour encore plus souvent, mais la Seconde Guerre mondiale a e¿clate¿ pre¿cise¿ment dans ses meilleures anne¿es. Et puis, il y a eu cette fameuse e¿dition de 1937, ou¿ le chauvinisme franc¿ais a atteint son point d'e¿bullition et ou¿ les Belges, fatigue¿s, ont quitte¿ le Tour quatre jours avant la fin - et avec Sylveer Maes en jaune ! - ont abandonne¿ le Tour.Sylveer Maes a excelle¿ dans le Tour, mais il e¿tait surtout un coureur polyvalent. Il a remporte¿ Paris-Roubaix, par exemple, et e¿tait e¿galement actif sur la piste et dans les champs. Et pourtant. Malgre¿ ses exploits, le nom de Sylveer Maes semble s'e¿tre un peu efface¿ dans la nuit des temps. Quatre-vingts ans apre¿s sa dernie¿re victoire sur le Tour, Patrick Cornillie le sort de l'oubli avec cette biographie comple¿te et richement illustre¿e.Patrick Cornillie (1961) est poe¿te et e¿crivain, journaliste et auteur de toute une se¿rie de guides et de livres sur le cyclisme. Il a publie¿ des biographies sur Freddy Maertens (2003), Gilbert Desmet (2004) et Marcel Kint (2011), ainsi que, entre autres, "De Zomer van '69. Comment Merckx a gagne¿ face ä Armstrong" (2009) et "Racing in the Great War" (2018).

Der Traum von vielen: Profi-Fußballer! Fußballstar Kylian Mbappé hat es geschafft. Schon als Kind konnte er sich nichts Schöneres vorstellen, als auf dem Platz zu stehen. Doch sein Weg an die Spitze war lang. Dabei hat er eines nie vergessen: Fest an einen Traum zu glauben, kann Berge versetzen! In diesem autobiografischen Comic gibt Kylian Mbappé einen spannenden und unterhaltsamen Blick hinter die Kulissen - und so einiges von sich preis. Illustrator Faro lässt seine Geschichte zu einem humorvollen Buch für die ganze Familie werden!

Philippe Thys was the first rider to win the Tour three times. His guts typified him: three times he smoothly predicted his Tour victories. In the 1914 Tour, he led the general classification from the first to the last stage. World War I struck at the height of his powers. The cycling champion became a volunteer aircraft mechanic in the Belgian army. What would his list of honors have looked like without this bloody interlude ?Philippe Thys was the first dedicated rounder of his generation. His preparation with sophisticated training work was far ahead of its time and closer to that of Froome, than to the practices of his contemporaries Lapize or Faber. In his own words, Philippe Thys was also at the cradle of the yellow jersey, perhaps the first yellow jersey wearer ever.Thys did not focus only on the Tour. His palmares include Paris-Tours and the Tour of Lombardy, he excelled in Paris-Roubaix, won six-day races and also became the first Belgian cyclo-cross champion in 1910. Despite that list of honors, Philippe Thys' name has faded away in the mists of time. After a hundred years of oblivion, this book finally gives him his due credit."How unfortunate that that war interrupted cycling. No Tour de France for four years and that in my best years. Damn, without it I could have won at least two more Rounds."Johan Van Win (b. 1960) has been snooping around the past of the underrated Brussels monde du cyclisme for years. With this work on Philippe Thys, he unlocks a piece of his archival data in story form: because le triple vainqueur is the biggest blind spot in cycling history.

Sylveer Maes (Gistel, 1909-1966) won the Tour de France twice: in 1936 and 1939. After that, it would take no less than thirty years before, with Eddy Merckx, another Belgian won the world's most important stage race. Perhaps Maes could have won the Tour even more often, but the Second World War broke out precisely in his best years. And then, not to forget, there was that infamous 1937 edition, when French chauvinism reached boiling point and the weary Belgians left the Tour four days before the end - and with Sylveer Maes in yellow! - dropped out of the Tour. Sylveer Maes excelled in the Tour, but was above all a versatile rider. He won Paris- Roubaix, for instance, and was also active both on the track and in the field. And yet. Despite his great achievements, Sylveer Maes' name seems to have pretty much faded away in the mists of time. Eighty years after his last Tour victory, Patrick Cornillie brings him back from oblivion with this comprehensive and lavishly illustrated biography. Patrick Cornillie (1961) is a poet and writer, journalist and author of a whole series of cycling guides and cycling books. He has published biographies on Freddy Maertens (2003), Gilbert Desmet (2004) and Marcel Kint (2011), as well as, among others, 'De Zomer van '69. How Merckx won from Armstrong' (2009) and 'Racing in the Great War' (2018).

PIONNIÈRE DE L'ÉMANCIPATION DES FEMMESPREMIÈRE CHAMPIONNE DU MONDE DE CYCLISME CASCADEUSE PIONNIÈRE DE L'AVIATION ACTRICE HÉROÏNE DE LA PREMIÈRE GUERRE MONDIALE JOURNALISTE...Cette biographie d'Hélène Dutrieu révèle enfin l'histoire de la vie de l'une des héroïnes les plus étonnantes. Nombre des obstacles qu'elle a dû surmonter sont encore brûlants. Cette biographie est plus qu'un simple portrait d'Hélène, c'est aussi l'histoire d'une longue "bataille des sexes", une histoire de courage et de persévérance, de chute (littéralement) et de relèvement, de grands et de petits rêves et d'un désir d'aventure inextinguible.Fille d'un officier de l'armée à Tournai (Belgique), Hélène était destinée à une vie de femme au foyer ou d'ouvrière dans une filature de coton. Mais Hélène voit plus de potentiel dans une vie de cycliste. Cette vie aventureuse a fait e Dutrieu un nom connu de tous, de Paris à New York, au début du vingtième siècle.

On March 17, 1984, the McLeansboro Foxes completed a dream season by winning the Illinois Class A State Title and finishing 35-0. This book tells the stories about not only the games but also the stories behind the scenes that caused the entire community in Hamilton County and even southern Illinois to follow this team by the thousands.

This bookoffers a nostalgic deep-dive into the legendary period in Matte¿s life when the running back was asked to play quarterback as well as the lasting impact of his playing time on the NFL and the Colts organization as a whole.

Sono considerazioni scaturite nel corso delle mie esperienze da Allenatore: raccontate, ascoltate, condivise, confrontate anche nelle sue accezioni con Anna nella sua veste di Counselor. Alla fine dei nostri confronti abbiamo pensato di raccontare tutto ciò, a quattro mani, in questo breviario e chissà ... forse per chi legge potrà essere d'aiuto a far nascere qualcosa di positivo nell'ambito dello sport. Un nuovo modo di approcciarsi nel mondo dello sport secondo un binomio allenatore-counselor innovativo.

An extraordinary account of the life of unknown club boxer, Frank Steele, who sparred with legendary boxing greats like Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier and Ernie Shavers. Impoverished from birth and poorly educated, Frank did the best he could to parlay his boxing prowess and brute strength into fame and fortune. Hired as Foreman's chief sparring partner to help prepare the champ for the Ali "Rumble in the Jungle" fight in Africa, he was fired after doing his job too well -- beating up Foreman and knocking his headgear into the audience. When Ali heard about the incident, he paid Frank $3,000 for the secret to defeating the unbeaten and seemingly invincible champion. This is the untold story of what lead to the greatest upset in boxing history.Ben Clement's research for this book included nine months of interviews with Frank Steele, researching boxing history, and speaking with one of Frank's promoters and the residents of Gary who remembered "The Man of Steel". Ben believes that Frank represents all of the nobodies out there whose lives lack notoriety or infamy, but still have dignity, value and importance nonetheless. He's inspired most by his parents, Fanny & Thestal Clement, and others in their generation who braved the dangers and indignities of racism and inequality while raising black children to become responsible, productive, successful, influential, and patriotic Americans. Ben grew up, and still lives, in Gary, Indiana.

The Tiger Wore Stripes, first published in 1956, is an insightful, down-to-earth look at the career of baseball great Tyrus "Ty" Cobb (1886-1961), who spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers (the last 6 years as the team's player-manager), followed by several seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics. Written by sports writer John McCallum, the book is based on the author's interviews with Cobb as he reflected back on his long and sometimes controversial career. Included are 41 pages of photographs, an appendix of Ty Cobb's career standings, and a comprehensive index.

The Dodgers and Me, first published in 1948, is Hall of Fame baseball player and manager Leo "The Lip" Durocher's account of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Beginning with a history of the club and owner Charley Ebbets, to Durocher's arrival from St. Louis in 1938, the book details, in an often humorous manner, the rise of the cellar-dwelling Dodgers to their first pennant in 21 years. Manager Durocher goes on to detail the next five seasons of the team in this fascinating look at the Brooklyn Dodgers and major league baseball. Included are 10 pages of illustrations. Durocher, suspended for a year in a feud with Yankee owner Larry MacPhail, would return to the Dodgers in 1948 but was let go and hired by the rival New York Giants where he stayed until the end of the 1955 season. In 1966, Durocher returned to baseball as manager of the Chicago Cubs (1966-1972), and the Houston Astros (1972-73), before retiring. Durocher passed away in 1991 at the age of 86.

Kevin Lötscher a tout juste vingt-trois ans quand il marque deux buts contre les États-Unis le 9 mai 2011, alors qu'il dispute son premier championnat du monde de hockey sur glace. Tout semble possible, même la NHL, la ligue la plus prestigieuse du monde. Cinq jours plus tard, son destin bascule. Le 14 mai 2011, une conductrice ivre le renverse sur une route valaisanne, le catapultant 30 mètres plus loin sur un tas de gravier. Inconscient, sa vie ne tient plus qu'à un fil. Un grave traumatisme crânien contraint Kevin Lötscher à réapprendre des gestes simples comme marcher ou manger. Contre tout pronostic médical, il revient pourtant sur la glace, mais doit se rendre à l'évidence que son étoile s'est éteinte. Les séquelles de l'accident sont trop profondes. Kevin raccroche ses patins et glisse dans l'obscurité. Période glacière revient sur le temps que Kevin Lötscher a passé sur la glace, mais aussi la période froide et sombre qui a suivi. Il raconte comment il est ressorti du gouffre, fort d'une conviction : on est toujours le maître du match de sa propre vie.

Kind des Ruhrgebiets, Macher, Malocher, Markenzeichen: Zigarre. Wie kein anderer prägte Rudi Assauer den Fußballklub Schalke 04 und stand für eine besondere Art des Bundesliga-Patriarchats. Am 30. April 2024 wäre die Schalke-Ikone 80 Jahre alt geworden. Assauer war Manager mit harter Schale und gleichzeitig Herzblut-Schalker mit weichem Kern. Unvergessen sind seine Tränen bei der knapp verpassten Meisterschaft 2001. Ein Kämpfer, der Alzheimer-Erkrankten in Deutschland endlich eine Stimme gegeben hat. In diesem Buch geht es um die wahre Lebensleistung Assauers - aus einem bisher verborgenen und besonders privaten Blickwinkeldes Autors, der die Manager-Legende jahrelang von einer väterlich-freundschaftlichen Seite kannte: Was zeichnete seinen außergewöhnlichen Charakter aus? Warum war ihm ein Handschlag wichtiger als ein Vertrag? Und was bleibt auch fünf Jahre nach seinem Tod