Professional Athletes

An intense and philosophical book, Tiger Tennis: Man of Mastery and the Competitive Mind sets itself apart from other sport psychology books through its unique perspective. The text is focused and studded with useful bits of wisdom that are sure to sharpen your mind in sport and in life. The book is comprised of many short chapters. Each one brings a unique concept to sports psychology, and yet, all explore what it takes to achieve a champion’s mind. No issue is ignored, no matter how controversial. Tiger Tennis will make an impact on your thought process and bring clarity to any ...

Hoop Dreams Fulfilled is a detailed, first-person account of an athlete's failures and struggles on his way to playing professional basketball. Through in-depth experiences, Tyson Hartnett describes his journey playing basketball starting in fourth grade, through high school, college, and eventually professionally overseas. He profiles his mistakes and failures and his eventual redemption.

Relive the best moments from the greatest players of the 2023-24 NFL season. Includes our in-depth and unique Year in Review covering the regular season, postseason, and Super Bowl LVIII. From the Detroit Lions season-opening win over the Chiefs in Week 1 all the way through to Patrick Mahomes leading Kansas City to the first back-to-back Super Bowl titles in 19 years, we recap it all, along with colorful player profiles of 15 of the brightest stars from the past season. This year's profiles include Super Bowl MVP Mahomes, regular season MVP Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey, Brock Purdy, ...

The Alphahole billionaire you despise makes an incredible offer to buy out your pro NFL team with one condition: You are part of the deal. Ashleigh My dad warned me about guys like Grayson Donahue. Pro quarterbacks at the height of their career have their pick of hot girls. He would only use me and leave me broken. Dad was right: that's exactly what happened. Now, he waltzes back into my life with an offer I can't refuse. And I have to take it to save my late dad's legacy and save my team. Even though I hate his guts, I've always had a powerful attraction to bad boys like Grayson. So when ...

Elle I fell in love with the wrong guy. His world is a corrupt place, and I’m done playing the game. I left months ago, and I’m not sure if he’s really let me go or if he’s simply giving me the illusion of freedom. Even with no one controlling my life now, I struggle to find happiness. I haven’t allowed anyone new close to me in months—heck, probably years. But when the All-Pro quarterback tries to push his way in, I’m tempted even though I know I can’t be what he needs. Max is at the top of his game, and I won’t let him get hurt. Not by me and definitely not by Jack. The ...

Men's hockey in Canada may hog the limelight, but interest in women's hockey has never been higher. The Role I Played is a memoir of Sami Jo Small's 10 years with Canada's National Women's Hockey Team. Beginning with her experience as a rookie at the first-ever women's Olympic hockey tournament in Nagano in 1998 and culminating with Canada's third straight Olympic gold medal in Vancouver in 2010, the veteran goaltender gives the listener behind-the-scenes insight into one of the most successful teams in sports history.

Reiner Strickland had led his team to three national championships, and playing a knight in shining armor was all in a day's work for the NFL star quarterback. Only his damsel in distress had no idea who he was, and it threw him off his game. He was the face of his organization and was used to everyone recognizing him. Her innocence, charm, and beauty captivated him. It wasn't until after they parted ways that he realized that he never got her number or even her last name.

If you are listening to this investment guide, it means you are within reach of ample wealth, which you will earn in a surprisingly short period of time. Some of you may already have achieved this. The word “earn” is important, for you have put in years of hard work and fierce devotion to build yourself into a proud member of one of the most admired professions in America. You are a professional athlete. One of the few people lucky enough to get paid fat sums for doing something you love to do.

When Ashton Kutcher first heard about 50 Cent's nine-figure Vitaminwater windfall in 2007, the actor realized he'd been missing out. He soon followed the rapper's formula - seeking equity instead of cash for endorsement deals - but with a twist: as the first person to top one million Twitter followers, Kutcher leveraged his social reach to accumulate stakes in a vast range of user-hungry tech startups. A decade later, Kutcher is perhaps the brightest in a firmament of star investors from Beyoncé and Jay-Z to Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez.

Ryan never envisioned just how far his football career would take him. But bubbling under the surface of his entire NFL career was a collision course between his secret sexuality and his hidden drug use. As injuries mounted and his daily intake of opioids reached a near-lethal level, he wrote his suicide note to his parents and plotted his death. Yet, someone had been watching. A member of the Chiefs organization stepped in, recognizing the signs of drug addiction. Ryan reluctantly sought psychological help, and it was there that he revealed his lifelong secret for the very first time.

By studying this playbook, aspiring and rookie NBA and NFL athletes will be able to create a blueprint to prepare them to navigate the world of professional sports and successfully transition into the final stage of their lives. This playbook takes a proactive approach in addressing the common issues that plague athletes, enabling them to move forward strategically and with purpose.

An inspirational, motivational book that chronicles Michael MacDonald's transformation from a scholarship player at Rutgers' high-level Division I basketball program to a highly successful executive at Xerox and then chairman and CEO of Medifast.

"Even four-and-a-half years on from leaving rugby, there's value in this for me." What do you do? It's the first thing we get asked when we meet someone. Being a pro athlete is a great answer. It excites people. It's unusual. It's special. But what happens when you don't have a good answer? What happens when your good answer is over? Endgame will help you answer that question. It's a handbook written by a former athlete to help others take on their own career transitions and find a new game to play.

From the moment her college sweetheart, Kingsley Watts, announced his plans to enter the NBA draft, Tatum Addison's life became a whirlwind. This was compounded by the fact that her cousin, Gya Lawson, an oftentimes overzealous Jesus freak, was embarking on her own life in the limelight with her upcoming nuptials to NFL first round draft pick Bryant Green. Tatum's naivete, along with Gya's quest to prove to the world that you can still love and serve God in the midst of money and fame, make for an interesting tale of two cousins trying not to lose their identities and be sidelined by the ...

A retired NFL player shares his story of achieving maximum success as a professional athlete, followed by notoriety in corporate America, then catastrophic failures that cost him everything he owned in just 90 days. But even in the face of crushing defeat, he identified and put into action the traits required to rise from the ashes and find success again. Now this inspiring, candidly written, and time-tested method of success is available to you!

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to How False Idols Are Praised and learn about Baal, God's view on false gods, and the worship of professional athletes and movie stars.