Professional Sports

It all started in a small industrial town in the north of England. Walking into a boxing gym was the start of an amazing metamorphosis for the 14-year-old. At age 20, he had developed into a 16-stone boxer, powerlifter, and ferocious street fighter, with a knock-out punch in both hands. This is the story of a young man who, lacking education, immigrated to Australia at just 18 years of age only to experience the twilight world of sleaze and violence in Perth’s underbelly, confronting and often overcoming the many challenges he encountered.

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.

Lifelong baseball fanatic and former college ball player Abe Streep had long since grown disillusioned with the slick spectacle of modern major-league baseball when he discovered the Santa Fe Fuego, a scrappy upstart team struggling through its first season in an independent professional league that few baseball fans had even heard of. The Fuego players were paid barely fifty dollars a week.

Åtta år efter karriärens slut diagnostiserades Klas Ingesson med en benmärgscancer som han redan från första dagen visste skulle bli hans död. Det är bara lite cancer. Om livet, döden och myten om mig själv är Klas Ingessons självbiografi och testamente, som han arbetade med ända fram till sin död den 29 oktober 2014. I boken berättar Klas ärligt och naket om ett fotbollsliv på toppnivå, men också om den sista matchen i hans liv - och hur den gav honom ett nytt svar på frågan om vad det innebär att alltid göra sitt bästa.

The brilliant young forensic pathologist had no idea that the body on the slab in front of him would change his life - and ultimately change the world. The body belonged to legendary American footballer Mike Webster, whose mental health had rapidly declined after he had stopped playing - he had ended up Tasering himself to relieve his chronic back pain and fixing his rotting teeth with superglue. Dr Bennet Omalu found that the psychosis suffered by "Iron Mike" was no accident.

Dennis Murphy is without question the greatest professional sports promoter in U.S. history. He single-handedly created the American Basketball Association, World Hockey Association, World Team Tennis, Roller Hockey International, and many other professional sports leagues.

Crossing Borders is an introspective view on pursuing a basketball career overseas. Reflecting on the challenges of an international career can ultimately prove to be an opportunity of a lifetime. The seasons of a professional athlete can be both challenging and rewarding simultaneously, especially when taking your talents abroad. Therefore, within new worlds come new trials.

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This bundle contains both Mae Jemison: An Extraordinary Life and Serena Williams: An Extraordinary Life. Learn from the lives of two extremely successful, intelligent, inspirational women.