Download or read book 15 Sports Stories written by Geeta Menon and published by Children's Book Trust. This book was released on 2006 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sport is an activity though indulged in for pleasure, teaches discipline and tolerance. The book inspires kids to play any game in the spirit of the game"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book More Amazing But True Sports Stories written by Phyllis Hollander and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 1990 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of over seventy true sports stories includes incredible events in baseball, football, basketball, hockey, tennis, track and field, and golf
Download or read book The Giant Book of More Strange But True Sports Stories written by Howard Liss and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1983 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 150 unusual occurrences in a dozen different sports.
Download or read book 15 Sports Myths and Why They re Wrong written by Rodney Fort and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-07 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 15 Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong, authors Rodney Fort and Jason Winfree apply sharp economic analysis to bust some of the most widespread urban legends about college and professional athletics. Each chapter takes apart a common misconception, showing how the assumptions behind it fail to add up. Fort and Winfree reveal how these myths perpetuate themselves and, ultimately, how they serve a handful of powerful parties—such as franchise owners, reporters, and players—at the expense of the larger community of sports fans. From the idea that team owners and managers are inept to the notion that revenue-generating college sports pay for athletics that don't attract fans (and their cash), 15 Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong strips down pervasive accounts of how our favorite games function, allowing us to look at them in a new, more informed way. Fort and Winfree argue that substituting the intuitive appeal of emotionally charged myths with rigorous, informed explanations weakens the power of these tall tales and their tight hold on the sports we love. Readers will emerge with a clearer picture of the forces at work within the sports world and a better understanding of why these myths matter—and are worthy of a takedown.
Download or read book Unknown Untold and Unbelievable Stories of IU Sports written by John C. Decker and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over 125 years, Hoosier athletes and coaches have grabbed headlines with their accomplishments and accolades. Legendary performers and larger-than-life figures have called Bloomington home, and their stories have been passed down through generations. But for every classic tale about a Hoosier athlete, coach, or program, there's another that's been forgotten. Until now. After gaining unprecedented access to IU archives and longtime employees, authors John Decker, Pete DiPrimio, and Doug Wilson reveal events and images that were lost for decades. Filled with new and entertaining stories of the people who have made IU Athletics legendary, Unknown, Untold, and Unbelievable Stories of IU Sports is a must-have for any fan. Discover behind-the-scenes stories of the Olympic Trials featuring Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin, and Steve Alford; the infamous 1997 black football jerseys; Ernie Pyle's outlandish automobile polo match to raise funds for the IU marching band; A. J. Moye's notorious block against Duke; the time Sam Bell won the bid for an NCAA track meet—without a facility or even bleachers; and many more incredible stories from the renowned IU Athletics program.
Download or read book Inspirational Sports Stories for Kids written by Ben Byde and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-08-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for the Perfect Gift to Inspire a Budding Athlete in Your Life? Do you want to them to learn the power of perseverance and mental toughness through fun and engaging stories based on real-life sports legends? Look no further! "Inspirational Sports Stories: How 15 Legendary Athletes Overcame Adversity to Become the Worlds Greatest" is the ultimate playbook for mental toughness, both on the field and in life. Perfect for children aged 8 and up, this book combines entertainment, life lessons, and extraordinary achievements. Journey through the dazzling world of sports with 15 world-class athletes, each a legend in their domain! From football and basketball to gymnastics and surfing, we've got every sport covered: A Sneak Peak at Some of the Incredible Athletes Included: Michael "His Airness" Jordan: From not making the school team to soaring high as the NBA's all-time superstar. Wayne "The Great One" Gretzky: From being deemed too small to play, to skating past giants on his way to becoming the ultimate hockey legend. Cristiano "CR7" Ronaldo: From a small island boy with big dreams to a global superstar on the pitch. Tom "TB12" Brady: Ignored at the draft but celebrated on the field; the unwavering determination that transformed him into a football titan. Usain "Lightning Bolt" Bolt: From running barefoot in rural Jamaica to dashing towards Olympic gold; the lightning-fast journey that astounded the world. Michael "The Flying Fish" Phelps: A fear of water to Olympic gold, the paradox that defined his career. Serena "The Queen of the Court" Williams: From the streets of Compton to the undisputed Queen of the tennis world. Muhammad "The Greatest" Ali: How a stolen bicycle turned him into to an unparalleled boxing legacy. Jim "One-Handed Wonder" Abbott: From being born with one hand to a one-of-a-kind triumph over life's curveballs. LeBron "King James" James: From the humble courts of Akron to a throne in the NBA - the rise of a boy who would be King. Bethany "Soul Surfer" Hamilton: From a tragic accident to riding the world's most challenging waves. And much, much more! This Book Offers: 15 Sports Heroes, 15 Incredible Journeys: Travel through the extraordinary stories that shaped these sports legends. Their Words, Your Inspiration: Direct quotes and words of wisdom from the athletes themselves that ignite passion and lead you to your own podium. Behind-the-Scenes Brilliance: Secrets and stories that reveal what it takes to rise above the rest. Dive into lesser-known aspects and details that shaped these legends, from mentors to family and friends. Striking Illustrations: Bring the athletes to life through remarkable visuals. Life Lessons Beyond the Game: Strategies to conquer challenges and insights into commitment, mental toughness, perseverance, and becoming your own champion. Read these stories with your child and inspire them with a world of resilience, triumph, and life-defining moments! Ready to gift your budding sports star a treasure that goes beyond the game? Scroll up and hit that "BUY "button to order your copy of "Inspirational Sports Stories" today, and ignite the passion for sports and a love of life's timeless lessons!
Download or read book Stories of Sports written by Katherin Garland and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-03-12 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of Sports: Critical Literacy in Media Production, Consumption, and Dissemination discusses how media demonstrates privilege, policing, stereotypes, confirmation bias, and objectification in a world where the role of athletics in Western society speaks to privilege and power. Contributors use a critical media lens to analyze texts, including newspapers, magazines, film, television, social media, and sportscasts to demonstrate to readers the ways in which sports stories reinforce or disrupt patterns of power and the ways that power is enacted. This book questions the role of the sports-industrial complex in our society and argues that, while healthy competition and physical health can come from bodily exertion, corruption can contaminate these benefits with the wielding of influence and the acquisition of cultural and financial capital. Contributors examine how the ways that resources are allocated, the coverage of certain sports and athletes, and how viewers view competitive arenas speak to power and privilege in ways that can affect both athletes and athletic stakeholders, highlighting the importance of critically examining sports media. Scholars of media studies and sports will find this book particularly useful.
Download or read book This Is Your Time written by Ruby Bridges and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • CBC KIDS’ BOOK CHOICE AWARD WINNER Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges—who, at the age of six, was the first black child to integrate into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans—inspires readers and calls for action in this moving letter. Her elegant, memorable gift book is especially uplifting in the wake of Kamala Harris making US history as the first female, first Black, and first South Asian vice president–elect. Written as a letter from civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges to the reader, This Is Your Time is both a recounting of Ruby’s experience as a child who had to be escorted to class by federal marshals when she was chosen to be one of the first black students to integrate into New Orleans’ all-white public school system and an appeal to generations to come to effect change. This beautifully designed volume features photographs from the 1960s and from today, as well as stunning jacket art from The Problem We All Live With, the 1964 painting by Norman Rockwell depicting Ruby’s walk to school. Ruby’s honest and impassioned words, imbued with love and grace, serve as a moving reminder that “what can inspire tomorrow often lies in our past.” This Is Your Time will electrify people of all ages as the struggle for liberty and justice for all continues and the powerful legacy of Ruby Bridges endures.
Download or read book And Nobody Got Hurt written by Len Berman and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Olympian who sacrificed a medal to save a competitor, a professional soccer player who was bribed out of retirement with pizza, a runaway pig who disrupted the start of a baseball game -- truth is stranger than fiction, especially in sports! In this sequel to his first compilation of sports bloopers and unbelievable stories, And Nobody Got Hurt", Today Show regular and Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Len Berman shares more of the funniest and most amazing stories in the history of sports, including favorite moments from his popular Spanning the World segments on NBC-TV.
Download or read book The Most Amazing Sports Stories of All Time for Kids written by Bradley Simon and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book celebrates the greatest players and moments of sports from around the world, and provides young readers with all the engaging stories they could want at the beginning stages of their playing days and fandom. It celebrates the history, players, and culture of the most popular sports in the world.
Download or read book No Way Spectacular Sports Stories written by Monika Davies and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports fans: dive in! Join us as we celebrate some spectacular sports moments in history. There will be surprising statistics and times when you will be amazed at these numbers - and the stories behind them! Developed by Timothy Rasinski and featuring TIME content, this nonfiction book includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The intriguing sidebars, fascinating images, and detailed Reader's Guide prompt students to connect back to the text. The Think Link and Dig Deeper sections develop students' higher-order thinking skills. The Check It Out! section includes suggested books, videos, and websites for further reading. Aligned with state standards, this title features complex and rigorous content appropriate for students preparing for college and career readiness.
Download or read book The Echoing Green written by Joshua Prager and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-03-11 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the untold story of the secret scandal behind baseball's most legendary moment:The Shot Heard Round the World. A Washington Post Best Book of the Year. At 3:58 p.m. on October 3, 1951, Bobby Thomson hit a home run off Ralph Branca. The ball sailed over the left field wall and into history. The Giants won the pennant. That moment—the Shot Heard Round the World—reverberated from the West Wing of the White House to the Sing Sing death house to the Polo Grounds clubhouse, where hitter and pitcher forever turned into hero and goat. It was also in that centerfield block of concrete that, after the home run, a Giant coach tucked away a Wollensak telescope. The Echoing Green places that revelation at the heart of a larger story, re-creating in extravagant detail and illuminating as never before the impact of both a moment and a long-guarded secret on the lives of Bobby Thomson and Ralph Branca.
Download or read book The Book of Basketball written by Bill Simmons and published by ESPN. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The NBA according to The Sports Guy—now updated with fresh takes on LeBron, the Celtics, and more! Foreword by Malcom Gladwell • “The work of a true fan . . . it might just represent the next phase of sports commentary.”—The Atlantic Bill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as ESPN’s The Sports Guy, has written the definitive book on the past, present, and future of the NBA. From the age-old question of who actually won the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time, Simmons opens—and then closes, once and for all—every major pro basketball debate. Then he takes it further by completely reevaluating not only how NBA Hall of Fame inductees should be chosen but how the institution must be reshaped from the ground up, the result being the Pyramid: Simmons’s one-of-a-kind five-level shrine to the ninety-six greatest players in the history of pro basketball. And ultimately he takes fans to the heart of it all, as he uses a conversation with one NBA great to uncover that coveted thing: The Secret of Basketball. Comprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down (even for Celtic-haters), The Book of Basketball offers every hardwood fan a courtside seat beside the game’s finest, funniest, and fiercest chronicler.
Download or read book Sports Illustrated Going Deep written by Gary Smith and published by Sports Illustrated. This book was released on 2008-09-16 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents twenty of the author's articles previously published in Sports Illustrated magazine, including reflections on the careers of Mia Hamm, Muhammad Ali, and Tiger Woods.
Download or read book Champions written by George Castle and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every league, team and athlete has a story. Game after game, season after season, everyday dramas mark the road along the way. Walk-off home runs and threes at the buzzer. Fades to the end zone and goals in stoppage time. Aces on match point and reaching for the finish. After the championship trophy is hoisted, the story doesn¿t end. For some athletes, the journey is just beginning.Champions: 15 Inspiring Comeback Stories from Sports and Life recounts the true stories of top-tier competitors whose greatest victories came against the fiercest of all opponents: life. Teenager Victoria Arlen emerged from a coma to set a world record in the 400-meter freestyle. Bob Love¿s journey spanned from childhood poverty and bussing tables to the pro basketball ranks. Kyle Schwarber recovered from a torn ACL in spring training to power the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series championship in 108 years. These and a dozen other athletes will inspire you to overcome your own obstacles on the field and off as you pursue your dreams.
Download or read book Then Wayne Said to Mario written by Kevin Allen and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is your chance to go inside the huddle, head into the locker room, or grab a seat on the sideline. This is your exclusive pass to get on the team plane or have breakfast at the team hotel. Go behind the scenes and peek into the private world of the players, coaches, and decision makers and eavesdrop on their conversations.
Download or read book Amazing But True Sports Stories written by Phyllis Hollander and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 1986 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes unusual events from the history of sports such as baseball, football, boxing, basketball, and hockey.
