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Late to the Ball: Age. Learn. Fight. Love. Play Tennis. Win.

Gerald Marzorati - Scribner
Format: Print book

An award-winning author shares the inspiring and entertaining account of his pursuit to become a nationally competitive tennis player - at the age of sixty.Being a man or a woman in your early sixties is different than it was a generation or two ago, at least for the more fortunate of us. We aren't...
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Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski

Ian O'Connor - Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover

This definitive biography of college basketball’s all-time winningest coach looks at how he built a basketball empire at Duke and led Team USA to three Olympic basketball gold medals. 
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Nuff Said

Tyrus - Post Hill Press
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Just Tyrus returns in his inimitable style with deeper reminiscences on the life that shaped him and how he views the world we're living in.. "In this sequel, you'll delve into some of Tyrus's extraordinary...
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Forward: A Memoir

Abby Wambach - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Lucid and wrenching...Forward puts [Wambach's] achievement in context with painful and beautiful candor." - NPR"Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves." - Sheryl Sandberg,...
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Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever

L. Jon Wertheim
Format: Hardcover

The summer of 1984 was a watershed moment in the birth of modern sports when the nation watched Michael Jordan grow from college basketball player to professional athlete and star. That summer also saw ESPN's rise to media dominance as the country's premier sports network and the first...
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Ben Hogan: An American Life

James Dodson - Doubleday; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Authorized, intimate, and definitive, Ben Hogan: A Life is the long-awaited biography of one of golf’s greatest, most enigmatic legends, narrated with the unique eloquence that has made author James Dodson a critically acclaimed national bestseller. One man is often credited with...
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Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion

Mitchell Jackson - Artisan
Format: Hardcover

Equal parts stunning, photo-rich lookbook, and cultural commentary, Fly is the story of the extraordinary intersection of high fashion and basketball. Each chapter explores the style of an era and the cultural influences that shaped it: The league's inception in 1949, pre-Civil Rights...
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Just Tyrus: A Memoir

Tyrus - Post Hill
Format: Hardcover

Pro wrestler and political commentator Tyrus goes deep into his wild but triumphant life story, from his painfully dysfunctional upbringing to bodyguarding for Snoop Dogg, to becoming a wrestling icon and one of the most provocative on-air voices today. "I loved Just Tyrus. I read...
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The Yards Between Us: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Football

R.K. Russell - Andscape Books
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking memoir from professional NFL player, writer, and advocate R.K. Russell, who made history by becoming the first out active NFL player to identify as bisexual.. In 2019, R.K. Russell broke the mold when he came out as bisexual in an essay for ESPN that ignited the sports...
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