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1	Open: An Autobiography more books like this by Andre Agassi add to wishlist A stunning memoir by one of the world's most beloved athletes, "Open" offers a nuanced self-portrait, an intensely candid account of a remarkable life, and a thrilling inside view of the pro tennis tour. see all copies from £8.30! new only from £13.13! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman more books like this by Jon Krakauer add to wishlist Krakauer ("Into the Wild") chronicles the riveting, tragic story of former NFL player Pat Tillman, who was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004, in engrossing detail highlighting his remarkable character and personality while closely examining the murky, heartbreaking circumstances of his death. see all copies from £11.36! new only from £11.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game more books like this by Michael Lewis add to wishlist The young man at the centre of this 'compelling book' ("The Economist") will one day be among the most highly paid athletes in the National Football League. When Michael Lewis introduces him to the reader, he is one of thirteen children by a crack-addicted mother; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday or any of the things a ... see all copies from £3.08! new only from £6.47! \| first editions
4	The Yankee Years more books like this by Joe Torre, Tom Verducci (Read by) add to wishlist Written as a third-person narrative with "Sports Illustrated" senior baseball writer Tom Verducci, "The Yankee Years" is a thoughtful, utterly honest, and gripping behind-the-scenes look at the Yankees' organization from Joe Torre, the most successful--and most respected--baseball manager of the modern era. see all copies from £8.14! new only from £10.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	It's Not about the Bike: My Journey Back to Life more books like this by Lance Armstrong add to wishlist Lance Armstrong won the 1999 Tour de France in spectacular style, taking four stages and both a mountain and a time trial. His story is even more remarkable because he was diagnosed with stage 4 testicular cancer in October 1996. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.54! \| first editions
6	Wooden more books like this by John Wooden, Steve Jamison (Preface by) add to wishlist This book is a national bestseller. 'I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs' - John Wooden. Evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their off-court performances as for their success on the court, "Wooden" presents the timeless wisdom of legendary basketball coach John Wooden. In honest and telling passages about ... see all copies from £6.79! new only from £6.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster more books like this by Jon Krakauer add to wishlist In 1996, on a magazine assignment, Krakauer joined an expedition up Mount Everest led by the New Zealand climber Rob Hall. He arrived at the summit just before a blizzard struck in which Hall and nine other climbers were killed. This book is Krakauer's first-person account of the tragedy. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks more books like this by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts add to wishlist For 18 years, Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. However, "No Shortcuts to the Top" is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.68! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi more books like this by David Maraniss add to wishlist Using the same meticulous reporting and sweeping narrative style employed in "First in His Class", his classic biography of Bill Clinton, Maraniss separates myth from reality and wondrously recaptures Vince Lombardi's life and times. "When Pride Still Mattered" is the quintessential story of the American family: how Vince Lombardi, the son of an ... see all copies from £3.71! new only from £9.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend more books like this by Larry Tye add to wishlist Tye presents the definitive biography of Satchel Paige, an African-American pitcher in a segregated America, and his story of struggle and triumph. see all copies from £11.56! new only from £12.45!
11 view cover	Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf more books like this by Harvey Penick, Ben Shrake add to wishlist A collection of wit and wisdom offers practical advice to everyone from golf pros to high-handicap amateurs. see all copies from £3.77! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment more books like this by Brian Shields, Kevin Sullivan add to wishlist Profiling hundreds of wrestling superstars from the World Wrestling Federation from the 1960s to today, this thrilling reference is the definitive guide to the WWE. More than 700 entries and 2,500 full-color images are included. see all copies from £13.29! new only from £21.95!
13 view cover	Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea more books like this by Steven Callahan add to wishlist When Callahan's small sloop sank west of the Canary Islands, he found himself adrift in the Atlantic in a five-foot raft, with only enough food and water for 18 days. For 76 days he drifted 1800 miles, the only man in history to survive more than a month alone at sea in an inflatable raft. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport more books like this by Carl Hiaasen (Read by) add to wishlist Hiaasen's chronicle of his shaky return to the bedeviling pastime of golf--culminating with the savage 45-hole tournament--will have readers rolling with laughter in this extraordinary book for the ordinary hacker. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod more books like this by Gary Paulsen add to wishlist In the tradition of Jack London, Gary Paulsen presents an unforgettable account of his participation in the 1,100-mile-long dogsled race called the "Iditarod". For 17 days, Paulsen and his team of dogs endured blinding wind, snowstorms, moose attacks, and more--yet relentlessly pushed on to the end. "The best author of man-against-nature ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine more books like this by Tom Jordan add to wishlist For five years, no American runner could beat him at any distance over a mile. But at the age of 24, with his best years still ahead, long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine finally lost. Driving alone at night after a party, Prefontaine crashed his sports car, putting a tragic, shocking end to the life and career of one of the most influential, ... see all copies from £6.17! new only from £6.94!
17 view cover	Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior more books like this by Phil Jackson add to wishlist Advice from Phil Jackson, coach of the Chicago Bulls, as well as a former player for the New York Knicks and the New Jersey Nets. Jackson begins the book with Michael Jordan's return to the Bulls, and goes on to discuss his own life, growing up as the child of fundamentalist Christians, and his adoption of Zen principles in life and in coaching. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £6.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life more books like this by Earl Woods add to wishlist Earl Woods offers his personal philosophy of life and relates his experiences raising his son, Tiger, who became a master golfer. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £10.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Ultramarathon Man more books like this by Dean Karnazes add to wishlist Marathon runner Dean Karnazes, who despite his awesome achievements, insists he's just a "regular guy," writes about his life, emphasizing the joys (and woes) of running, which he sees as a challenge, an escape, a physical pleasure, and a way of exploring parts of the world he would otherwise never know. Karnazes began running as a young child ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Ball Four more books like this by Jim Bouton add to wishlist This classic baseball memoir and behind-the-scenes tell-all upset the hero-worshiping press, public, and officials of Major League Baseball when it was first published in the early 1970s--but it has been a perennial seller ever since. Its anecdotes of fellow players on and off the field are filled with humor and the love of the game, and it makes ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf more books like this by Mark Frost add to wishlist In the wake of the stock market crash and the dawn of the Great Depression, a ray of light emerged when a successful, self-taught young golfer mounted his final campaign against the record books. In four months, he won four of the world's biggest tournaments. From the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed "The Greatest Game Ever Played" ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
22 view cover	My Personal Best: Life Lessons from an All-American Journey more books like this by John Wooden, Steve Jamison add to wishlist This is a national bestseller for John Wooden's millions of fans - a heartfelt and revealing self-portrait about the people and events that shaped his life. "Sports Illustrated" declared: 'There has never been a finer coach in American sports than John Wooden. Nor a finer man'. ESPN selected him as the 'Greatest Coach of the 20th Century'. From ... see all copies from £5.72! new only from £6.55! \| first editions
23 view cover	Atlas: From the Streets to the Ring: A Son's Struggle to Become a Man more books like this by Teddy Atlas, Peter Alson add to wishlist In "Atlas", Teddy recounts his incredible life, from juvenile delinquent, to his induction into the legendary Cus D'Amato's Boxing Camp and his first major challenge - training 14-year-old Mike Tyson. An amateur boxer trained by D'Amato, Atlas captured the Adirondack Golden Gloves title at 139 pounds in 1976. Forced out of competition because of ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
24 view cover	My Losing Season: A Memoir more books like this by Pat Conroy add to wishlist PAT CONROY–AMERICA’S MOST BELOVED STORYTELLER -- IS BACK! “I was born to be a point guard, but not a very good one. . . .There was a time in my life when I walked through the world known to myself and others as an athlete. It was part of my own definition of who I was and certainly the part I most respected. When I was a ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.71! \| first editions
25 view cover	Hunter more books like this by John A Hunter add to wishlist Written in the 1950s, Hunter recounts the career of John A. Hunter, a professional big-game hunter and former chairman of Tanganyika National Parks. J A. Hunter led a life of adventure, but, perhaps, the most astonishing tale in this book is his incredible adventures while hunting rhino. As a game ranger, he was ordered by the Tanganyikan ... see all copies from £6.35! new only from £20.23! \| first editions

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