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Author: Jim Morris
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2001-04-01
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780316591560
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents the inspirational true story of Jim Morris's departure from the minor leagues after a string of injuries, his career as a high school physics teacher, and his eventual return to the minors followed by an all-star career in the majors. 75,000 first printing.
Author: Kelvin Davis
Publisher: Kelvin Davis
Published: 2021-01-20
Total Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9780578813929
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is am book of inspiration outline the journey of kelvin Davis in his path to becoming the oldest rookie to tryout and make to play professional basketball.
Author: Jim Morris
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2008-11-15
Total Pages: 139
ISBN-13: 0446549878
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe heart-wrenching, unbelievable true story of MLB pitcher Jim Morris's last-ditch attempt to join the major leagues. He Played A Boy's Game. He Lived A Man's Life. As a lonely child, Jim Morris took one thing with him wherever his family moved-his ability to hit and throw a baseball. For Jim, the passion of becoming a major-league ballplayer was his anchor and inspiration...until injuries and life got in the way. A decade after Jim walked away from the minors and began a life of fatherhood and mortgage payments, he made a promise to the hardscrabble high-school team he coached: If they could win their local championship, he would try out again for the big leagues. They did-and he did. Now, in this wondrous, heart-tugging book, Jim Morris tells the story of his remarkable life and his amazing journey to the Big Show at the age of thirty-five . . . and how he finally fulfilled his childhood dream.
Author: Vince Papale
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 2006-09-05
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 1401385648
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe true story of the NFL's oldest rookie In 1976, Vince Papale was thirty, a former schoolteacher and part-time bartender, and a season ticket-holder for his beloved Philadelphia Eagles. When he heard that Coach Dick Vermeil was holding open tryouts, he decided to give it a shot. Shocking himself and the coaches, he ran an explosive 40-yard-dash in just 4.5 seconds -- a world-class time -- and was offered a contract on the spot. When he joined the team, Papale became the oldest non-kicking rookie in NFL history, a fan favorite who played for four years and was named a team captain. Invincible is Vince Papale's story, and a tie-in to the Disney Pictures film of the same name starring Mark Wahlberg as Papale and Greg Kinnear as Vermeil. But more than just a tie-in, it tells Papale's story in his own words, covering subjects not included in the film. Like Rudy, Glory Road, and Rookie, it is the true story of an ordinary man who achieves an extraordinary goal.
Author: LeRoy Paige
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 1993-01-01
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780803287327
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSatchel Paige was forty-two years old in 1948 when he became the first black pitcher in the American League. Although the oldest rookie around, he was already a legend. For twenty-two years, beginning in 1926, Paige dazzled throngs with his performance in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Then he outlasted everyone by playing professional baseball, in and out of the majors, until 1965. Struggle—against early poverty and racial discrimination—was part of Paige's story. So was fast living and a humorous point of view. His immortal advice was "Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you."
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Published: 1985-07-15
Total Pages: 64
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Author: Dan Britton
Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC
Published: 2015-01-30
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 1424550122
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn experience so powerful it will transform your life on and off the field and impact teammates, coaches, and generations to come. Want an unstoppable faith that packs a punch in the gym, in the locker room, at home, and in all your relationships? True Competitor will ignite your passion to live intentionally for Jesus in everything you do so you will have maximum impact that will change the world of sports. It is time to get in the game! Fifty-two devotions for athletes, coaches, and parents will transform the way you think. Each devotional features an in-the-trenches sports story with Scripture and life application, Be a GameChanger! section, room to write My Game Plan, and a heart and mind transforming prayer.
Author: Bill Cotter
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Published: 1997-09-22
Total Pages: 682
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis first-ever history of Disney television is perfectly timed to coincide with the return of "The Wonderful World of Disney" to Sunday night prime time on ABC.From the much-beloved Disneyland and That Darn Cat to recent hits like Ellen and Home Improvement, Disney televisions a cultural institution that has added joy and laughter to the lives of millions of Americans from the 1950s to today. The Wonderful World of Disney Television is a fascinating, comprehensive history of all the Disney television shows ever produced, from the ones we loved to watch as children to today's top-rated programming. Rich with photographs, little-known details, anecdotes, and vital statistics, this fascinating collection fully describes each of the Walt Disney television shows, including complete schedules of aired episodes, seasonal highlights, production details, behind-the-scenes stories, full cast and crew listings, and plot synopses -- and shares important moments in Disney's television history such as how Walt got into television in the first place!A treasure trove of nostalgia, coinciding perfectly with the primetime return of The Wonderful
Author: Brian Mcfarlane
Publisher: Tundra Books
Published: 2002-09-24
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 0887766048
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNominated in the nonfiction category for the 2004/2005 Red Cedar Book Awards (British Columbia's Young Reader's Choice book award) Brian McFarlane, one of hockey’s best known and most respected historians, has gathered stories from the very first organized game of hockey, to the Olympic gold-medal face-off between Canada and the US at the 2002 Olympics. Whether through a story of courage – such as Mario Lemieux’s comeback from cancer – or through a story of the ridiculous – such as the notorious flying hot dog – Real Stories from the Rink presents tales about men’s and women’s hockey that cover players of every position, as well as coaches. It also includes the kind of statistics and records that are dear to every hockey fan.
Author: Alex Squadron
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2023
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1496235851
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLife in the G details the G League experience and the relentless pursuit of the NBA dream through the lens of the Birmingham Squadron's inaugural season.
