Títulos em Esportes

Ultrarunning’s Buckle Fever: Origins of the Western States Endurance Run—a book that chronicles the moment in 1974 when Gordy Ainsleigh dared to run 100 miles alongside the Tevis Cup horses. His audacious feat ignited a movement—and redefined the limits of human endurance. It became more than a race. It became a rebellion against doubt. At its heart were co-founders, Mo Livermore and Shannon Weil (MoShan), two women who helped shape the race’s formative years, which lead the way for the worldwide sport of ultra trail running.

Der Schöne und das Biest - Der Blick hinter die Kulissen des Power-Paars David Beckham und Victoria Adams trafen sich Ende der 1990er-Jahre, als er ein aufstrebender Fußballer und sie noch ein Spice Girl war. Ein Vierteljahrhundert später ist das Ehepaar Beckham längst auf anderen Gebieten tätig: ihre Tätigkeiten als globale Stilikonen, Fashiondesigner und Marken-Testimonials lassen sie sich fürstlich bezahlen.

Der preisgekrönte Radsportautor Andy McGrath zeichnet Pogačars einzigartigen Weg von seinem ersten Erfolg bei der Tour de l'Avenir im Jahr 2018 bis heute nach – und benennt die Gründe, die „Pogi" so unvergleichlich machen. Seit dem unerreichbaren Eddy Merckx hat kein Fahrer den internationalen Radsport mehr so dominiert wie Tadej Pogačar.

From 1968 to 1973, Jim McLean played for the University of Houston, where Coach Dave Williams had created the greatest golf dynasty in NCAA history. Dozens of highly competitive young golfers thought they’d be a starter, but with forty players on the team, they battled for only five spots, and few ever qualified. As part of Houston’s number-one college golf program, PGA Hall of Fame member Jim McLean digs into its past highlights to share what it was like to live in an athletic dorm, what it really took to create lasting greatness, and why it was so difficult.

What happens when a woman in midlife bets everything on love, a sailboat, and a dream — only to watch it all sink into the sea? Sailing Sweet Caroline is a powerful memoir of reinvention, resilience, new love, and the courage to begin again when life upends everything you thought defined you. After ending a thirty-year marriage, Carol steps away from the life she once knew and into an audacious Caribbean sailing adventure aboard a 45-foot catamaran named Sweet Caroline.

Durante décadas, José Ramón Fernández no solo narró el deporte, lo entendió y lo expuso como un espejo del poder, la corrupción y la injusticia. En estas memorias, el periodista que marcó un antes y un después en la televisión mexicana cuenta su historia: desde su infancia en Puebla, su formación intelectual y su despertar político en los años previos a 1968, las coberturas de Juegos Olímpicos y Copas del Mundo, hasta la construcción de un estilo periodístico frontal que desafió a los monopolios y dictaduras deportivas que moldearon—y deformaron—el deporte nacional.

This is my childhood growing up in the West Country, my struggles, my doubts and my hopes. It's the people I've met in my seventeen years in Formula One, many of whom I've loved, some of whom I definitely haven't. It's the laughs I've shared, the battles I've fought, some on the track with rivals and friends like Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. It's the pressure I struggled with as I closed in on my World Championship in 2009, it's the calm I felt every time I settled into the cockpit.

Trading on the sterling reputation that enabled him to survive a widely publicized doping confession, American cyclist “Big George” Hincapie—a record seventeen-time Tour de France participant, Olympian, and key witness in the Lance Armstrong doping case—offers an insightful account of his esteemed career and a sports era defined by performance-enhancing drug use.

Raw, authoritative and compelling, this is an intimate portrait of the Egyptian King - a biography that matches Mo's magnificent career. Mohamed Salah is one of the greatest footballers of all time. Records have been battered and bettered with such ferocity that there is a special archive of...

Vencedor de seis torneios de Grand Slam – três deles em Wimbledon –, medalha de ouro na Olimpíada de Barcelona e ex-treinador de Novak Djokovic, Boris Becker construiu uma carreira de imenso sucesso no tênis. Em abril de 2022, tudo mudou de maneira dramática quando ele foi condenado a 30 meses de prisão por lavagem de dinheiro e evasão de bens. Este é um relato cru e brutal da vida de Becker atrás das grades. Despojado da fama, do prestígio e da fortuna, ele se tornou o prisioneiro A2923EV e cumpriu pena em dois dos presídios mais rigorosos do Reino Unido.

Bestselling author Guy Evans ('NITRO') returns with a monumental volume on World Championship Wrestling, bringing to light scores of revelatory insights in the process. Informed by over 100 new interviews, hundreds of internal company documents, confidential corporate materials, and never-before-seen financial records, BEYOND NITRO goes to places that no pro wrestling book has!

Dans ce livre, l'auteur nous offre encore une autre facette de ce sport et de la réalité de ses coulisses. Pour la première fois en F1, une écurie a autorisé son directeur d'équipe à raconter l'histoire d'une saison. Au travers de la saison de 2022, montez dans les montagnes russes palpitantes de la vie au cœur de la catégorie reine des courses automobiles.

At some point, every one of us looks up and wonders if we’re climbing the right mountain. Before he became a nationally recognized PGA Professional, Jason Prendergast lost everything he thought defined him in a previous career at twenty-six. His ascent from a Vermont dairy farm to an award-winning life in golf became a journey of self-discovery, resilience, and belief in his future self, the very courage that kept him climbing.

A memoir by NFL star turned social activist Colin Kaepernick.

This audiobook contains the incredible true story of the indomitable tenacious perseverance that the author and her son, Bubba, showed during tough times. It is about some of the trials and tragedies they endured--sometimes alone, but always in spirit and indeed together. It's about the triumphs that they lived and enjoyed! She was her son's first love. Although she could not hold his hand forever, she holds him always in her heart.

Why would a 57-year-old with a genetic heart condition attempt the fastest journey on foot from Cape Town to Cairo? In Running Africa, Keith Boyd tells the story of his epic run, complete with injuries, illness, being taken hostage, getting caught up in a rebel firefight, and having members of his team imprisoned.

Drugs, cartels, mafia, addiction, the FBI, and coercion - this is the untold story behind the tragic decline of football's most gifted and controversial legend. Maradona was football's ultimate genius - a magician on the pitch whose talent rivalled only Pelé. But off the field, the boy from the...

Haunting and inspirational, All Heart is the definitive memoir of one of Australia’s greatest sporting heroes: Mick Fanning. Mick Fanning is a three-time surfing world champion. But he’s also a true survivor who fought off a great white shark on live TV and battled to overcome...

This is the story of Primero High School's 2023 football team and their first winning season in the school's 6-man football history. It's the inspirational tale about 12 remarkable boys, the 6-man football experience, small towns and coaching high school football for the first time. The book follows these boys and their slightly unconventional coach as they make their way through the ups and downs of an unforgettable year. However, having a winning season is just part of a bigger lesson.

For nearly fifty years, a high school coach stood on practice fields, in locker rooms, on buses, and along fence lines where the real lessons were learned. This book is a collection of true stories from those years. They aren't about schemes or systems. They're about people—players, parents, principals, cheerleaders, bands, and the moments that shaped young lives long after the final whistle.