Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+6257+7265+4294967200 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705437 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713206 The basketball player, coach, and ESPN analyst examines his life and career through the prism of toughness, which he explains comes from discipline, a team-oriented mind-set, and belief in oneself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667926 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1575678 Long before everyone knew Sarah Palin as Momma Grizzly, the girls on her team called their point guard Sarah Barracuda for her tenacious play. That determination fit in well on scrappy team from a small town where people were proud to call themselves Valley Trash and happy to take on the big city schools. As beautiful as Alaska is, its also unforgiving. Its a place where your first mistake may be your last. When the winter comes and the nights are long and the temperatures plunge, everyone starts looking for an escape. All across Alaska, those gyms--bright and warm--become a sanctuary not only for the players but for their isolated hometowns as well. Acclaimed sportswriter Mike Shropshire goes beyond Sarah Palins media profile to tell the untold story of how she and a team of young women came together to overcome daunting odds both on and off the court--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1510903 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668942 The author presents the life story of Jack Grout, from his childhood in middle-class Oklahoma, to his PGA tournaments playing against Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen, to his role as golf teacher to Raymond Floyd, David Graham, Lanny Wadkins, and, for 39 years, to Jack Nicklaus. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1298742 In his follow-up to the best-selling Ultra-Marathon Man--which Sports Illustrated called fascinating and the New York Times said was full of euphoric highs world-renowned ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes chronicles his unbelievable exploits and explorations in gripping detail. Karnazes runs for days on end without rest, across some of the most exotic and inhospitable places on earth, including the Australian Outback, Antarctica, and the back alleys of New Jersey. From the downright hilarious to the truly profound, the stories in Run! provide readers with the ultimate escape and offer a rare glimpse into the mind-set and motivation of an extreme athlete--one who has, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, not only pushed the envelope but blasted it to bits. Karnazes addresses the pain and perseverance, but also charts his emotional state as he pushes to the edges of human achievement. The tales of the friendships hes cultivated on his many adventures around the world warm the heart and are sure to captivate and inspire readers whether they run great distances, modest distances, or not at all-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1277471 Presents the history of sports channel ESPN based on interviews with nearly five hundred current and former employees, featuring announcers and analysts as well as sports stars including LeBron James, Peyton Manning, and Jeff Gordon. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1274977 A long-time sports columnist for the New York Times combines personal stories with the events he has covered, discussing how Jock Culture has permeated business, politics, and family life, and how its definitions have become the standard to measure value. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1298698 An account of the colorful NASCAR drivers career describes his hardscrabble upbringing and strained relationship with brother Darrell, while recounting his historic win at the 2001 Daytona 500 and the death of mentor Dale Earnhardt in the same race. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393287 Don Shelby is widely considered one of the most accomplished local TV journalists in the country. Off camera, he has been involved in organized basketball as a player, coach, and advocate since 1960. Inducted into Indianas Delaware County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003, Shelby has been compiling stories of pivotal basketball games--those he has played, and those that have inspired him--for over twenty years. Written with the same humor and compassion that have made Shelby a broadcasting legend, The Season Never Ends proves once and for all that the fundamental principles of basketball are the fundamental principles of life--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1278156 A successful college baseball coach recounts his transition from a fear-based life to a rewarding career of passionate motivation, outlining the lessons he has learned about opportunity, courage, and failure. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1213692 The football star made famous in the hit film The Blind Side reflects on how far he has come from the circumstances of his youth. While many people are now familiar with Ohers amazing journey, this is the first time he shares his story in his own words. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1306360 A no-holds-barred memoir from Brock Lesnar, the baddest man on the planet -- the undisputed, three-time WWE Champion and current UFC World Heavyweight Champion-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1427515 In the twelve years since his death from cancer, the legend of Walter Payton has only grown in magnitude. This is the definitive biography of an iconic American sportsman-- and one of the most uniquely complex and enigmatic superstars in the history of American sport. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1256465 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1164384 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1276093 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1171941 Drawing on interviews with friends and family, as well as teammates and opponents, New York Times-bestselling author Leavy delivers the definitive account of one of the biggest talents and most tragic figures ever to play baseball--Mickey Mantle. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1107688 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1059939 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1189943 Includes a spectrum of hikes recommended by National Park Service supervisors, mountaineers, wildlife biologists, and other travel experts as well as if you go information to act as a starting point for planning a trip to each destination. In addition to many hikes in the U.S. (particularly in national parks) are recommendations for hikes in Albertas Banff National Park; Southern Patagonia in Argentina; the Overland Track in Australia/Tasmania; Lunana Snowman Trek in Bhutan; Kalahari Desert in Botswana; The Three Gorges in China; Colombias Lost City; the Vanoise National Park (Alps) and Pays Basque areas of France; Yr Wyddfa, Scafell, and Ben Nevis in Great Britain; Torfajokull in Iceland; Italys Amalfi Coast; Japans Nakasendo Trail; Mexicos El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve; the High Atlas of Morocco; Namibias Naukluft Trail; the Annapurna Sanctuary in Nepal; the Milford and Routeburn Tracks of New Zealand-Queenstown; Nova Scotias Cape Breton Highlands; the Al Hajar, Oman; Pakistans Snow Lake; Perus Inca Trail; Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda; Mount Triglav in Slovenia; Swedens Kings Trail; Switzerlands Haute Route; Tanzanias Mt. Kilimanjaro; the Kangshung Valley and Lhasa in Tibet; and Turkeys Lycian Coast. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=888386 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=963042 The author describes his quest to solve the mystery of a legendary, long-missing, pennant-winning home run baseball, hit by Giants third baseman Bobby Thomson in a 1951 playoff series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1021853 With intimate, fly-on-the-wall detail, When the Game Was Ours transports readers to an electric era of basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of two players--Larry Bird and Earvin Magic Johnson--dead set on besting one another. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=994208 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=991245 McDougall reveals the secrets of the worlds greatest distance runners--the Tarahumara Indians of Copper Canyon, Mexico--and how he trained for the challenge of a lifetime: a fifty-mile race through the heart of Tarahumara country pitting the tribe against an odd band of super-athletic Americans. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=754652 Draws on primary sources, diaries, and family interviews to document the story of four American athletes who in 1926 became the first women to swim the English Channel, in an account that also cites the media frenzy that surrounded their achievement. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=684317 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=619311 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=559304 Based on officiating mechanics devised and endorsed by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), Officiating Basketball is the definitive guide for new and experienced high school officials. Included are guidelines for whats expected of you as a basketball official, officiating procedures and responsibilities, and pre- and postgame duties. More than 100 photos and illustrations of positioning, court movement and signals support officiating mechanics for two-and three-person crews. Real-life cases demonstrate correct rulings, point out common officiating errors and how to avoid them, and challenge you to make the right call in game situations. A glossary of key basketball terms is also included. Officiating Basketball is not a rules book - its a practical resource for implementing correct mechanics as developed and approved by the NFHS.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=556239 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=532775 A mountaineer who survived a near-fatal accident by amputating his arm when it became trapped behind a boulder in Utah describes how he endured five days of hypothermia, dehydration, and hallucinations before managing his own rescue. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=195711 Children are given the sense of being witnesses to history-in-the-making in this series that explores important events in United States history. Includes an index. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=685315