Sports Athletes

Many female athletes struggle with body confidence and change their nutrition in unhealthy ways, only to the detriment of both their performance and their health. SPRING Forward: Balanced Eating, Exercise, and Body Image in Sport for Female Athletes provides performance nutrition and body image flexibility guidance for adolescent and adult female athletes. This book details the problems and the consequences, and provides extensive education on healthier, higher-quality performance.

Trust is the name of the game. If you can build trust with someone, you can then hold them accountable, and ultimately, get the results that you want. The fact of the matter is, words matter. And how you use them either increases trust or demolishes it. This book was written to help you communicate at a higher level, build trust with them, and help them become the self-reliant athlete (and human) you know they can be.

This is a compilation of the first six parts of the Unlikely Triathlete Series. Do not buy this book if you have already purchased parts one to six! However, if you've just bought one or two, this is a more cost effective way to listen to the rest of the series.

Tia Toomey, the world's fittest woman, has won the CrossFit Games an incredible six years in a row and is undeniably a true warrior. She has also trained for the Winter Olympics in bobsledding, competed in the Summer Olympics in weightlifting and was a Commonwealth Games gold medalist. She is, in short, one of the most accomplished and dominant athletes in human history. But for Tia physical fitness is only a small part of overall strength. More important is building mental toughness. In The Heart Is the Strongest Muscle, Tia shows how she reached elite levels by focusing on her "why."

From the streets of Florida to the roar of the football field, Scatman Timmons is more than just a name — it’s a movement of purpose, perseverance, and faith. In this raw and inspiring biography, Kevin L. Timmons tells the true story of a young athlete who overcame adversity, broke barriers, and became a symbol of hope and leadership. Battling poverty, doubt, and pressure, Scatman leaned on grit, prayer, and the unshakable belief that God had a plan for his life. This book takes you deep into the heart of Scatman’s journey: His early days fighting to be seen The defining moment in ...

The bet is on with my billionaire boss and I’m terrified. I grip my chef’s knives like a lifeline in front of the billionaire’s iron gate. I am Max Devlin’s new live-in, personal chef. Sophie, his niece and my best friend, is secretly playing matchmaker to gain funding from Max for my life-long dream of opening a gourmet restaurant. To placate Sophie, Max hires me then offers a challenge. If I can successfully cater the biggest, most elegant charity event in the city, he’ll give me financial backing. Simply sharing my life-long dream, much less the fear of failure and the risk of ...

From the New York Times best-selling author of Brady vs. Manning and dean of football writers - an audiobook that explores the many interesting facets to NFL quarterbacks and their relationships with their fathers. My First Coach goes behind the scenes to explore the unique relationship between these and other quarterbacks and their fathers, as well as investigate various approaches to parenting through their stories. Can young athletes overcome helicopter parents? How did the kids with NFL aspirations deal with their fathers who'd already made it?

Are you a parent, coach, or grandparent concerned about the stress, setbacks, and self-doubt that come with competitive sports? Do you want to help your athlete build resilience, confidence, and mental toughness, but aren't sure where to start? This book is your complete guide to nurturing a winning mindset in young athletes. Through real-life baseball stories and proven strategies, it empowers them to face challenges on and off the field with strength and determination.

Gare Joyce, a sportswriter with the soul of poet and a penchant for trouble, has penned a tell-all memoir that is laugh-out-loud hilarious, savage—and tender at the quick. The media has their stock narratives, but Joyce tells the undiluted, unfiltered truth about the stars and also about his fellow messengers up in the press box.

How does an undrafted free agent and two-sport college walk-on end up in a Chicago White Sox uniform? With a college football career derailed by mononucleosis and a college baseball career shattered by rotator cuff surgery, Brian Kent's narrative will motivate any athlete. Follow the journey from high school to college(s); from the dojo to the independent leagues; and from personal training to a White Sox contract.

This journey, a four-part chronicle beginning with my freshman year and culminating with senior year, offers an insider's view into the life of a college athlete. As I share my experiences on the baseball diamond, in the classroom, and up in the dorm room, the entire college baseball experience comes to life.

Are you an athlete? Yes - you are! You may not know it yet, or have ever experienced the intoxicating rush of pure movement, but your inner athlete is lying dormant inside you just waiting to be unleashed! Even if you've played sports or undertaken athletic endeavors, have you really opened yourself to the physical and mental power that simmers just under the surface of your consciousness?

An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice. In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career - six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, 20 Wimbledon championships, 39 grand-slam titles and her watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous 'Battle of the Sexes'.

Relive the best moments from the greatest players of the 2023-24 NFL season. Includes our in-depth and unique Year in Review covering the regular season, postseason, and Super Bowl LVIII. From the Detroit Lions season-opening win over the Chiefs in Week 1 all the way through to Patrick Mahomes leading Kansas City to the first back-to-back Super Bowl titles in 19 years, we recap it all, along with colorful player profiles of 15 of the brightest stars from the past season. This year's profiles include Super Bowl MVP Mahomes, regular season MVP Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey, Brock Purdy, ...

Do you know how to make good decisions in stressful times? Have you ever felt discouraged from dealing with a difficult situation? Do you want to know how the most successful men and women dominate their fears and overcome every challenge of their lives? In this audiobook, you'll learn the strategies for building mental toughness as well as how these strategies apply to nearly any situation where emotional strength and mental grit are tested.

Diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder, a form of autism, as a toddler, Anthony Ianni wasn't expected to succeed in school or participate in sports, but he had other ideas. As a child, Ianni told anybody who would listen, including head coach Tom Izzo, that he would one day play for the Michigan State Spartans.

This bratty boy can’t ignore the charm Charles exudes. Tony and Charles have been playing eye tag for over a year at their volunteer club. Charles is a hunky center on the basketball team, and Tony is an effeminate vlogger with attitude. Charles finally musters up the courage to approach Tony at their volunteer club after a summer apart. It’s their senior year of university, and Charles doesn’t want to miss his chance to have Tony. Their true colors emerge as they get to know each other. Tony is a brat, but Charles just might be the perfect man to become Tony’s daddy and teach the ...

15 Of The Most Inspirational Stories From The Modern Greats Of Baseball To Help Inspire & Motivate The Young Athlete In Your Life! Do you have a young athlete in your life you want to inspire? Do they need a dose of inspiration from the greatest athletes to have ever played? Do you want to help fire them up & get them more motivated than ever while teaching them valuable life lessons? Well you are in the right place! Inside we have 15 Inspiring Stories from the greats in the sport of Baseball. Not only that, each story will take the young athlete in your life on a journey from how the great...

15 Of The Most Inspirational Soccer Stories From Modern Soccer Greats To Help Inspire & Motivate The Young Athlete In Your Life! Do you have a young athlete in your life you want to inspire? Do they need a dose of inspiration from the greatest athletes to have ever played? Do you want to help fire them up & get them more motivated than ever while teaching them valuable life lessons? Well you are in the right place! Inside we have 15 Inspiring Stories from Modern Soccer Greats. Not only that, each story will take the young athlete in your life on a journey from how the great of the game went...

15 Of The Most Inspirational Stories From The Best Quarterbacks in Football History To Help Inspire & Motivate The Young Athlete In Your Life! Do you have a young athlete in your life you want to inspire? Do they need a dose of inspiration from the greatest Quarterbacks to have ever played? Do you want to help fire them up & get them more motivated than ever while teaching them valuable life lessons? Well you are in the right place! Inside we have 15 Inspiring Stories from the greatest quarterbacks to ever step onto the field. Not only that, each story will take the young athlete in your ...