A Far-From-Average Sports Book for the Average Joe
 Go beyond the 24/7 online highlights and celebrate the hilarious humor and heartwarming heroics of the sports world in this all-star collection of trivia, quotes, and anecdotes. For example...
Did You Know?
 The Chicago Bears were originally known as the Staleys before being moved from Decatur, Illinois. The Decatur Staleys, as the team was known, was the pride of the city that holds the motto, "The Soybean Capital of the World."
 Houston Astros infielder Julio Gotay played every game with a cheese sandwich in his back pocket. Others had less cheesy items in their back pockets. Pitcher Sean Burnett had a poker chip in his, while pitcher Al Holland opted for a two-dollar bill.
 While accepting his NBA MVP award in 2014, basketball star Kevin Durant focused his remarks on his mother, Wanda Pratt. "The odds were stacked against us, a single parent with two boys by the time you were 21 years old," Durant said. "You made us believe, you kept us off the street, put clothes on our backs, food on the table. When you didn't eat, you made sure we ate. You went to sleep hungry; you sacrificed for us. You're the real MVP."
 Packed with incredible facts, quirky moments, and heart-warming stories, The Average Joe's Super Sports Almanac will delight fans of all ages and makes a great gift for the sports buff in your life - whether superfan or average Joe.

The Average Joe's Super Sports Almanac: All-Star Stats, Amazing Facts, and Inspiring Stories

Riach, Steve

Reference

Harvest House Publishers

Inside the Heart of Every Champion Lies Character
Winning at sports and life takes more than just talent and hard work. It takes faith, courage, and above all, character.
Celebrate the qualities that turn today's top athletes into role models in this inspiring collection of sports stories. Each story showcases a different athlete and explores one key character trait that has distinguished their successful career.
Learn more about the superstars of sport, such as NBA All-Star Stephen Curry, Olympic gold-medalist Simone Manuel, NFL Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson, and many more!
Champions aren't born. They are made by living with integrity and purpose. You can be a champion in life too!

Heart of a Champion: True Stories of Character and Faith from Today’s Most Inspiring Athletes

Biographies & Memoirs

The CBS sports analyst and commentator brings together commentaries, anecdotes, and profiles to highlight the meaning of "character." Original.

Heart of a Champion: Profiles in Character

Humphrey, John

Kellogg, Clark

Sports & Outdoors

B & H Pub Group

Lists over twenty athletes and coaches who prove themselves to be heroes and role models by succeeding despite physical and emotional adversity.

True Heroes of Sports

Thomas Nelson. Inc.

Book by Anderson, Ed, Peterson, John, Riach, Steve

The Drive to Win (The Heart of a Champion)

Self-Help

Motivational

Honor Books

Passion for the Game hits a grand slam home run with inspirational text by author Steve Riach and stunning action photography by Tom Henry. The simple message of facing life with faith, courage, and determination is a winner for baseball fans of all ages.This stunning full-color gift includes a 49" fold-out action photo, a Heart of a Champion embroidered patch, and a full-color wall poster.
The classic photos and words of encouragement from America's favorite baseball heroes--including Sammy Sosa, Alex Rodriguez, John Smoltz, Yogi Berra and Casey Stengel, among others--help you keep your faith in every inning of life.
"Passion for the Game includes quotes from players saying what the love of Jesus means to them and a heartwarming section on how the legendary Mickey Mantle accepted Christ as his Savior late in his life.
Foreword written by noted baseball analyst Harold Reynolds.

Passion for the Game: Faith, Courage, and Dtermination for Every Inning of Life (The Heart of a Champion)

Baseball

Golf with its rich tradition has been a part of the fabric of sports history and of our culture and social underpinnings since its royal beginnings.
The parallels between golf and life are unmistakable. Hazards, consistency, overcoming failure, handling success, adapting to circumstances, analyzing situations, making wise choices, staying on the course. Like life, golf is a definitive test of man against himself. Success is not made in one shot, one hole, or one day. Rather it is in the ability to consistently string together several shots, holes, and days in which good decisions outnumber mistakes.
The men quoted in this book--golfing greats including Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Lee Janzen, Bobby Jones, Bernard Langer, and others--have demonstrated they know how to play the game both on the course and in life. They stand as examples of character, driven by something greater than the leader board. They are men who display faith, courage, and determination through every round of life. They inspire us to know that we can all overcome the sand traps of life and learn how to play the game and finish the course.
The book includes a special section on the life of the late Payne Stewart, including inspirational quotes from Payne regarding his Christian faith, as well as quotes from Payne's family and friends.
Introduction written by legendary sportscaster Pat Summerall.

It's How You Play the Game (Heart of a Champion)

Religion & Spirituality

Worship & Devotion

This action packed book--with forward from Jeff Gordon-- makes the perfect gift for auto racing and sports fans with profiles and stories of faith and courage from today's top NASCAR drivers and hall of fame heroes including Dale Jarrett, Bobby Lebonte, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Petty, Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Readers will be encouraged to walk each day with a deeper sense of appreciation and renewal of God's grace and mercy in everyday life.

Life Lessons from Auto Racing

Christian Books & Bibles

Life Lessons from Golf packs the adrenaline of teeing off at the first how with the thrill of sinking a thirty-foot putt. Each powerful story and profile of one of today's top golfers or hall of fame heroes will encourage you to walk with a deeper sense of appreciation of God's grace and mercy in e3veryday life. Golfers include Tom Lehman, Bernhard Langer, Loren Roberts, Charles Howell III, and Betsy King. Wendy Ward, Larry Nelson, and other top players.

Life Lessons from the Game of Golf

David C. Cook

What is it about baseball that makes the game such an integral part of the American landscape? No other sport evokes such a passionate following and drives grown men and young children to pour over box scores or devote countless hours discussing trivia. Unchanging, it is a part of the nation's fabric tying its past to its present and future. Baseball is a game of eternal childhood, where heartthrob and heartbreak go hand in hand. It is poetry of motion, colossal power, raw speed, and pinpoint accuracy, a classic tale of failure and redemption in which the heroic emerges and touches our collective soul. However, championships are not won by superstars but rather by teamwork and sacrifice. So it is with life. Bouncing back from failure, adapting to new circumstances, and handling success are all paramount to making it. Bunt, steal, hit and run, or swing away--like the game, life is filled with important choices. How we manage those decisions will determine where we wind up at the end. These experiences birth the life lessons that define human existence. Life Lessons from Baseball captures stories of baseball's top players and brings them to life in a way that is relevant to everyone. This one-of-a-kind book captures insightful stories of the game's best hitters, pitchers, fielders, and the timeless truths that unfold through their lives. These stories will inspire you. And you will discover that you, too, can safely navigate life's fickle nine innings and be part of a winning team.

Life Lessons From Baseball

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