Bob Rotella’s delightful book will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player.Dr. Bob Rotella is one of the hottest performance consultants in America today. Among his many professional clients are Nick Price (last year's Player of the Year), Tom Kite, Davis Love III, Pat Bradley, Brad Faxon, John Daly, and many others. Rotella, or “Doc,” as most players refer to him, goes beyond just the usual mental aspects of the game and the reliance on specific techniques. What Rotella does here in this extraordinary book, and with his clients, is to create an attitude and a mindset about all aspects of a golfer's game, from mental preparation to competition. The most wonderful aspect of it all is that it is done in a conversational fashion, in a dynamic blend of anecdote and lesson. And, as some of the world's greatest golfers will attest, the results are spectacular. Golfers will improve their golf game and have more fun playing. Some of Rotella's maxims include: -On the first tee, a golfer must expect only two things of himself: to have fun, and to focus his mind properly on every shot. -Golfers must learn to love 'the challenge when they hit a ball into the rough, trees, or sand. The alternatives—anger, fear, whining, and cheating—do no good. -Confidence is crucial to good golf. Confidence is simply the aggregate of the thoughts you have about yourself. -It is more important to be decisive than to be correct when preparing to play any golf shot or putt. Filled with delightful and insightful stories about golf and the golfers Rotella works with, Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player.

    Discussing everything from the leveling of the Twin Towers to the death of the sole survivor of that extraordinary match between British and German soldiers in 1915, one of South America’s greatest commentators issues forth on robotic soccer in Japan, the mass-production of the game as a sign of the decline of civilization, the amazing success of Senegal and Turkey, and how Nike beat Adidas.

    Brazil vs the fearsome USSR.In the opening three minutes - 'the greatest three minutes in the history of football' - one man wrote himself into the record books. Brazil went on to win the cup, and, in Garrincha, a star was born. Garrincha was the unlikeliest of footballers - with a right leg that turned inwards and a left that turned out, but with a ball at his feet he had the poise of an angel. He played for the love of the game, uninterested in money, and ignoring tactical advice. And he was as wild off the pitch as he was mesmerising on it - mischievous, audacious and dripping with sex appeal. It was his affair and subsequent marriage to the singer Elza Soares that caught the imagination of a nation - their mouth-watering combination of soccer and samba made them the toast of 1960s Rio. But by the age of forty-nine, Garrincha was dead, destroyed by the excesses that made him so compelling. ‘Funny and moving, zealously researched and lovingly told’ Daily Telegraph

    Once you could ignore football, avoid the back pages, turn the telly over, leave the pub. Now that's not possible because on 4 July 1990 in Turin's Stadium of the Alps gazza cried, England lost and football changed forever. Pete Davies witnessed all of this first hand. The players, the hooligans, the agents, the journalists, the fans - the full cast of football's rowdy circus. For nine month he had access to the England squad and their manager, Bobby Robson, talking to them freely about their hopes, their fears, their methods and their lives. So this is the real story, the unedited verdion. All Played Out - the first and last book to give the inside story of the greatest show on Earth. 'Pete Davies is incapable of writing a dull sentence. . . one of the most outrageously entertaining books of the year' Daily Post.

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    Matchett writes about the death of Ayrton Senna, the Hockenheim fire, disqualifications - as the Benetton and Williams teams fought tooth and nail for the drivers championship. The final showdown came in Adelaide, the last race of the season, with the controversial accident when Schumacher of Benetton and Hill of Williams collided. Steve Matchett was the rear jack man in the Benetton pit lane team, and was himself engulfed in the terrible fire at Hockenheim. His story of the frantic and unending behind-the-scenes activity in the effort to be the fastest and the best in the world is a fascinating account of the high pressure world of Formula One motor racing.

    Traveling with the golfers on the PGA Tour, Feinstein gets inside the heads of the game's greatest players as well as its struggling wannabes. Meet superstars like Nick Price, who nailed a fifty-foot putt at the seventeenth to win the British Open, and Paul Azinger, who marked his return from a bout with cancer with an emotional appearance at the Buick Open. Go behind the scenes for Davis Love III's unforgettable come-from-behind victory in the Ryder Cup. In golf, Feinstein eloquently relates, the line that separates triumph from disappointment is incredibly fine. "One week you've discovered the secret to the game; the next week you never want to play it again".

    His mental skills enable him to play consistently at or near his best despite the adversity baseball presents each day."My ability to fully focus on what I had to do on a daily basis was what made me the successful player I was. Sure I had some natural ability, but that only gets you so far. I think I learned how to focus; it wasn't something that I was necessarily born with." -- Hank Aaron"Developing and refining my mental game has played a critical role in my success in baseball. For years players have had to develop these skills on their own. This book provides practical strategies for developing the mental skills that will help speed you toward your full potential." -- Dave Winfield

    Thomas, the grandson of Walter Johnson, lives in Arlington, Virginia. He is currently editing, for audio release, the interviews taped by Lawrence Ritter for his classic The Glory of Their Times. Shirley Povich died in 1998 at the age of 92 after seventy-five years as an award-winning sportswriter for the Washington Post.

    . . . I think the way Muriel Lennox tells the story--going behind the scenes and focusing on the horses--will give everyone a clear picture, not only of how special Northern Dancer actually was, but of all the obstacles he had to overcome".--Ron Turcotte, jockey. "For me Northern Dancer was the epitome, the dream of those of us blessed with a love of horses".--Omar Sharif.

    The biography features a foreword by Lee Trevino, who has commented, "He´s the best ball striker I ever saw come down the pipe. I don´t know anyone who could hit the ball better than Moe Norman." His ability garnered him fame and notoriety but alas, so did his extreme shyness and lack of social graces."O´Connor tells the story in an objective and sympathetic voice, relating and debunking much of the folklore that earned Norman the stinging derisive label of ´the Clown Prince of golf´ in a well-written, meticulously researched defense of one of golf´s most maligned and misunderstood figures"James McCarten, PGATour.comNorman has long been a nearly mythical figure among professionals around the world. In 1980 while still a college player, Paul Azinger spotted Norman on a Florida driving range."He started ripping these drivers right off the ground at the 250-yard marker, and he never hit one more than 10 yards to either side of it, and he hit at least 50. It was an incredible sight. When he hit irons, he was calling how many times you would see it bounce after he hit it - sometimes before he hit it - and he´d do it. It was unbelievable." In January 2005, Tiger Woods told Golf Digest´s Jamie Diaz that only two golfers in history "owned their swing": Moe Norman and Ben Hogan.

    The manipulations of ex-coach Mike Keenan, the player acquisitions of General Manager Neil Smith, the stellar play of captain Mark Messier are explored in ways never touched upon by the New York press. of photos.

    Nail biting suspense and non-stop excitement follow this inspired but rebellious team of head cases, rabble-rousers and cast offs in their against-all-odds ride for glory.River of Champions is a book about the triumph of the human spirit.

    Andrews to the modern-day golf course--and shares his insight on great golf holes, the swing, technology and equipment, putting tips, the USGA, the Royal & Ancient, and more.  With fascinating stories about Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, and many others, The Spirit of St.  Andrews gives valuable lessons for all golfers as well as an intimate portrait of Alister MacKenzie, a true legend of the game.

    Open winners, great champions, and five out of the thirteen women who are members of the LPGA Hall of Fame. Mickey Wright, Sandra Palmer, Betsy Rawls, Kathy Whitworth, Judy Rankin, and Betty Jameson all had the privilege and honor of working with Penick. While he was proud of their success and achievements, Penick took just as much pleasure from the accomplishments of the countless women who came to him hoping only to be able to hit a ball in the air for the very first time. In For All Who Love the Game, Harvey shares the lessons he's learned from female golfers: techniques to help women gain greater physical and psychological power, advice on the perfect swing, and tips for developing areas of the game where women can and should outplay their male counterparts. Interwoven with Penick's ever-present blend of common sense and insight, For All Who Love the Game is a gift to every woman who wants to enjoy the game of golf to its fullest.

    For the first time in one book, Hall of Famers Gino Marchetti, John Unitas, Raymond Berry, Lenny Moore, Art Donovan, John Mackey, Jim Parker, Weeb Ewbank, and other Colts greats tell their inside stories of the unforgettable 1958 championship win over the New York Giants, the haunting Super Bowl loss to the Jets, and other highlights and low points of their lives in and out of football.Like the Dodgers and the people of Brooklyn, the Colts have a special relationship with Baltimoreans; general manager Ernie Accorsi says, This sounds corny, and maybe it happens in other places, but these guys played for the town.

    “The puck is in! The hometown wins! The good ol’ hockey game.”

    From Simon & Schuster, I Love Being the Enemy from Reggie Miller shares what a season on the court with the NBA's best shooter and sharpest tongue is like.In I Love Being the Enemy, Miller reveals his thoughts on the New York Knicks, the mental side of the game, determination, and Cheryl Miller.

    Dan Quayle is the new commissioner, the Yankees have moved to New Jersey, and the Supreme Court has ruled that women can play in the major leagues. Enter Louise "Balls" Gehrig, sporting baby blue eyes and a smile that can steal a heart almost as quickly as she can steal a base. As first baseperson for the expansion Manhattan Meteorites, she's about to break baseball's gender barrier and change America's pastime forever.

    Lardner, including the six classic stories later collected as You Know Me Al. Two-thirds of the stories describe real teams, real players, and real situations, and the annotation and illustrations serve to identify the references of early twentieth-century major league baseball that Lardner covered as a reporter.

    Their style of cricket has always been ideal for this type of game; exhilarating, stroke-making batsmen; penetrative, wicket-taking bowlers and dynamic, athletic fielders. For 15 years between 1976 and 1991, the West Indies ruled the cricket world in imperious style. This book will highlight the sad demise of West Indian cricket, as the accessibility of cable television has shown youngsters in the Caribbean other sports, ones which offer untold wealth to even those of moderate professional standard.

    This book offers a behind-the-scenes account of what Ferguson goes through everyday in the football season, what he thinks, eats, breathes and does. As the game lurched from one crisis to another during the 1994-1995 season, Ferguson had his own problems to deal with. The diary reveals the reasoning, thoughts and decisions of United's manager as he and his team battled their way through the Premier League, European Champions League and FA Cup. This book is endorsed by Manchester United.

    Mini-biographies of important players and play-by-play descriptions of famous games bring the sport of football to life.-- Statistics and history give readers easy reference-- Eye-catching photos, historical and current-- Timeline, index, and glossary provide the basis for greater understanding

    This fully updated third edition is not only an A-Z guide to all things cricket, it also includes illustrations showing positions and strategy, and quotations from cricket literature worldwide - from 18th century match reports right up to the Darrell Hair affair.It will appeal to anyone with an interest in the game - from the seasoned aficionado to the youngest new recruit. If you've ever wondered why a batsman can expect a jaffa on a bunsen, or how to go aerial when you're on a shirtfront... this is the book for you.

    - Critically acclaimed biographies of history's most notable African Americans- Straightforward and objective writing- Lavishly illustrated with photographs and memorabilia- Essential for multicultural studies

    The Cincinnati Reds played at Crosley Field from 1912 through 1970, and the ballpark holds an iconic place in the city's history as well as throughout Reds Country. One of the most beloved ballparks in Major League history, Crosley Field played host to the first night game and the first of Johnny Vander Meer's back-to-back no-hitters, as well as four World Series and two All-Star games. From the outfield terrace to the "Moon Deck," from Lombardi's "snooze" to Big Klu's biceps, Blackwell's "whip" to Rose's belly-flop slides, the Redlegs to the Big Red Machine, Cincinnati's Crosley Field has them covered in words and pictures. Greg Rhodes and John Erardi also present the great Negro Leagues teams that played at Crosley, as well as the field's many colorful characters, such as longtime announcer Waite Hoyt and the top-hatted vendor known as Peanut Jim. In April 2009, the Reds' Hall of Fame and Museum opens this season's key exhibit, Crosley Field Remembered, and Cincinnati's Crosley Field will be sold at the team's gift shop as a souvenir.

    150,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo.

    For more than five years, he pursued the details of this fascinating story, an investigation that focused increasingly on the activities of Canada’s Alan Eagleson, once regarded as the most powerful figure in professional hockey. Conway’s series for the Eagle Tribune, “Cracking Ice,” from which this book was developed has been at the heart of the FBI and US Justice Department investigations that led to the 1994 indictment of Alan Eagleson.Among other things, Conway’s sensational exposé documents the following:Eagleson’s defrauding of injured players seeking career-ending disability insurance.Eagleson’s use of National Hockey League Players’ Association money for questionable and unauthorized loans to friends and associates, one of whom was also his partner in business ventures.Eagleson’s exploitation of his position as head of the NHLPA and driving force behind the Canada Cup to obtain everything from free clothing to free air travel to France.Eagleson’s outright theft of Canada Cup money via a scheme that saw Irving Ungerman’s company, All Canada Sports, retain control of end-board advertising during Team Canada games.Conway’s discovery, while investigating the conduct of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigation into Eagleson that Timothy Lemay, a lawyer on loan from the federal Department of Justice, was working out of the same office in Newmarket, Ontario, as the RCMP, which was collaborating with US authorities. Lemay worked for Eagleson’s law firm; Eagleson had Lemay do work for Hockey Canada; Lemay is Eagleson’s son’s brother-in-law.Game Misconduct is much more than a sports story: it embraces business, politics, and true crime; indeed, some have called it the biggest scandal in professional sports since the 1919 Chicago White Sox threw the World Series. It is unquestionably among the most impressive and explosive examples of determined, investigative journalism in recent years.From the Hardcover edition.

    This lively series of sports biographies emphasizes the combination of determination, personality, and talent necessary to be a winner and looks at each player's contribution to the game.

    Culled from 30 years of publication in Sports Illustrated and elsewhere there are action shots, panoramas, and stills of players. Looss provides a commentary on each.

    Harvey Penick, who sadly died on the eve of the 1995 US Masters, was shrewdly aware that half of all new aspiring golfers are women. In his Little Blue Golf Book, he addresses, in his customary courteous and effortless style, the unique requirements of the woman golfer. With gentle humour, Penick concedes that men are much stronger but lack control, while women invariably need to develop extra power. Penick shows women how they can hit the ball further and conversely, how to use their intuitive touch around the green as well as negotiating hazards as varied as water, bunkers and seemingly well-intentioned male advice. From the regular player and the occasional holiday golfer to the businesswoman striving to hold her own playing with clients, the Little Blue Golf Book caters for golf's most overlooked audience - and provides a fitting tribute to Harvey Penick's fairmindedness, considerable wisdom and love for golf.

    Collecting from a wide range of sources—including newspaper accounts, letters, folk poetry, songs, and annual guides—Dean A. Sullivan of Fairfax, Virginia, progresses chronologically from the earliest known baseball reference (1825) to the creation of the Doubleday Myth (1908).

    His fans rejoiced and the Chicago Bulls began to think about another championship season. What basketball's greatest player been up to since he announced his retirement in 1993? In I'm Back: More Rare Air, Michael tells his own story about his life, basketball, his pursuit of a professional baseball career and the reasons for his triumphant, much-longed-for return. Smaller in size than Michael's bestselling 1993 photographic autobiography, Rare Air, this new book combines the story of pre- and post-retirement Michael. In 32 brand-new pages filled with new text and never-before-seen photos -- on court, the baseball diamond and in private -- the superstar reveals in his own words why he decided to return to the game and the limelight.

    

    This autobiography vividly presents Montana's own story of a Pennsylvania steel town boy who led Notre Dame to an NCAA championship and who, with four Super Bowl victories, made the San Francisco 49ers into the NFL team of the '80s. 250 photos, many in color.

    Joe Frazier fight in Manila in 1975, which Jan Philipp Reemtsma follows in three-round sections. Intercut with these vivid and telling accounts of what actually is going on (as opposed to what merely appears to be) are much wider ranging sections exploring the choreography (it is not too grand a word) that Ali crafted for his greatest title bouts, how he created a style that became its own myth, how he then came to have to act that style in the ring, and its damaging consequences. Reemtsma also provides portraits of Ali's opponents: Sonny Liston, George Foreman, Ken Norton, and, above all, Joe Frazier, the strongest "big puncher" of them all. He even produces a startling analysis of Sylvester Stallone's five Rocky movies to show how closely linked they are with the changing mythology of Ali, then opens up that myth so that we see how Ali the man and what he represents are connected with our own lives.

    With a new epilogue. Working his way out of a life of street crime and numbers running - and jail time for manslaughter - King rose to become a powerhouse in the fight game, outnegotiated corporate giants, fleeced the treasuries of entire countries, and amassed a vast personal fortune while ruining the lives and careers of some of boxing's greatest champions. The dying words of the man King stomped to death on the streets of Cleveland in 1966 - Don, I'll pay you the money! - became the motif for Don King's ascendancy.

    With a goal here, the Stanley Cup series would be over. Quickly he raised his stick to shoot, but the goalie was there to challenge. Lemieux faked once and reached around the diving netminder, sliding the puck toward the empty net ...From amidst the ice and snow of Minnesota, Creative Education presents a completely updated and all-new series on the twenty-six teams of the National Hockey League. In action-packed color photographs and entertaining text, thrills of professional hockey are brought off the ice and into the warmth of your library.These book will allow your young readers to become acquainted with the historical beginnings of their favorite teams, and also let them join today's superstars in the battle for the Stanley Cup. From Lord Stanley of Preston to Claude Lemieux, the excitement is all here in new NHL books your young readers will love.

    

    Golf superstar Fred Couples shares the secrets behind his dynamic golf game and instructs readers on how to hit the ball farther, harder, and more accurately than they ever imagined.

    Written at the culmination of Ryan's 27-season career, Ruth shares behind-the-scenes stories and candidly writes about their love, faith and commitment to each other.

    tells young readers how the road to success in any field is rarely traveled overnight. In this book filled with color pictures and illustrations from his entire life, Cal shares his thoughts on how success is attained over time, through sustained day-by-day efforts and victories.

    Ice Skating: Steps to Success, however, covers fundamental skills in a way that's easy to understand and apply.Part of the highly popular Steps to Success Series, this book includes 11 steps (chapters) that progress from basic to intermediate skills. It features over 300 illustrations that make it possible to learn proper form and technique. Readers will learn how to:- attain the posture and control required for basic skills;- use standard methods of gaining forward and backward speed;- execute four different methods of stopping;- fall properly and get up easily;- change direction without loss of control; and- control the skate edges in order to prepare for advanced maneuvers, including jumps, spins, and footwork.With Ice Skating: Steps to Success, beginning and recreational skaters will develop a solid foundation of skills to help them gain confidence in their abilities and enjoy the sport more.

    It spans the entire Hayes era, and it includes Hayes making quarterback Tom Matte return from the east coast to finish his college degree, Hayes explaining to Champ Henson that the carpet in the locker room would make the players soft, and continues through the Gator Bowl incident -- told from a dozen different perspectives -- that led to Hayes' firing.The voices of these men -- Jim Parker, Tom Cousineau, Cornelius Greene, Archie Griffin, Rex Kern, Ken Kuhn, to name a few, become powerful echoes of great deeds, valor, dedication, and loyalty -- echoes of greatness.Drawing on his own background as an All-American linebacker, Natali's brilliant, incisive and unpredictable interviews elicit a behind-the-scene candor seldom revealed about the sport, and never revealed about Hayes' autocratic, media-suspicious program. If there is a single sports book that encapsulates what is great about sports, Woody's Boys may be that book.

    In his first book for children, Troy Aikman explains how to use change to your advantage and view temporary setbacks as an opportunity to grow in new and better ways.

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    This volume provides players and coaches with chapter-by-chapter coverage of the key elements of the game, from the rules and strategies to tips on putting together a winning team. Photographs and illustrations show the crucial skills and plays, and there is a glossary of volleyball terms.

    A spirited account of the rich history and the dedicated players of this fast-paced, often violent, and always exciting sport.