Eine Geschichte von Zusammenbruch und Durchhaltewillen, von Verrat und Freundschaft, von Verzweiflung und Liebe, von der Hölle der Chemotherapie und dem Zusammenbruch aller Lebenspläne - eine Geschichte, die mit der Rückkehr ins Leben endet und den Siegen der Tour de France 1999 und 2000.
Ehrlich, direkt und mit viel Humor erzählt Lance Armstrong von seinen Erfolgen wie Misserfolgen im Sport wie im Leben Gegner und Fans respektieren und beneiden den 33-jährigen Texaner und inzwischen sechsfachen Sieger der Tour de France. Seiner Erfolge und wohl auch seiner Geschichte wegen. Die Fortsetzung von „Tour des Lebens“, die bewegende Lebensgeschichte des Ausnahmesportlers, der den Krebs besiegte.
Focusing on a remarkable Native American football team, the narrative highlights their journey and struggles, intertwining sports with cultural history. Sally Jenkins uncovers a forgotten chapter, presenting an inspirational tale that transcends the game itself, much like the themes found in Lance Armstrong's story. This book not only celebrates athletic achievement but also reflects on identity and resilience within a marginalized community.
Focusing on the remarkable coaches and athletes encountered throughout her career, the author shares a heartfelt tribute that highlights the principles of excellence they exemplify. Drawing from her experiences as a sportswriter, she offers insights into the dedication and resilience that define success in sports, making it a compelling read for fans and aspiring athletes alike.
The narrative reflects on Dean Smith's nearly forty-year tenure as the University of North Carolina basketball coach, highlighting his profound influence on players and the sport. It revisits memorable games, teams, and rivalries while emphasizing the core principles of basketball as essential life lessons—passion, discipline, focus, selflessness, and responsibility. In a new final chapter, Smith shares insights from his retirement, showcasing his dual role as a coach and mentor who shaped the character of countless young men.
They had no business being there. They were up against million-dollar horses owned by patricians, oilmen, Arab sheiks, and Hollywood producers. They were ten regular guys, and all they wanted was to win a race. Instead, they won the hearts of America. In 2003, a three-year-old with the unlikely name of Funny Cide became "the people's horse," the unheralded New York-bred gelding who-in a time of war and economic jitters-inspired a nation by knocking off the champions and their millionaire owners and sweeping to the brink of the Triple Crown. Trained by a journeyman who'd spent over 30 years looking for "the one," ridden by a jockey fighting to come back after years of injuries and hard knocks, and owned by a band of high school buddies from Sackets Harbor, N.Y., Funny Cide became a hero and media sensation. Now, Sally Jenkins, award-winning co-author of Lance Armstrong's #1 bestseller It's Not About the Bike, tells the inside story of the Funny Cide team's ups and downs against overwhelming odds, illness, and even scandal, to capture the imagination of millions. It's a new American classic for the underdog in all of us.
Covering the same ground as the major motion picture The Free State of Jones, starring Matthew McConaughey, this is the extraordinary true story of the anti-slavery Southern farmer who brought together poor whites, army deserters and runaway slaves to fight the Confederacy in deepest Mississippi. "Moving and powerful." -- The Washington Post. In 1863, after surviving the devastating Battle of Corinth, Newton Knight, a poor farmer from Mississippi, deserted the Confederate Army and began a guerrilla battle against it. A pro-Union sympathizer in the deep South who refused to fight a rich man’s war for slavery and cotton, for two years he and other residents of Jones County engaged in an insurrection that would have repercussions far beyond the scope of the Civil War. In this dramatic account of an almost forgotten chapter of American history, Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer upend the traditional myth of the Confederacy as a heroic and unified Lost Cause, revealing the fractures within the South.
Vanessa embarks on a journey of self-discovery and resilience after a painful divorce at fifty-five, following her ex-husband's unexpected affair that shattered their thirty-year marriage. As she navigates the challenges of starting anew, the story explores themes of empowerment, healing, and the pursuit of happiness in the later stages of life. Through her experiences, Vanessa learns to embrace change and redefine her identity, ultimately finding strength and hope in her new chapter.