The Book of Sports Virtues: High Impact Athletes and CoachesPrice World Publishing, 2012 M01 23 The Book of Sports Virtues: High Impact Athletes and Coaches is a masterful collection of stories about the struggles and triumphs of many celebrated athletes. Each chapter is assigned a trait or virtue and uses an athlete's story as a lens through which the reader can gain the insight needed to achieve that trait or virtue. The chapter on appreciation is the story of Lou Gehrig and Jacky Robinson's story is used to exemplify and define nobility. What emerges after reading these stories is not only a greater understanding and appreciation of the virtues that these icons needed to get through life, but also an inspiration for the reader. Each story is followed by a small quotation from literature to amplify the meaning and application of the positive virtue. This book makes for the perfect gift from parents to children or for adult mentors to their students. Its ability to be read one story at a time makes it perfect for the bookshelf or coffee table. |
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... Kansas running back nicknamed the " Kansas Comet,” dazzled football fans across the United States. He broke.
... Kansas running back nicknamed the " Kansas Comet,” dazzled football fans across the United States. He broke.
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... Kansas rushing records during his four-year career and many professional teams eagerly sought after him. Piccolo, from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was also a running back. He distinguished himself by gaining ...
... Kansas rushing records during his four-year career and many professional teams eagerly sought after him. Piccolo, from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was also a running back. He distinguished himself by gaining ...
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... Kansas. He was the middle of three sons born to Roger and Bernice Sayers, who were native Mid-westerners. His father Roger had grown up in Speed, Kansas, on 360 acres in the northwestern agricultural part of the state. Bernice Ross ...
... Kansas. He was the middle of three sons born to Roger and Bernice Sayers, who were native Mid-westerners. His father Roger had grown up in Speed, Kansas, on 360 acres in the northwestern agricultural part of the state. Bernice Ross ...
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... Kansas , in 1950. Roger's father , a wheat farmer , had become ill , and he requested that his son come home to tend the farm . Roger , out of respect , obliged his father and moved his family , much to the chagrin of Bernice , 49 two ...
... Kansas , in 1950. Roger's father , a wheat farmer , had become ill , and he requested that his son come home to tend the farm . Roger , out of respect , obliged his father and moved his family , much to the chagrin of Bernice , 49 two ...
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... Kansas, football power-houses in the states where he had lived. He liked both coaches and both campuses, but in the end decided on Kansas for the better.
... Kansas, football power-houses in the states where he had lived. He liked both coaches and both campuses, but in the end decided on Kansas for the better.
Contents
Joan Benoit Samuelson and Wilma Rudolph | |
The 1980 Mens and 1998 Womens | |
Albert Happy Chandler | |
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