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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... champion Ken Venturi . I have had speech dificulties and low confidence like Amos Alonzo Stagg . My body has failed me at diferent times , as Gertrude Ederle's and Lou Gehrig's bodies failed them . Despite life's downside , though , I ...
... champion Ken Venturi . I have had speech dificulties and low confidence like Amos Alonzo Stagg . My body has failed me at diferent times , as Gertrude Ederle's and Lou Gehrig's bodies failed them . Despite life's downside , though , I ...
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... High School in Omaha , Gale was a meager 110 - pound running back , but he helped lead his team to its first freshman championship in twenty - three years . The next year, Roger and Gale were paired on Central High's.
... High School in Omaha , Gale was a meager 110 - pound running back , but he helped lead his team to its first freshman championship in twenty - three years . The next year, Roger and Gale were paired on Central High's.
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... t carry the University of Kansas to a Big Eight championship. The best record Kansas had during his career was 7–3, his senior year. One of the most dramatic moments in Sayers ' collegiate career came in the middle of his.
... t carry the University of Kansas to a Big Eight championship. The best record Kansas had during his career was 7–3, his senior year. One of the most dramatic moments in Sayers ' collegiate career came in the middle of his.
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... championship crumbled . Brian Piccolo was born the same year as Gale Sayers , on October 31 , 1943. His mother , Irene , was first - generation American and of German - Hungarian parentage , and his father , Joseph Sr. , was a native ...
... championship crumbled . Brian Piccolo was born the same year as Gale Sayers , on October 31 , 1943. His mother , Irene , was first - generation American and of German - Hungarian parentage , and his father , Joseph Sr. , was a native ...
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Contents
Joan Benoit Samuelson and Wilma Rudolph | |
The 1980 Mens and 1998 Womens | |
Albert Happy Chandler | |
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