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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... High School in upper Manhattan, he began to attract professional scouts with his monstrous home runs and high batting average (he batted over .500 in his high school career). Mr. and Mrs. Gehrig always stressed education over sports ...
... High School in upper Manhattan, he began to attract professional scouts with his monstrous home runs and high batting average (he batted over .500 in his high school career). Mr. and Mrs. Gehrig always stressed education over sports ...
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... school . Besides playing baseball , basketball and running track , Gale's favorite sport was flag football . Many of ... High School in Omaha , Gale was a meager 110 - pound running back , but he helped lead his team to its first ...
... school . Besides playing baseball , basketball and running track , Gale's favorite sport was flag football . Many of ... High School in Omaha , Gale was a meager 110 - pound running back , but he helped lead his team to its first ...
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... high school record. These feats, combined with an undefeated and record-breaking football season in which he scored 108 points, put Gale in contention for the Nebraska “Athlete of the Year.” He was narrowly beaten out by another track ...
... high school record. These feats, combined with an undefeated and record-breaking football season in which he scored 108 points, put Gale in contention for the Nebraska “Athlete of the Year.” He was narrowly beaten out by another track ...
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... high school. He talked little, and when he did, he was dificult to understand. He had what a friend described as a “lazy tongue.” Poor speech made social interaction awkward for Sayers, who did his best not to reveal his weakness. His ...
... high school. He talked little, and when he did, he was dificult to understand. He had what a friend described as a “lazy tongue.” Poor speech made social interaction awkward for Sayers, who did his best not to reveal his weakness. His ...
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High Impact Athletes and Coaches Fritz Knapp. Sayers ' collegiate career came in the middle ... school . This new industry in the 1940s gave Mr. Piccolo a golden ... school he played football , basketball and baseball . In baseball , his best ...
High Impact Athletes and Coaches Fritz Knapp. Sayers ' collegiate career came in the middle ... school . This new industry in the 1940s gave Mr. Piccolo a golden ... school he played football , basketball and baseball . In baseball , his best ...
Contents
Joan Benoit Samuelson and Wilma Rudolph | |
The 1980 Mens and 1998 Womens | |
Albert Happy Chandler | |
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