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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... wanted to keep the races separate and unequal ; many fought for equality . By the 1960s , African Americans had been playing professional football for decades , but as the number of black players increased in the National Football ...
... wanted to keep the races separate and unequal ; many fought for equality . By the 1960s , African Americans had been playing professional football for decades , but as the number of black players increased in the National Football ...
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... wanted him as well. Because the NFL had a well-established reputation and better financial security, Sayers decided to sign with the Bears. Brian Piccolo, on the other hand, was not drafted by a professional team. It seriously dampened ...
... wanted him as well. Because the NFL had a well-established reputation and better financial security, Sayers decided to sign with the Bears. Brian Piccolo, on the other hand, was not drafted by a professional team. It seriously dampened ...
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... wanted to play college football . He even looked far ahead to playing in the NFL after college . As it turned out , Wake Forest in the early 1960s was not the best place to showcase his talents to NFL scouts . Wake Forest struggled to ...
... wanted to play college football . He even looked far ahead to playing in the NFL after college . As it turned out , Wake Forest in the early 1960s was not the best place to showcase his talents to NFL scouts . Wake Forest struggled to ...
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... wanted Carol to feel included, as opposed to the way that her cerebral palsy made her feel excluded from many facets of life. With college behind him and settled into his marriage, Piccolo eventually made the Chicago Bears football team ...
... wanted Carol to feel included, as opposed to the way that her cerebral palsy made her feel excluded from many facets of life. With college behind him and settled into his marriage, Piccolo eventually made the Chicago Bears football team ...
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... wanted a bigger contract than was ofered his son, he soon agreed to the $400 bonus and $40 weekly salary. Although Clemente had succeeded in school and could have entered college, he joined the Santurce Crabbers on October 9, 1952. Like ...
... wanted a bigger contract than was ofered his son, he soon agreed to the $400 bonus and $40 weekly salary. Although Clemente had succeeded in school and could have entered college, he joined the Santurce Crabbers on October 9, 1952. Like ...
Contents
Joan Benoit Samuelson and Wilma Rudolph | |
The 1980 Mens and 1998 Womens | |
Albert Happy Chandler | |
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