When deciding which athletes to profile, our editors take into account not only a player's statistics, but also his character. SPI takes care to select athletes who are known to be community minded and can serve as role models.The biographical material on each athlete covers him from his earliest days to the present.

Sammy Sosa : Slammin' Sammy

George Castle

Bt Bound

Every league, team and athlete has a story. Game after game, season after season, everyday dramas mark the road along the way. Walk-off home runs and threes at the buzzer. Fades to the end zone and goals in stoppage time. Aces on match point and reaching for the finish. After the championship trophy is hoisted, the story doesn t end. For some athletes, the journey is just beginning. Champions: 15 Inspiring Comeback Stories from Sports &amp; Life recounts the true stories of top-tier competitors whose greatest victories came against the fiercest of all opponents: life. Teenager Victoria Arlen emerged from a coma to set a world record in the 400-meter freestyle. Bob Love s journey spanned from childhood poverty and bussing tables to the pro basketball ranks. Kyle Schwarber recovered from a torn ACL at the beginning of the Cubs 2016 season to power the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series championship in 108 years. These and a dozen other athletes will inspire you to overcome your own obstacles on the field and off as you pursue your dreams.

Champions: 15 Inspiring Comeback Stories from Sports & Life

John Schenk

Sports & Outdoors

Signature Strength

An integrated league was discovering its strength. A chewing gum magnate was shaping his unique franchise's identity. The stage was set for the 1969 Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, where the lights didn't shine at night, but they did in the eyes of every hopeful fan. They were a team that didn't go all the way, yet they may have done more for the future of the franchise and perhaps the role of its fans than any Cubs teams that preceded it. Get the view from the pitcher's mound as Hall-of-Fame legend Ferguson Jenkins gives his first-hand accounts and personal insights into that historic season and the team that helped bring America's pastime into our living rooms. Readers, especially Cubs fans, will regale as they are treated to the relationships on the team, the community surrounding Wrigley Field and the fans of all backgrounds who swelled with optimism and provided a virtual extended family to the players. These memories are made real through incredible statistics and athletic feats. In this book, time trip back to 1969 with Fergie Jenkins and countless notable athletes, journalists and sports aficionados, to make those memories yours as well.

The 1969 Cubs: Long Remembered - Never Forgotten

Fergie Jenkins

John Schenk & Associates

I Remember Harry Caray is a firsthand account of what the broadcasting legend was like from broadcasters, players, newspaper reporters and others.

I Remember Harry Caray

RICH WOLFE

Biographies & Memoirs

Sports Publishing, LLC

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