Sports Audiobooks | Biography & Memoir

To the Ice and Beyond: Sailing Solo Across 32 Oceans and Seaways

"All alone for 193 days in his purpose-built yacht Astral Express, New Zealand yachtsman Graeme Kendall crossed 28,000 miles of ocean, facing some of the Earth's most challenging seas. An enthralling adventure, To The Ice and Beyond will inspire you to live your dreams and to never give up. During his extraordinary solo circumnavigation, Kendall became the first person to sail the Northwest Passage solo non-stop. Sailing east to west, he knocked off the 'Everest of sailing' in just twelve days—the fastest recorded. This is a story of determination, meticulous planning, and rugged courage."

Graeme Kendall (Author), Shaun Grindell (Narrator)

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Attacking the Rim: My Journey from NBA Legend to Business Leader to Big-City Mayor to Mentor

"A remarkable narrative of both chance and purpose that touches all corners of society to tell the improbable tale of one man looking for something greater A young, Black kid from a hardworking family in one of the poorest sections of Washington, DC, despite being legally blind in one eye, leaps to the pinnacle of his sport: the Hall of Fame. A rookie bank teller rises to become one of the nation's most celebrated Black business leaders. A once-reluctant political neophyte answers the call to become a major of America's most troubled big city, and he establishes a mentoring program for African American boys that serves as a model for the nation. All of these stories belong to Dave Bing. In Attacking the Rim, Bing shares this multifaceted personal saga, with a rare combination of modesty, moxie, and powerful self-belief. Reflecting on his playing days with the Detroit Pistons, Washington Bullets, and Boston Celtics, Bing takes readers inside the exciting world of pro basketball at the moment when sensational athletes were turning a low-budget game into a high-powered, multimillion-dollar entertainment spectacle. From inside the Detroit mayor's office, he offers a firsthand look at the city's monumental challenges, including intractable debt and corruption, massive unemployment, woeful city services and infrastructure, and the daily choices between the lesser of evils. And finally, he takes us through the mentoring foundation he's created, cutting through the red tape of charitable work to achieve fundamental change in the young men of Detroit. Dave Bing's story is one of unbelievable perseverance and success, and in it he shares the lessons for personal growth and excellence he's learned along the way."

Dave Bing (Author), Beresford Bennett (Narrator)

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[German] - Aus dem Tagebuch eines Radfahrers: Max Radlers Leben und Überleben auf Rad- und anderen W

Volker Schulz (Author), Volker Schulz (Narrator)

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[German] - Thomas Tuchel: Die Biografie

"Taktiker, Motivator, Reizfigur. Thomas Tuchel gilt als einer der besten Trainer der Welt. Er lässt aufregenden Fußball spielen, ist ein gewiefter Taktiker und vermag junge Spieler weiterzuentwickeln. Gleichzeitig steht er im Ruf, stur und schwierig zu sein. Dieses Buch zeichnet das spannende Porträt eines außergewöhnlichen Menschen: von seiner ersten Station in Mainz über seine erfolgreiche, aber konfliktreiche Zeit in Dortmund bis hin zu seinen jüngsten Erfolgen in Paris, wo er sich zum charmanten Lebemann entwickelte, der auch mit Stars wie Neymar und Mbappé umzugehen weiß."

Daniel Meuren, Tobias Schächter (Author), Vincent Fallow (Narrator)

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[German] - Gib alles nur nie auf!: Die Erfolgsstrategien vom Trainer der Weltstars

"»Ein brutaler Motivator. Ein einfühlsamer Psychologe. Ein erstklassiger Taktik-Fuchs. Ein überragender Mensch.« Ralf Fährmann, Schalke 04 Der gesellschaftliche Druck in der heutigen Hochgeschwindigkeitszeit erreicht uns immer früher. Im Leistungssport und im Berufsleben zählen nur noch Bestleistungen. Du musst dann gut sein, wenn es darauf ankommt. Norbert Elgert weiß genau, wie wichtig mentale Stärke, Belastbarkeit und Durchhaltevermögen für den Erfolg sind. Seit 1996 ist er Ausbilder beim FC Schalke 04; er zählt zu den besten seines Fachs. Zu den Spielern, die aus seiner Schule hervorgegangen sind, gehören u.a. Julian Draxler, Manuel Neuer, Mesut Özil, Leroy Sané und Benedikt Höwedes. Sie sind Meister, Pokalsieger, Stars in den besten Ligen der Welt, Champions-League-Sieger und auch Weltmeister geworden. Was macht Elgert so erfolgreich? Was sind seine Strategien? Wie geht er mit Menschen um? Authentisch, sympathisch und extrem ehrlich erzählt der Coach anhand seiner eigenen Lebensgeschichte und seiner Arbeit mit den Nachwuchsfußballern, was es braucht, um Erfolg zu haben und seinen Weg zu gehen. Er erklärt, wie man mit permanentem Druck, Stress und Angst umgeht und das Beste aus sich und anderen herausholt. »Ich habe bisher nur wenige Menschen im Haifischbecken Fußball kennengelernt, die so ehrlich und fair mit sich selbst und anderen umgehen wie Norbert Elgert.« Julian Draxler, Paris Saint-Germain Mit Gastbeiträgen von: Julian Draxler - Manuel Neuer - Sead Kolašinac - Mesut Özil - Thilo Kehrer - Leroy Sané - Benedikt Höwedes - Ralf Fährmann - Christian Melchner - Jenny Kunter-Elgert - Alfred Draxler - Clemens Tönnies - Philipp Max - Oliver Ruhnert - Andreas Müller - Joel Matip - Charles Takyi © Umschlaggestaltung & Bildmotiv: Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur, Zürich unter Verwendung eines Fotos von Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe / Kay Blaschke Norbert Elgert, Gib alles ─ nur nie auf! © 2019 by Ariston Verlag München, ein Unternehmen der Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH, München. Aufgeschrieben von Kai Psotta."

Kai Psotta, Norbert Elgert (Author), Matthias Ernst Holzmann (Narrator)

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[German] - Wir werden ewig leben - Mein unglaubliches Jahr mit dem 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga von

"Im Mai 2019 gelang dem 1. FC Union Berlin zum ersten Mal in seiner Geschichte der Aufstieg in die Bundesliga, nach einem Jahrzehnt gab es damit wieder einen Verein mit DDR- Geschichte in der höchsten deutschen Spielklasse. So nah wie noch kein Journalist zuvor in Deutschland, begleitete Christoph Biermann den absoluten Außenseiter durch eine Saison, die in der Corona-Krise eine ganz besondere Wendung nahm. Er nahm an Teambesprechungen teil, reiste mit der Mannschaft zu Auswärtsspielen, ins Trainingslager und musste vor den Spielern singen. Biermann feierte sensationelle Siege mit der Mannschaft in der Kabine und erlebte neben den Aufregungen an Spieltagen auch den Leerlauf jenseits davon, die Härten des Konkurrenzkampfs und die Schrecken von Verletzungen. Besser als je zuvor verstand er dadurch, wie Fußballprofis heutzutage leben und wie es dem Trainerteam um den Schweizer Urs Fischer trotz drastischer finanzieller Nachteile gelang, die Mannschaft zu sensationellen Erfolgen zu führen. Biermann reiste aber auch mit Fans und erfuhr eine Verbundenheit zwischen Verein, Mannschaft und Anhängern, wie es sie heute im Profifußball kaum noch gibt. Während der Corona-Pandemie war Union Berlin vor ganz neue Aufgaben gestellt, und Christoph Biermann erlebte in Vorstandssitzungen aus nächster Nähe, wie der Klub geführt wird und wie er mit der Krise umging. Und in all dem entdeckte er ein Erfolgsmodell, bei dem die ostdeutsche Historie eine entscheidende Rolle spielt. Eine Reportage, die nicht nur einen außergewöhnlichen Verein zeigt, sondern den Fußball unserer Tage - in ungewöhnlichen Zeiten."

Christoph Biermann (Author), Steffen Groth (Narrator)

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Broken: 2020: the year running records were rewritten

"‘The emotional pain of failing just felt like it was going to be a bit worse than the physical pain of carrying on … ’ Attempting to break long-distance running records used to be an underground endeavour, until the virus-stricken summer of 2020 came along. Only a few, such as the Bob Graham Round in the Lake District, had ever broken into mainstream consciousness. But an absence of running races thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented rise in the popularity of attempts at breaking these records. In Broken, Ally Beaven takes an entertaining look at just why 2020 was so unusual for long-distance running. With his interest in Fastest Known Times (FKTs) piqued, Beaven immerses himself in the scene. His summer becomes one of spending hours in the hills feeding, cajoling and generally trying to keep safe the runners he is supporting, as well as following the dots of live trackers in the middle of the night and endlessly refreshing his Twitter feed as records tumble around the country. Through the stories of John Kelly’s epic Grand Round, Beth Pascall’s record-shattering Bob Graham Round, Donnie Campbell’s mind-bending new mark for bagging all 282 Munros, Jo Meek’s new overall record for the Nigel Jenkins Dartmoor Round and many others, Beaven brings us an inside look at the incredible FKT machine. Broken is the story of the summer of 2020, a historic time for running in the UK."

Ally Beaven (Author), James Gibson (Narrator)

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The Big Three: Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and the Rebirth of the Boston Celtics

"A New York Times bestselling sportswriter tells the inside story of how three star players joined together to form the most dominant team in basketball and lead the Boston Celtics to their first championship in more than two decades. The first of "The Big Three" was Paul Pierce. As Boston Celtics fans watched the team retire Pierce's jersey in a ceremony on February 11, 2018, they remembered again the incredible performances Pierce put on in the city for fifteen years, helping the Celtics escape the bottom of their conference to become champions and perennial championship contenders. But Pierce's time in the city wasn't always so smooth. In 2000, he was stabbed in a downtown nightclub eleven times in a seemingly random attack. Six years later, remaining the sole star on a struggling team, he asked to be traded and briefly became a lightning rod among fans. Then, in 2007, the Boston Celtics General Manager made two monumental trades, bringing Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett to Boston. A press conference on July 31, 2007 was a sight to behold: Pierce, KG, and Ray Allen holding up Celtics jerseys for the flood of media. Coach Doc Rivers made sure the team bonded over the thought of winning a title and living by a Bantu term called Ubuntu, which translates as "I am because we are." Rivers wanted to make it clear that togetherness and brotherhood would help them maximize their talent and win. What came next-the synthesis of the Celtics' "Big Three" and their dominant championship run-cemented their standing as one of great teams in NBA history, a rival to Kobe Bryant's Lakers and LeBron James's Cavaliers. This is the team that brought excitement back to the Garden, and therefore to one of the most storied franchises in all of sports. They met their historic rivals, the Lakers, in the 2008 NBA Finals, winning the series in Game 6, in a rout on their home court with a raucous, concert like atmosphere. Along the victory parade route, Paul Pierce smoked a cigar-as a tribute to legendary former Celtics Coach Red Auerbach. In a city now defined by a wealth of championships, "The Big Three" joined the club. Michael Holley, the premier chronicler of Boston sports, brings their story to life with countless untold stories and behind-the-scenes details in another bestselling tome for New England and sports fans across the country."

Michael Holley (Author), Jean-Francois Donaldson (Narrator)

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Paddling My Own Canoe: A Solo Adventure On the Coast of Molokai

"A Book for Connoisseurs of Wild Places of the EarthAn Epic Memoir of an Intrepid Solo Adventurer, a Woman Who Lived by the Philosophy 'Go Simple, Go Solo, Go Now' Go Simple, Go Solo, Go Now In 1958, while flying from one island to another, Audrey Sutherland sees the remote and roadless northeast side of Molokai, with its spectacular sea cliffs and waterfalls. Always an adventurer, she decides that she must find a way to explore this then inaccessible area. After much study, she determines that the best way for her to navigate these treacherous sea walls is to swim while towing an inflatable kayak. This is the story of fulfilling her dream, of planning then implementing, of launching and advancing, of retreating and reconnoitering, of challenge and success. This is the story of the trip that convinced her that personal growth comes when one goes simple, goes solo, goes now."

Audrey Sutherland (Author), Mapuana Makia (Narrator)

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Paddling North: A Solo Adventure Along the Inside Passage

"An Epic Memoir of an Intrepid Solo Adventurer, a Woman Who Lived by the Philosophy 'Go Simple, Go Solo, Go Now' In a memoir remarkable for its quiet confidence and acute natural observation, the author of Paddling Hawaii and Paddling My Own Canoe begins with her decision, at age 60, to undertake a solo, summer-long voyage along the southeast coast of Alaska in an inflatable kayak. Paddling North is a compilation of Sutherland's first two (of over 20) such annual trips and her day-by-day travels through the Inside Passage from Ketchikan to Skagway. In 22 years she encountered over 30 bears, four wolves, and hundreds of whales. Her lifelong philosophy, 'Go simple, go solo, go now,' is illustrated in this reflection-filled story of kayaking adventure."

Audrey Sutherland (Author), Mapuana Makia (Narrator)

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Macho Time: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of Hector Camacho

"Raised in 1970s Spanish Harlem, Hector Camacho lived a life as fast as his fists flew in the ring. Handsome, flamboyant, and outspoken, Camacho electrified the boxing scene of the 1980s and, shouting his mantra 'Macho Time!', beat some of the greatest fighters of his generation. His fast-lane life caught up with him eventually—and tragically—when he was shot dead outside a nightclub in Puerto Rico at the age of fifty. Macho Time is written by Christian Giudice, author of Hands of Stone, the definitive biography of Roberto Duran, which was made into the motion picture of the same name starring Robert De Niro. Macho Time will be the first biography of Hector Camacho Sr., who lived a life as fast as his fists flew in the ring. Camacho's son, Hector Camacho Jr., also a professional boxer, has worked closely with author Christian Giudice to give him unprecedented access and insight into this complex man, who was tragically murdered in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2012."

Christian Giudice (Author), Timothy Andrés Pabon (Narrator)

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The Guv'nor: The Autobiography of Lenny McLean

"THIS IS THE CLASSIC BOOK THAT STARTED AN ENTIRE GENRE - THE STORY OF THE MOST ICONIC HARDMAN OF THEM ALL. Lenny McLean was one of the deadliest bareknuckle fighters Britain has ever seen. He had dear, powerful friends, but he also had terrible enemies. So much so that he had two bullet wounds in his back - each from a different attack. He was also stabbed repeatedly - always from behind. But Lenny was also a warm, big-hearted grizzly bear of a man, whose main weakness was an overwhelming desire to put the welfare of his mates ahead of his own well-being. In his extraordinary autobiography, he tells of how the mafia flew him to New York to take on their greatest bareknuckle boxer in a multi-million pound illicit bout. The Mafia's man lasted less than three minutes. When the IRA fronted up a London gang in a money-laundering scam, Lenny was brought in to intimidate the terrorists. The IRA, not surprisingly, backed off. . . His most serious trial came when he was accused of murder. Fighting to prove his innocence against a minimum sentence of twenty-five years, Lenny never gave up - and went on to be found not guilty. This is a tale of one man's triumph against almost insurmountable odds, in a battle that Len fought every day for himself, and to 'put steam on the table' for his wife and kids."

Lenny Mclean (Author), Karl Jenkinson (Narrator)

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