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Kilian Jornet ha portat el seu cos al límit, ha patit múltiples lesions, s’ha exposat a grans riscos i ha assolit rècords que han meravellat el món. Amb aparent senzillesa, ha aconseguit el que semblava impossible. Però res és fruit de l’atzar: ha entrenat cos i ment des de la infantesa, i s’ha preparat a fons tant per a l’èxit com per al fracàs. Ha explorat el límits de la resistència humana, i les seves proeses, com la doble ascensió a l’Everest, són difícils de superar.

Zinédine Zidane est le Français le plus célèbre au monde, mais qui est-il vraiment ? Un être secret qui cultive la discrétion, un homme adulé qui se préserve et protège les siens, une star au destin exceptionnel qui reste un type normal. A travers dix-huit années d'échanges et de confessions exclusives avec le joueur devenu entraîneur.

David "Big Papi" Ortiz is a baseball icon and one of the most popular figures ever to play the game. As a key part of the Boston Red Sox for 14 years, David has helped the team win three World Series, bringing back a storied franchise from "never wins" to "always wins". He helped them upend the doubts, the naysayers, and the nonbelievers and captured the imagination of millions of fans along the way, as he launched balls into the stands again and again and again.

Ídolo de milhões de corintianos, Tite é um dos melhores treinadores da atualidade. Na opinião de muitos brasileiros, era quem deveria ter assumido o comando da seleção depois do fracasso da Copa do Mundo de 2014. Ele aceitou o convite da CBF, e desde julho de 2016 é o técnico da seleção brasileira de futebol. Neste trabalho, a jornalista Camila Mattoso conta a trajetória e revela detalhes da vida pessoal de Adenor Leonardo Bachi. Tite é o resultado de 84 depoimentos ouvidos pela autora, entre familiares, amigos, jogadores e dirigentes.

The first-ever authorized biography of Jeff Gordon, the four-time champion racing legend. For over a year, Garner interviewed and observed Gordon at races, at special events, and at home. The book is based on extensive interviews with Gordon - as well as in-depth interviews with dozens of family members, friends, competitors, and colleagues, some of whom have never gone on the record before.

In his memoir Son of Bum, decorated NFL coach Wade Phillips shows that the roots of his knowledge come from his father, Bum Phillips. A beloved character in NFL history, Bum taught Wade from the beginning that "coaching isn't bitching", as well as how to have perspective on the game during tough times. These are lessons that apply both on the field and off, and Wade has passed this wisdom down to his son, Wes Phillips, an NFL coach himself.

Before Bryce Harper was the top pick in the Major League Baseball draft, before he signed the sport’s biggest contract ever for a first-year pro, he gambled his future on one make-or-break season. The Las Vegas High School sophomore had already dominated the competition like Mickey Mantle on the playground and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, which dubbed him the "most exciting prodigy since LeBron James".

When most sports fans hear the stat 3,000, they immediately turn to baseball. But for those fans whose breath comes out in frosty puffs, and who bleed ice and snow, 3,000 can only mean one thing - the glory of Montreal Canadiens hockey. The "Original One" of the "Original Six", the Montreal Canadiens hockey team is practically synonymous with superlative: The most Stanley Cup championship victories, with 24? The Montreal Canadiens. The highest number of regular-season wins? The Montreal Canadiens. The oldest active franchise in the NHL? The Montreal Canadiens.

The stunning victory of the upstart New York Jets over the stalwart Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III transformed the NFL and established the Super Bowl as America s premier sporting event. While attending a banquet at the Miami Touchdown Club honoring his selection as the AFL s MVP, the brash Joe Nameth guaranteed a Jets victory in the forthcoming Super Bowl III and invoked a maelstrom of media attention.

Few men in sports history have accomplished more than Yogi Berra: three MVP Awards, 21 World Series appearances as a player, coach, and manager, and a plaque in Cooperstown honoring him as arguably the greatest catcher to ever play the position. Off the field, the man often derided for his appearance has become one of the most beloved and enduring sports figures of all time, as well as a successful pitchman and the source of some of the most-repeated expressions in the English language.

There has never been a period in history where tennis has been so rich in iconic personalities, and recent times have seen more astonishing, history-making stories than ever before. Small wonder, then, that Neil Harman, who this season celebrates a decade at the helm of The Times tennis coverage, should want to share the tales he has lived through in a book that drips personality, excitement, drama and intrigue from first page to last.

The life story of Jeanie Buss could only have been written in Hollywood. Her father, Jerry Buss, emerged from a childhood of financial struggle to improbably become one of California’s most successful real estate developers. Though her life was not without turmoil - l her parents divorced when she was still a child - Jeanie’s world was forever changed for the better when her father bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. By the time Jeanie was 19, she was already a high-ranking executive with World Team Tennis.

Oliver Kahn zeigt uns in diesem Hörbuch, dass er viel mehr ist, als Bilder von ihm verraten. Dass er noch härter ist, als man daran erkennen kann, aber auch, dass er viel besonnener, reflektierter und sogar weicher ist, als Bilder je zeigen könnten. Er erklärt uns in diesem Hörbuch, was alles dazugehört zum Erfolg à la Kahn. Vor allem aber sagt er uns, wo er herkommt, der Erfolg. Der Erfolg, sagt Kahn, kommt von innen.

A Nigerian native who emigrated to the United States at age 11, Alex Owumi's exploits on the basketball court earned him a college scholarship to Georgetown University. Undrafted by the NBA, Owumi pursued his basketball dream overseas, eventually signing with Al-Nasr of Libya, a state-run athletic club privately funded by the family of Libyan president Muammar Qaddafi.

Dalle strade di Rozzano agli Stati Uniti, da Danielino a King Toretto, dalla gloria al KO più difficile. Per la prima volta Daniele Scardina rivive l'infortunio che lo ha visto lottare in bilico tra la vita e la morte, e ripercorre le tappe più importanti della sua vita e della sua carriera. Una storia di ricordi, amore, fede, ferite e voglia di rivalsa, in un ring di emozioni continue e parole che arrivano dritte al cuore. "Hai avuto un'emorragia cerebrale. L'hanno definito ematoma sottodurale post-traumatico".

野球と無縁の人生を歩んできた2人のサラリーマンが、どん底、赤貧に喘ぐ球団の建て直しに身を投じる、渾身の企業ノンフィクション。

Diego Armando Maradona compie sessant'anni. Per tutti coloro che lo hanno amato rimane semplicemente il "mito", il piccolo grande uomo che è arrivato in una città come Napoli a cambiarne per sempre e irrimediabilmente la storia. 1984-1991: sette anni che valgono infinitamente di più, sette anni che sono una favola in cui il posto della bacchetta magica viene preso da un piede sinistro.

Da Pietro Mennea a Roberto Baggio, da Marco Pantani a Valentino Rossi, da Alberto Tomba a Federica Pellegrini, da Valentina Vezzali ai fratelli Abbagnale, dalle più emozionanti vittorie della Ferrari ai trionfi degli azzurri di Enzo Bearzot e Marcello Lippi. Bastano questi nomi per evocare ricordi ed emozioni, esultanze e delusioni cocenti, un comune sentire che ha saputo unire ilnostro Paese, da Nord a Sud.

Alí se llamaba a sí mismo "el más grande", y muchos estaban de acuerdo. Era el más ingenioso, el más guapo, el más descarado, el más malo, el más rápido, el más ruidoso, el más rudo. Ahora llega la primera biografía completa y no autorizada de una de las figuras más fantásticas del siglo xx.

Nel corso degli anni, Federer ha fatto sembrare il tennis uno sport straordinariamente semplice: cesellando rovesci, volteggiando per colpire di dritto, saltando per uno smash, ha incantato il mondo per l'eleganza dei suoi gesti atletici e ha ridefinito il concetto di bellezza. Ma la strada che lo ha portato a diventare il numero 1 al mondo non è stata affatto semplice: da adolescente lunatico e nervoso, Federer è diventato un campione di autocontrollo, un esempio di sportività e lealtà in un mondo – quello del tennis – dominato dal cinismo.