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• Take the Lead

  Hanging On, Letting Go, and Conquering Life's Hardest Climbs

  DiGiulian, Sasha

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  World champion climber Sasha DiGiulian tells her story—from coming of age under the scrutiny of social media, navigating a male-dominated sport, and tackling her most heart-stopping climbs—and shares the power of perseverance and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tigerbelles : The American Team That Changed the Face of Women's Sports

  Card, Aime Alley

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  The Tigerbelles tells the epic story of the 1960 Tennessee State University all-black women’s track team, which found Olympic glory at the 1960 games in Rome. The author tells an epic story of desire, success and failure—of beating the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Playing the Long Game

  a Memoir

  Sinclair, Christine, 1983-,

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  For the first time in depth and in public, Olympic soccer gold-medalist Christine Sinclair, the top international goal scorer of all time and one of Canada's greatest athletes, reflects on both her exhilarating successes and her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Good for a Girl

  a Woman Running in a Man's World

  Fleshman, Lauren

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  “Lauren Fleshman's Good for a Girl is a lyrical, insightful, and timely meditation on women's sports, women's bodies, and the fundamental issues of social justice exposed and unsolved in the world of elite athletics. As someone who finds…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hard Parts

  a Memoir of Courage and Triumph

  Masters, Oksana

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  An inspirational and powerful memoir from the United States’s most decorated winter Paralympic or Olympic athlete, The Hard Parts is Oksana Masters gripping account of overcoming extraordinary Chernobyl disaster–caused physical challenges…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Over the Boards

  Lessons From the Ice

  Wickenheiser, Hayley, 1978-,

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  The greatest hockey players of all time, Hayley Wickenheiser shares the lessons that won her four Olympic gold medals, and hard-earned wisdom distilled from moments when she fell short.

• My Mother's Daughter

  a Memoir of Struggle and Triumph

  Felicien, Perdita, 1980-,

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  "We are not defined by when we fall; rather, it's the journey of where we come from that holds the deepest definition of self. Perdita Felicien is so much more than a champion athlete. This phenomenal, human story shows a Canada many…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Proud

  My Fight for An Unlikely American Dream

  Muhammad, Ibtihaj, 1985-

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  Proud is a moving coming-of-age story from one of the America’s most influential athletes and illustrates how she rose above it all.

• Bravey

  Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas

  Pappas, Alexi

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  The Olympic runner, actress, filmmaker and writer Alexi Pappas shares what she’s learned about confidence, self-reliance, mental health, embracing pain, and achieving your dreams.

• Open Heart, Open Mind

  Hughes, Clara

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  “Clara’s story is just like her: It is energetic, strong, full of character, and very powerful. You really feel the determination within her and you cannot fail to wish you could award her another gold medal for the way she turned her life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Role I Played

  Canada's Greatest Olympic Hockey Team

  Small, Sami Jo

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  Men’s hockey in Canada may hog the limelight, but interest in women’s hockey has never been higher. The Role I Played is a memoir of Sami Jo Small’s ten years with Canada’s National Women’s Hockey Team. Beginning with her experience as a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Queen of the Court

  the Many Lives of Tennis Legend Alice Marble

  Blais, Madeleine

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  “Madeleine Blais, one of my favorite all-time writers, has brought Alice Marble back to life in all of her splendid contradictions, breaking through the mythology to restore the too-often overlooked tennis great to her rightful place in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Thirst

  2600 Miles to Home

  Anderson, Heather

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  “In an illuminating debut memoir about her solo, glass-ceiling and record-smashing thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, Heather Anderson heralds the simple empowering act of putting one foot in front of another.” —Shape Magazine

• Find a Way

  Nyad, Diana

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  When Diana Nyad arrived on the shore of Key West after fifty-three hours of grueling swimming across an epic ocean, she not only set a world record—becoming the first person to swim the shark-infested waters between Cuba and Florida with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Life

  Rapinoe, Megan, 1985-,

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  Megan Rapinoe, Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women’s World Cup champion, reveals for the first time her life both on and off the field. Guided by her personal journey into social justice, brimming with humor, humanity, and joy, she…Read moreRead more of this annotation