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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/803922 to listen full audiobooks. Title: River Songs: Moments of Wild Wonder in Fly Fishing Author: Steve Duda Narrator: Steve Duda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: November 12, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: River Songs is rich with bracing, authentic, generous stories—writing that revels in language and spirit. Avoiding most of fly fishing's clichés—the romantic elegies, the Moby-Dick-like conquests, the play-by-play detailing a 'victory' over a fish—Steve Duda instead offers pieces that breathe lived experience, reveal vulnerabilities, and convey a broad perspective of what it means to have 'a long run with a tight crew.' Duda is interested in what has been learned out there on the river: what is it about this 'ridiculous activity' that connects us to this planet, makes us human, gives us hope? River Songs focuses on the in-between moments and the unexpected revelations—awe, fear, frustration, doubt, joy—that are as much a part of fishing as tying knots and chucking flies. Listeners ride along with Duda in battered pickup trucks, fish 'between jobs,' look longingly at unfished famous rivers while touring with a country-punk band, and wonder how a fishing trip led to getting a tooth pulled while being surrounded by trash-talking friends. They will find beauty, discovery, heartbreak, good dogs, and the wonder of nature within the expanse of Northwest landscapes and beyond.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/761419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ancient Eight: College Football's Ivy League and the Game They Play Today Author: John Feinstein Narrator: John Feinstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 12, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: From an award-winning, bestselling author, a year inside Ivy League Football, unveiling the heart and soul of college football’s oldest teams as they compete amidst a rapidly changing collegiate sports world.  The history of the Ivy League dates back to 1869 when Princeton played the first college football game against Rutgers. The Ancient Eight explores Ivy League football today. To play in the NFL, one must maintain the highest academic standards and be a great football player. The rivalries are as intense, as are the strict rules–but there is also a genuine purity n the Ivy League.  Through intimate interviews with players, coaches, and key figures, Feinstein uncovers the unique culture that defines football on the Ivy League gridiron, offering unparalleled access to the remarkable coaching staffs and student-athletes who balance their academic ambitions with their passion for the game.  On the field, inside the locker room, and around campus, The Ancient Eight reveals the phenomenal stories of the young men who play in today’s Ivy League and those who coach them.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/774141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything Happens for a Reason: My Life in Rugby Author: Danny Care Narrator: Danny Care Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 6 minutes Release date: November 7, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. An honest, end-of-career autobiography from widely adored Harlequins and England rugby star Danny Care They say everything happens for a reason, and I think my life is proof of that. There have been a series of moments, some of them tough setbacks, that have proved over time to be pivotal to the person – and player – I am today. There was the time when my dreams of a football career came to an abrupt end but opened the door for rugby in my life; the ill-judged sledging outing that may have cost me the opportunity to go on a Lions tour; the times when my name made the headlines for the wrong reasons; the choice I made to miss an England tour, which led to meeting the love of my life on a party island halfway across the world; and the devastating moment when Eddie Jones dropped me from the England squad and I thought my international career was over. I sometimes wondered if it was meant to be but I kept on smiling and I worked hard as I kept my focus on playing the game that I love, that I owe everything to. And now, a little older and a little wiser – and with over 100 England caps, three Six Nations championships and two Premiership titles to my name, I want to tell you my story. The highs and lows, the good and the bad and everything in between. © Danny Care 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/745495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside Mercedes F1: Life in the Fast Lane of Formula One Author: Matt Whyman Narrator: Matt Whyman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: November 7, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the exclusive, access-all-areas inside story of one of the most successful F1 teams, perfect for fans of Drive to Survive. The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team was once untouchable. But now, the winner of seven Drivers' World Championships and eight consecutive Constructors' World Championships must confront the reality of no longer being F1's top dog. Fully embedded across the 2023 and 2024 seasons, award-winning writer Matt Whyman follows decorated drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, Team Principal Toto Wolff, and the extraordinary men and women that design, build and race the team's cars as they fight back – on and off the track. From the tension of pre-season testing to the thrill and glamour of race weekends – including events such as Silverstone, Monaco, and the first-ever Las Vegas Grand Prix – Whyman provides fascinating insight into the world of the fastest sport on earth and one of its most successful teams. With exclusive and unprecedented access to the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, Inside Mercedes F1 charts the journey of the Silver Arrows as they face their greatest challenge yet: the race back to the front. 'In the secretive world of motorsport, nobody has ever been given this level of access to a team at this level' Will Buxton ‘This book lifts the lid on what life is really like inside our team and it has been based on unprecedented access – nobody has ever been this close to what happens behind the scenes.’ Toto Wolff, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team CEO ‘This is a must read for all F1 fans.’ Greg James ‘Matt’s access to the inner workings of Formula 1 racing is unparalleled. Sharing extraordinary highs and lows, this is a fascinating view of the immense teamwork involved to compete at the very top.' - Gareth Southgate ©2024 Matt Whyman (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/818630 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ronaldo Author: Luca Caioli Narrator: Rupert Bush Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 7, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Strength, speed and dedication: Cristiano Ronaldo is known throughout the world as a colossus of the modern game. But did you know that he underwent laser heart surgery aged just fifteen to enable him to continue playing the game he loved? Or that Nacional, his first professional club, donated twenty balls and two sets of kits to his youth team in order to sign him? Or how he came to be known as abelhinha -'little bee' - a name he would later pass on to his Yorkshire Terrier? Find out all this and more in Luca Caioli's biography of the global superstar, featuring exclusive insights from those who know him best and even the man himself.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/782584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Autobiography Author: Davy Russell, Donn Mcclean Narrator: Davy Russell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 31, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'An outstanding insight into the life and career of one of the greatest National Hunt jockeys. The bad days, the good days, the passion - it's all there' - Rachael Blackmore 'Davy Russell's story has been the most fascinating of racing journeys, Donn McClean its classiest chronicler. It makes a National winning combination' - Brough Scott 'Davy Russell is one of the most interesting characters in racing and one of the most successful National Hunt riders of our time. This is a superb book, one of the best sports books I've read' - Eamon Dunphy From Davy Russell's early life in Youghal to his winning ride on Tiger Roll in the 2018 Grand National, this book has it all. Capturing the highs of an incredible career as a top jockey, from the adrenaline rush of winning the Grand National twice, the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, it also dwells on the devastating blows that Davy experienced through injury and shows his huge resilience and strength of character. In the book, Davy tells of his years on the point-to-point scene, his big move to England and his first Cheltenham victory in 2006, his experiences at Michael O'Leary's Gigginstown Stud as the number one rider, working with Gordon Elliot, his charity work with Hurling for Cancer Research, and his retirement. It is a truly remarkable journey written by the most entertaining jockey in the business.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/796083 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On The Edge: The Autobiography Author: Martin Keown Narrator: Martin Keown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 31, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin Over three revolutionary decades, Martin Keown played football at the highest level. He witnessed the birth of the Premier League, the arrival of the millionaire player and was a key player in one of the best sides of all time – Wenger’s Arsenal. So why has he always felt like a man battling on the edge? In this autobiography, Keown recounts how a son of working-class Irish parents, raised in a hostile England during the unrest of the 1970s, rose to be an automatic and enduring pick for club and country; the outsider who stayed the distance while so many insiders fell away. Over his career, Keown played alongside some of the world’s finest footballers – including Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Tony Adams, David Beckham – and under inspirational managers – Arsène Wenger, Kevin Keegan, Sven-Göram Eriksson, Howard Kendall. He was the backbone for many years of the invincible Arsenal team that went on to win the 2003/4 Premier League title without losing a match. Known as “The Rash” by friend and foe alike for the intensity of his man-marking, Keown always played as if he had more to prove. But his teammates knew he was fast, skilful, tough and loyal, a leader on and off the pitch. Fearless too, as you’ll discover – he doesn’t pull any punches here. On The Edge is the story of one of Arsenal’s all-time greats – a man whose commitment put him at the centre of the pitch, a place he dominated like almost no other footballer of his generation. © Martin Keown 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813427 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eddie Would Go: The Story of Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian Hero and Pioneer of Big Wave Surfing Author: Stuart Holmes Coleman Narrator: Kaipo Schwab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 29, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: From surfer and writer Stuart Holmes Coleman, Eddie Would Go is the compelling story of Eddie Aikau's legendary life and legacy, a pipeline into the exhilarating world of surfing, and an important chronicle of the Hawaiian Renaissance and the emergence of modern Hawaii. In the 1970s, a decade before bumper stickers and T-shirts bearing the phrase Eddie Would Go began popping up all over the Hawaiian islands and throughout the surfing world, Eddie Aikau was proving what it meant to be a 'waterman.' As a fearless and gifted surfer, he rode the biggest waves in the world; as the first and most famous Waimea Bay lifeguard on the North Shore, he saved hundreds of lives from its treacherous waters; and as a proud Hawaiian, he sacrificed his life to save the crew aboard the voyaging canoe Hokule'a.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/788854 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blueprint: Inside Manchester City and the Guardiola Project Author: Simon Bajkowski Narrator: Nedum Onuoha, Simon Bajkowski, Luke R. Francis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 24, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: EXCLUSIVE Q&A AT THE END OF THE AUDIOBOOK WITH SIMON BAJKOWSKI AND NEDUM ONUOHA. The year is 2012. Manchester City have failed in an audacious attempt to appoint Pep Guardiola, the most sought-after manager in world football. They watch as he wins consecutive league titles with Bayern Munich instead. The year is 2016. Guardiola has finally been courted by City. But his first season at the Etihad will be his first ever without a trophy. After drawing the first home game of his second season, he will shut himself away in the dressing room, inconsolable. The year is 2018. Manchester City followed that fateful draw with eighteen wins in a row. They will win the Premier League with a record, rampant 100 points - a now legendary 'Centurion' season. The year is 2023. Manchester City have just sealed an historic Treble by winning the Champions League in Istanbul, enhancing their legacy and Guardiola's. The world's most ambitious sporting project has come full circle and is ready to turn again. Throughout this project, Chief Manchester City Writer at the Manchester Evening News, Simon Bajkowski, has been alongside the team. Complete with unrivalled insight and new interviews, this book is a study in high-performance sporting excellence and elite management. But more than that, it is a true insider's guide: to how Manchester City won an historic Treble in 2023, a record fourth consecutive Premier League win in 2024 and how a near-perfect footballing machine was built from the ground up. Prepare for The Blueprint: a remarkable yet controversial ride through a sporting dynasty.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755131 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon Author: Mirin Fader Narrator: Gogo Lomo-David, Mirin Fader Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 15, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The life and legacy of pioneering international basketball superstar Hakeem Olajuwon, a two‑time NBA champion whose Hall of Fame career forever changed the game, both in the United States and around the globe—from the New York Times bestselling author of Giannis, Mirin Fader. It’s now the norm for NBA and collegiate teams to have international players dotting their rosters. The Olympics are no longer a gimme for Team USA. Both via fans streaming from all over the globe and leagues starting in countries throughout the world, the international presence of the game of basketball is a force to be reckoned with. That all started with Hakeem “the Dream” Olajuwon. He was the first international player to win the MVP, which is hard to believe now considering the last time an American‑born player won it was in 2018. Award-winning hoops journalist Mirin Fader explores this phenomenal shift through the lens of what Olajuwon accomplished throughout the 1980s and ‘90s. Dream ignites nostalgia for Phi Slama Jama and “the Dream Shake,” while also exploring the profound influence of Olajuwon’s commitment to Islam on his approach to life and basketball, and how his devotion to his faith inspired generations of Muslim people around the world. Olajuwon’s ongoing work with NBA Africa, his status as an international ambassador for the game, and his consultations with today’s brightest stars, from LeBron James to Giannis Antetokounmpo, brings the story right up to the present moment, and beyond. Synthesizing hundreds of interviews and in-depth research, Fader provides the definitive biography of Olajuwon as well as a crucial understanding of his pivotal impact on the ever-shifting game.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/809141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cocomania: How Coco Gauff Won the US Open and Became America's Next Great Tennis Superstar Author: Dan Wolken Narrator: Jasmin Walker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 15, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: At the lowest point of her tennis career, Coco Gauff learned she didn’t need to be perfect to become a US Open champion.From the moment she picked up a tennis racquet, Coco Gauff was destined for greatness. Her parents believed so strongly in her future, they turned their lives upside down to make sure she had every opportunity to play the game she loved. One of the world’s most prominent coaches thought so highly of Coco’s talent, he brought her to train in France before she was even old enough for high school. And when she reached the fourth round at Wimbledon as a fifteen-year-old, she beat her idol Venus Williams in the first round, becoming an international sensation in the blink of an eye.But the road from teenage tennis prodigy to Grand Slam champion isn’t easy. As Coco started her journey on the Women’s Tennis Association Tour she found it difficult to deal with the expectations of becoming America’s next superstar. She also struggled to beat the top players in the game—number one ranked Iga Swiatek most of all.To break through and become a Grand Slam champion, Coco had to overcome disappointments, criticisms, and a loss of confidence in her game. This is the story of how perseverance, self-belief, and a willingness to try new things led to a historic run of success in the summer of 2023 that culminated with a US Open title.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760706 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond Author: Vernon Davis Narrator: Vernon Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: October 15, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: NFL football star Vernon Davis delves into his astonishing career, from winning Super Bowl 50 in 2016 with the Denver Broncos to reinventing himself as an actor and producer, and recalls the hard-won lessons—including that infamous press conference—that paved his path to success.INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION FROM COACH MIKE SINGLETARYIn October 2008, after a San Francisco loss to Seattle, Vernon Davis was put on blast by Coach Mike Singletary in a fiery speech criticizing his “me-myself-and-I attitude.” It proved to be the turning point in Davis’s career, and the inspiration for him to change his mind set and his game plan, as well as his perspective on life and family.At the time, Davis was a young, talented player drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2006 at number six, one of the highest drafted tight ends in NFL history. He played ten years for the 49ers, including a 2013 Super Bowl loss to the Baltimore Ravens in a 34–31 heartbreaker, where Davis recorded six catches for 104 yards. He later won a Super Bowl in 2016 with Peyton Manning and the Broncos, after nailing a crucial downfield block that sprung teammate C. L. Anderson for a key 34-yard run that helped the Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers 24–10 for the ring.Davis retired in 2019 after four final years of playing for his hometown team in Washington, DC. He’s now deeply involved in his new passion for acting and producing. Here, he rewinds his real-life tape to reflect on his youthful beginnings, his career, and competitive spirit—and the insights on teamwork, leadership, and responsibility that came in the aftermath of Coach Singletary’s press conference that prompted Davis to transform his football career and his life for the better.Weaving personal reflections with frank, real-world advice, Playing Ball is an eye-opening story of what winning—on the field and off—is all about.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813777 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1 Author: Will Buxton Narrator: Will Buxton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 10, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A thrilling history of Formula 1 racing, from its fascinating origins and inner workings to the top drivers of the twentieth century and today, by a celebrated motorsports broadcaster and star of Netflix’s breakout series Formula 1: Drive to Survive. With just twenty drivers competing at speeds of over 220 miles per hour on the world’s most challenging racetracks, Formula 1 is the ultimate test for any driver. To become a champion is to be counted among the world’s greatest athletes. In Grand Prix, Will Buxton pulls back the curtain on the cars, teams, tracks, records, and rivalries that have defined F1 since its very first world champion in 1950, Giuseppe Farina, to modern-day icons like Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Join the teams revolutionising car design on the factory floor, become a fly on the pit wall and learn the art of the pitstop, and discover what it really takes to compete in the fast lane with this definitive introduction to the world’s most exhilarating sport. 'Who needs Google when you have Will Buxton? The most comprehensive, all-encompassing book on F1 to date. A joy to peruse' BRAD PITT 'This book is perfect for newcomers who want to take their F1 obsession to the next level and for the die-hards, it's a brilliant potted history of the most fascinating and bonkers sport on the planet' GREG JAMES © Will Buxton 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/809535 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ali: A Life: Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2017 Author: Jonathan Eig Narrator: Kevin R. Free Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 3, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2017. SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR. WINNER OF THE PEN/ESPN AWARD FOR LITERARY SPORTS WRITING. THE TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR. The most comprehensive and definitive biography of Muhammad Ali that has ever been published, based on more than 500 interviews with those who knew him best, with many dramatic new discoveries about his life and career.  When the frail, trembling figure of Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic flame in Atlanta in 1996, a TV audience of up to 3 billion people was once again gripped by the story of the world's most famous sporting icon. The man who had once been reviled for his refusal to fight for his country and for his fast-talking denunciation of his opponents was now almost universally adored, the true cost of his astonishing boxing career clear to see. In Jonathan Eig's ground-breaking biography, backed up with much detailed new research specially commissioned for this book, we get a stunning portrait of one of the most significant personalities of the second half of the twentieth century. We are not only taken inside the ring for some of the most famous bouts in boxing history, we also learn about his personal life, his finances, his faith and the moments when the first signs of his physical decline began to show. Ali was a symbol of freedom and courage, a hero to many, but this is also a very personal story of a warrior who vanquished every opponent but was finally brought down by his own stubborn refusal to quit. An epic tale of a fighter who became the world's most famous pacifist, Ali: A Life does full justice to an extraordinary man. ‘Ali: A Life is the business – 640 pages of patient scholarship and intelligent reassessment written in crackly prose’ Giles Smith, The Times   ‘[A] richly researched, sympathetic yet unsparing portrait ... Ali: A Life is an epic of a biography’ Joyce Carol Oates, New York Times

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/773252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Iron Mike: My Life Behind the Bench Author: Scott Morrison, Mike Keenan Narrator: Wayne Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 1, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER The must-read memoir of one of the NHL's most controversial and successful coaches—winner of the 1994 Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers. In the fraternity of NHL coaches, some stand out for their winning records, some for their big personalities and some for their unprecedented methods. Mike Keenan stands out on all these counts, and more.     Breaking into the NHL as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers in 1984, Keenan got instant results, leading them to the Stanley Cup final in his first year. In 1987, he coached Team Canada to victory in the Canada Cup using his intuitive bench management, putting superstars Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux together on a line at key times to great, winning results.     Keenan’s teams succeeded at every level. With championships in university athletics, the OHL and AHL, it seemed only a matter of time before his resumé would include the ultimate prize. One of the NHL’s most valuable franchises, the New York Rangers, hadn’t won a Cup in fifty-four years—the league’s longest championship drought at the time. But with five-time Stanley Cup champion Mark Messier as captain of the star-studded Rangers lineup, there was only one thing missing for a championship run on Broadway: a coach who could focus all the talent and desire on victory. After a season of much controversy, in 1994 the Stanley Cup finally returned to Madison Square Garden, considered by many to be one of the greatest Cup wins by a US-based NHL team.     In the hands of veteran sports journalist and bestselling author Scott Morrison, Iron Mike takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most explosive runs to the Cup in NHL history, one that Keenan shares at long last. There is only one Iron Mike in hockey, and love him or hate him, his memoir is an essential read for any fan of the game.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/817942 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing with the Best: One Man’s Journey through the Golden Age of Sports Author: Lenny Wagner Narrator: Jim Denison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 24, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Before Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders, there were only nineteen men, throughout history, who played in the Major Leagues of baseball and in the National Football League, in the same season. Only one man from that group, Walter French, can lay claim to having played for a World Series winner and an NFL Championship team. In 1925, he starred for the Pottsville (PA) Maroons in their win over the Chicago Cardinals, in what was believed to be the NFL championship game, only to see the title stripped by a league office decision, a controversial move still being argued about today. Then in 1929, he was on the Philadelphia Athletics when they beat the Chicago Cubs in five games to win the World Series. French played with and against the biggest stars of the 1920s, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Walter Johnson, Ty Cobb, and twenty-seven other ballplayers who would eventually wind up in the Baseball Hall of Fame. In football, he went up against the likes of Notre Dame's George Gipp, the 'Four Horsemen,' Curly Lambeau, Geoge Halas, Ira 'Buck' Rogers, and many more. The top sports writers of his day, from Grantland Rice to Ed Sullivan, made regular mention of him in their columns. Other well-known figures from the period such as Paul Robeson, Knute Rockne, Connie Mack, and General Douglas MacArthur are part of his journey as well, and make appearances in this book.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/809102 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - L'Icône immolée Author: Lionel Froissart Narrator: Marc Wilhelm Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 29 minutes Release date: September 19, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Trente ans après sa disparition, le nom d'Ayrton Senna résonne toujours sur les circuits du monde entier. Comme pour les plus grandes dates de l'histoire récente, beaucoup d'anonymes et bien sûr tous les amateurs de Formule 1 se souviennent où ils étaient et ce qu'ils faisaient le 1er mai 1994 lorsqu'ils ont appris que le champion brésilien venait de se tuer sur le circuit d'Imola. Au cœur de cette collection remarquée et primée (La nuit d'avant), Lionel Froissart le grand spécialiste de F1 et ami du pilote use du « je » et parle pour Senna (avec l'accord de la famille). Il se balade dans la tête du champion la veille de l'évènement - comme le veut cette collection - pour mieux revisiter son histoire et surtout celle de ce circuit si particulier. Les mots y sont très forts, on est avec Senna, puis avec tous ceux qui font la F1 de l'époque, jusqu'aux échanges avec son meilleur ennemi (devenu son ami) : Alain Prost. C'est un livre unique, rare, le dernier que l'auteur consacrera à son ami Senna

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/769353 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unique: A Memoir Author: Dame Kelly Holmes Narrator: Kelly Holmes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 5 minutes Release date: September 19, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: In national treasure Dame Kelly Holmes' most personal book yet, she tells the true story behind her extraordinary life from army recruit to Olympic hero and much-loved TV personality. Last year, Dame Kelly came out publicly as being gay and revealed that for the first 52 years of her life she'd been living a LIFE OF FEAR. Now in a heart-rending and inspirational new memoir she tells of her journey from hiding her sexuality as a young soldier at a time when being gay in the military was illegal, to her fears of being outed as she stood on the podium at the Athens Olympics, the games which catapulted her to fame as a double-gold medallist. Dame Kelly tells how she has managed to find happiness and inner peace as she has opened herself to a world where she's finally free to be herself, and proud. In the last year she has become an unofficial ambassador for the LGBT community and has become one of the best- loved faces of daytime TV, joining the regular panel of ITV's Loose Women. This honest memoir is a tale of self-discovery, overcoming struggles and learning to be true to yourself.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/790631 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ali: A Life Author: Jonathan Eig Narrator: Kevin R. Free Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 51 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | Winner of the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing | Winner of The Times Sports Biography of the Year | The definitive biography of an American icon, from a best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author with unique access to Ali's inner circle. ''Finally Muhammad Ali has a biography as big, complex, and memorable as the man himself.'' —T.J. Stiles, author of Custer's Trials and The First Tycoon  Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Clay in racially segregated Louisville, Kentucky, the son of a sign painter and a housekeeper. He went on to become a heavyweight boxer with a dazzling mix of power and speed, a warrior for racial pride, a comedian, a preacher, a poet, a draft resister, an actor, and a lover. Millions hated him when he changed his religion, changed his name, and refused to fight in the Vietnam War. He fought his way back, winning hearts, but at great cost. Jonathan Eig, hailed by Ken Burns as one of America's master storytellers, sheds important new light on Ali's politics, religion, personal life, and neurological condition through unprecedented access to all the key people in Ali's life, more than 500 interviews and thousands of pages of previously unreleased FBI and Justice Department files and audiotaped interviews from the 1960s. Ali: A Life is a story about America, about race, about a brutal sport, and about a courageous man who shook up the world. "As Muhammad Ali's life was an epic of a life so Ali: A Life is an epic of a biography . . . for pages in succession its narrative reads like a novel––a suspenseful novel with a cast of vivid characters." –– Joyce Carol Oates, New York Times Book Review

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/794500 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Players’ Coach: Fifty Years Making the NFL’s Best Better (From Bradshaw to Manning, Brady and Beyond) Author: Tom Moore Narrator: Adam Barr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 3, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Tom Moore is the greatest NFL assistant coach of all-time, though he humbly cites the talent and hard work of his players as the keys to his success. In The Players' Coach, the oldest active NFL coach chronicles the most exceptional players-first career in the history of professional football, talks football with his elite protégés and his underdog mentorees alike, and lays out the principles that helped him define the modern gridiron. In an era of 'systems' and 'analytics,' Moore maintains a refreshing focus on the 'Jimmys and Joes'—constantly refining and augmenting players' individual talents and ability to read defenses, and building play-calling around the unique skills of his players. This book digs deep into Moore's one-on-one sessions with all-time NFL greats, untested rookies, and grizzled veterans seeking football knowledge and play-making prowess. With Moore's coaching tips, leadership philosophy, and life lessons woven throughout, The Players' Coach is a player-development masterclass. It is also an inspirational life story, from humble beginnings to becoming the quarterback for the University of Iowa, a college coaching career, and then to assistant-coach and offensive-coordinator roles in six different decades. This book is destined to be a football classic, a coaching Bible, and a must-listen on leadership.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760344 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Born to Fight: How a Street Fighter Living on the Edge Became 'Gamebred' and Found Success Author: Jorge Masvidal Narrator: Jorge Masvidal, Zac Aleman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: August 20, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Featuring an introduction read by the author In this inspiring rags-to-riches memoir, UFC star Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal reveals how he went from a poor son of immigrants on the streets of Florida to one of the most successful athletes in the world, and how you can use the same principles to achieve success in your life. When an older bully pushed the smaller Jorge Masvidal to the ground in second grade and tried to steal his bike, something snapped inside him. A “skinny kid with a big head,” Jorge grew up in a tough Miami neighborhood, raised by a single mom while his Cuban refugee father was in and out of jail. Jorge reacted in the only way he knew how: a flurry of punches and kicks fueled by red-hot rage that sent the bully to the ground. Over the years, Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal channeled rage into discipline and used his fists to go from feared street scrapper to one of the world’s greatest professional fighters. But his influence isn’t limited to the cage. Jorge channels his discipline and work ethic in every endeavor, getting involved in politics, social causes, and business. Now, in Born to Fight, Jorge brings his inspiring story to life and proves that every person has the capacity to reach their full potential and achieve the American Dream.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/798558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Arena Author: Beau Robinson Narrator: Beau Robinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Success isn’t a linear path. There are unplanned twists and turns, soaring highs and devastating lows. But through it all, there are certain traits that set the successful apart from the rest of the pack … In his first book, former professional rugby player turned business leadership coach, Beau Robinson, delivers a fresh perspective on what it takes to find success—in business and in life. In the Arena is the culmination of an often turbulent yet successful sporting career, a lifetime’s worth of lessons, and intensive study in business and mindset. Whether you’re at the start of your journey or on the top of the mountain, every listener can benefit from Beau’s honesty, perspective, and good humor.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/767056 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1 Author: Will Buxton Narrator: Will Buxton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A thrilling illustrated history of Formula 1 racing, from its fascinating origins and inner workings to the top drivers of the twentieth century and today, by a celebrated motorsports broadcaster and star of Formula 1: Drive to Survive “A valuable and welcome addition to the library of any lifelong F1 fan, as well as for any curious individual new to the world of F1.”—Mario Andretti   Over its seventy-plus years of history, Formula 1 racing has grown from a niche motorsport with just a few events per season into a global phenomenon followed by more than a billion fans. With just twenty drivers competing at speeds of over 220 miles per hour on more than twenty of the world’s most glamorous and challenging racetracks, Formula 1 is the ultimate test of machine and humankind. To become a champion means to be counted among the most elite athletes the world has ever known. As the lead commentator on Netflix’s breakout series Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Will Buxton has emerged as the most prominent journalist covering the sport for the new generation of fans. Grand Prix chronicles the past, present, and future of F1 in an engaging and easily digestible format. You’ll be introduced to historical heroes, such as Formula 1’s very first world champion, Giuseppe Farina, through every decade and every champion of the sport, including the iconic Lewis Hamilton and reigning champion Max Verstappen. You’ll meet the drivers these great champions did battle with and discover the teams they raced for and the tracks they mastered. Packed with incredible stories and epic races, this captivating collection also contains features on every aspect of the sport today, along with how modern teams operate from their factories to race weekend garage setups, car design, the development of the sport through the lens of automotive evolution and safety, the art of the pitstop, and the future of motor racing. Filled with immersive and engaging information with illustrations as dynamic and bold as the sport itself, Grand Prix is the definitive introduction to the world's fastest sport. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of illustrations from the book.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/792586 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back Author: Aaron Fischman Narrator: Brian Nishii Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Like many American boys, Tony Barnette yearned to one day make it to “The Show,” playing baseball professionally. The Arizona State pitcher was drafted in 2006 by the in-state Diamondbacks. Gradually ascending the minor-league ladder, it looked like this was the beginning of a blessed life, where he could play the game he loved on the grandest of stages in front of family and friends. But things don’t always work out the way we want. On the verge of achieving his lifelong dream after notching a league-high 14 wins in Triple A, Tony looked ahead to 2010 with optimism. That’s when Japan came calling, offering a significant salary hike in exchange for forgoing a likely forthcoming big-league debut. The Diamondbacks agreed to release Tony so he could play for Tokyo’s Yakult Swallows, the renowned Yomiuri Giants’ intra-city rivals. At the time, the only thing he had in common with the country was a love for baseball. He did not know the language and was unfamiliar with Nippon Professional Baseball and essentially everything else. On his own in a strange land, the burning desire to one day make the major leagues never subsided. He knew the odds were against him, as less than one quarter of gaijin (Japanese for “foreigner”) ballplayers who go to Japan appear in the majors at any point thereafter. First-year struggles led to multiple demotions and his end-of-year release. But when you’re chasing a dream, you expect to encounter several obstacles. Tony refused to be deterred. Over six seasons in Japan, the starter became a reliever and then a closer. After a strong 2015 season, in which he guided his long-suffering Swallows to the Japan Series, he finally got the call he had been waiting for. Signing with the Texas Rangers in December, Tony would make his first major-league appearance on April 5, 2016, at age thirty-two. He’d go on to pitch four seasons with the Rangers and Chicago Cubs, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Through extensive research and reporting, Aaron Fischman worked directly with Tony to tell his story of perseverance, determination, and never giving up on your dream.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tiger, Tiger Author: James Patterson Narrator: Landon Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 1, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. How did Tiger Woods become the greatest of all time? And how did he fall so spectacularly? Before the age of twenty-five, Tiger Woods had risen to phenomenon status: twice named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, champion of more than thirty professional tournaments and the youngest player to win all four Grand Slam tournaments. Tiger, Tiger taps into the transformative moments of Wood's life, revealing in vivid, dramatic scenes what he saw and felt on the course and in his inner life. PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON 'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 'A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting' GUARDIAN 'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON ©2024 James Patterson (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/768869 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Good Fight: Boxing, ballet and breaking stereotypes Author: Harry Garside Narrator: Rew Hazzard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: July 31, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Life is all about triumph and tragedy. You can’t have one without the other – that’s just the contract we’ve signed in return for this short time we have here. Resilience isn’t only about bouncing back. It’s about bouncing back stronger. In The Good Fight, Harry Garside, Australia’s ballet dancing boxing star, offers a raw  account of his journey through sport, unexpected challenges and personal growth. Harry opens up about his remarkable journey with wit and wisdom, and offers a refreshing perspective on masculinity, sharing his struggles, triumphs, and moments of profound self-discovery. Having won both gold and bronze medals at the Commonwealth and Tokyo Olympic games respectively, and playing a starring role at the 2024 Olympics, Harry is one of Australia’s stand-out boxing talents. Through personal anecdotes and heartfelt poetry, Garside invites readers to see beyond the stereotypes, offering a nuanced exploration of identity, resilience, and showing how to be comfortable in your own skin.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719674 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Drop In: The Gender Rebels Who Changed the Face of Skateboarding Author: Deborah Stoll Narrator: Daru Oda, Deborah Stoll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: July 16, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The bad*ss story of the female, queer, bi, and nonbinary skaters who charted a path to the Olympics and changed the face of skateboarding. Who gets to tell the story of skateboarding? Drop In is the first book to recognize and historicize the female, queer, bi, and nonbinary humans who blazed the path that led to today’s more equitable skate culture. It wasn’t easy getting here. Like the rest of the world, skateboarding has long been patriarchal. In the 70s, it personified the punk rock, lock-up-your-daughters, middle-finger-to-the-man ethos. In the 80s, it was Miami Vice soundtracks and parachute pants, neon graphics and fingerless gloves. In the 90s it was New York City—graffiti, hip-hop, and skating in the street. Rarely did you see a woman’s name in a skate video—either on a deck or behind the lens. The four skateboarders at the heart of Drop In defied expectations of gender, talent, physical ability, and mental capacity to fight the status quo: Alana as the first openly nonbinary athlete in Olympic history; Vanessa as a record breaking runaway; Marbie as an accidental boundary-breaking trans icon; and Victoria as the skate rookie turned social media sensation. Drop In spotlights their paths from rebellious outsiders to recognized pioneers on the historic stage of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where skateboarding made its debut. Their experiences reveal a side of skateboarding that’s never been recorded, amplifying voices that have, for too long, gone unheard.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tiger, Tiger: The Prince Harry of Sports Author: James Patterson Narrator: Landon Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 37 minutes Release date: July 15, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Instant New York Times Bestseller! “Patterson’s account is compelling” (Daily Mail). The only major author to have nine holes-in-one gets inside the mystery of Tiger Woods in a biography that reads like an unputdownable thriller. On April 13, 1986, ten-year-old Tiger Woods watches his idol, Jack Nicklaus, win his record sixth Masters. Just over a decade later, chants of “Ti-ger, Ti-ger!” ring out as the twenty- one-year-old wins his first Green Jacket. He blazes an incredible path, winning fourteen major titles (second only to Nicklaus himself) by the time he’s thirty- three, smashing records and raising standards. Then come multiple public scandals and potentially career-ending injuries. The once-assured champion becomes an all-American underdog. “YouTube golfer” is how his two children know their father—winless since 2013—until he wins the 2019 Masters, his fifteenth major, before their eyes. But the story doesn’t end there. Tiger, Tiger is the first full-scale Woods biography of the decade. In James Patterson’s hands, this story is a hole-in- one thriller.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/782456 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Legendary: The 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers Defense, the Zone Blitz, and My Six Decades in the NFL Author: George Von Benko, Dick Lebeau, Scott Brown Narrator: Troy Polamalu, Dick Lebeau, Todd Menesses, James Harrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 9, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: This audiobook edition features narration from Pittsburgh Steelers greats: Hall of Famer Troy Polamalu, 5-time Pro Bowler James Harrison, and coach Dick LeBeau himself. To most NFL fans, Dick LeBeau is known as a football lifer, Pro Football Hall of Fame member, and mastermind behind the revolutionary zone blitz defense. But to Pittsburgh Steelers fans, LeBeau is the beloved defensive coaching genius who helped lead the Steelers to their last two championships—Super Bowl XL in 2005 and Super Bowl XLIII in 2008—crafting a devastating 3-4 defensive scheme that came to define a treasured era of football in Pittsburgh. In Legendary, LeBeau along with veteran Steelers’ scribes Scott Brown and George Von Benko will revisit that unforgettably dominant 2008 defensive unit, one of the most feared and successful in the modern NFL landscape. A deep dive into each game of the 2007-2008 championship season, with added perspective of how that “Blitzburgh” defense stacks up against the other great contemporary defenses, LeBeau also intersperses revelations about the 2008 Steelers with anecdotes from his nearly 60 years in the NFL as both a star player and groundbreaking coach who spanned decades of football innovation. This fond look back at the latest golden era for the Steelers also includes recollections from the legends on defense who helped bring LeBeau’s ground-breaking vision to life, from Hall of Fame safety Troy Polamalu to 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison to unheralded but essential linebacker James Farrior, and many more who count LeBeau as one of the most admired and brilliant coaches in league history.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/771365 to listen full audiobooks. Title: King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero Author: David Remnick Narrator: William Andrew Quinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 47 minutes Release date: July 2, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The bestselling biography of Muhammad Ali—with an Introduction by Salman Rushdie On the night in 1964 that Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) stepped into the ring with Sonny Liston, he was widely regarded as an irritating freak who danced and talked way too much. Six rounds later Ali was not only the new world heavyweight boxing champion: He was 'a new kind of black man' who would shortly transform America's racial politics, its popular culture, and its notions of heroism. No one has captured Ali—and the era that he exhilarated and sometimes infuriated—with greater vibrancy, drama, and astuteness than David Remnick, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lenin's Tomb (and editor of the New Yorker). In charting Ali's rise from the gyms of Louisville, Kentucky, to his epochal fights against Liston and Floyd Patterson, Remnick creates a canvas of unparalleled richness. He gives us empathetic portraits of wisecracking sportswriters and bone-breaking mobsters; of the baleful Liston and the haunted Patterson; of an audacious Norman Mailer and an enigmatic Malcolm X. Most of all, King of the World does justice to the speed, grace, courage, humor, and ebullience of one of the greatest athletes and irresistibly dynamic personalities of our time.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/798350 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Driven by Destiny: Life Lessons from Formula 1 Legends Series: Part of Driven by Formula 1 Author: E.J. Agosti Narrator: Charlotte Vaughan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 2, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Fasten your seatbelt for an unforgettable storytelling thrill ride! Step into the exhilarating world of Formula 1, where every corner holds a story waiting to be told. Imagine yourself on the edge of your seat as you witness the roaring engines, the nail-biting races, and the legendary figures who shaped the sport. As you dive into the pages of Driven by Destiny: Life Lessons From Formula 1 Legends, you'll discover valuable lessons and wisdom that transcend the race track, offering you a unique perspective on success and resilience. It’s about unveiling the secrets of Formula 1 greatness as you explore the lives of iconic drivers and team principals, each with their own tale of triumph and tragedy. Inside Driven by Destiny, you’ll discover ●Bruce McLaren’s story of being a racing prodigy, his legacy of excellence, and the secrets behind the founding of McLaren racing. ●how Juan Manuel Fangio became a resilient champion by swiftly maneuvering from rags to racetracks, even through trials and challenges. ●Ayrton Senna's determination to achieve unbeaten glory and emerge as a legend beyond racing. ●leadership lessons told through Michael Schumacher's renowned championship and how he rose to become a beloved driver and built an unforgettable legacy. ●Fernando Alonso’s story of humbleness, Carlos Sainz Junior’s loyalty, and what makes Max Verstappen one of the most disciplined drivers in history. ●“Toto” Wolff’s lessons on strategy and how Lewis Hamilton’s perseverance made him an iconic driver. Whether you're a sports fan, a leader looking for some inspiration, or simply looking for uplifting stories to help you stay motivated, it’s time to join us in the fast lane of history as we unravel the stories of motorsports legends. You're about to uncover the secrets to their success and the lessons they impart, and ultimately, find inspiration in their journeys from humble beginnings to global acclaim! Buckle up and embark on a journey of discovery and inspiration.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716260 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Make It Count: My Fight to Become the First Transgender Olympic Runner Author: Cecé Telfer Narrator: Cecé Telfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 20 minutes Release date: June 18, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: By turns harrowing and hopeful, MAKE IT COUNT is the inspiring story of the first openly transgender woman to win a NCAA title, following her traditional upbringing in Jamaica, her fight to become a US citizen, and her efforts to achieve her Olympic dreams. CeCé Telfer is a warrior. The first openly transgender woman to win an NCAA championship, she has contended with transphobia on and off the track since childhood. Now, she stands at the crossroads of a national and international conversation about equity in sports, forced to advocate for her personhood and rights at every turn. After spending years training for the 2024 Olympics, Telfer has been sidelined and silenced more times than she can count. But she's never been good at taking no for an answer. MAKE IT COUNT is Telfer's raw and inspiring story. From coming of age in Jamaica, where she grew up hearing a constant barrage of slurs, to beginning her new life in Toronto and then New Hampshire, where she realized what running could offer her, to living in the backseat of her car while searching for a coach, to Mexico, where she trained for the US Trials, this book follows the arc of Telfer's Olympic dream. This is the story of running on what feels like the edge of a knife, of what it means to compete when you're not just an athlete but treated like a walking controversy. But it's also the story of resilience and athleticism, of a runner who found a clarity in her sport that otherwise eluded her—a sense of being simply alive on this earth, a human moving through space. Finally, herself.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/771441 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daybreak at Chavez Ravine: Fernandomania and the Remaking of the Los Angeles Dodgers Author: Erik Sherman Narrator: Asa Siegel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Fernando Valenzuela was only twenty years old when Tom Lasorda chose him as the Dodgers' opening-day starting pitcher in 1981. Born in a remote Mexican town, the left-hander had moved to the US less than two years before. He became an instant icon and there hasn't been a player since who created as many Dodgers fans. After the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles in the 1950s, relations were badly strained between the organization and the Latin world. Mexican Americans had been evicted from their homes in Chavez Ravine, LA—some forcibly—for well below market value so the city could sell the land for a new stadium. For a generation of working-class Mexican Americans, the Dodgers became a source of great anguish. However, that bitterness toward the Dodgers vanished during the 1981 season when Valenzuela attracted the fan base the Dodgers had tried in vain to reach for years. El Toro, as he was called, captured the imagination of the baseball world. A hero in Mexico, a legend in LA, and a phenomenon throughout the US, Valenzuela did more to change that tense political environment than anyone in the history of baseball. A new fan base flooded Dodger Stadium and ballparks around the US whenever Valenzuela pitched in a phenomenon that quickly became known as Fernandomania, which continued throughout a Dodger career that included six straight All-Star game appearances.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/710789 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Worrell: The Brief but Brilliant Life of a Caribbean Cricket Pioneer Author: Simon Lister Narrator: Mendez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 6, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'The definitive telling of the life of a West Indian hero' Sir Clive Lloyd  The brilliant all-rounder Frank Worrell had to wait until 1960 to become the first permanent Black captain of the West Indies cricket team, denied for a decade by the elitism, insularity and racism of Caribbean cricket’s rulers. When his chance finally came, Worrell transformed a talented but unfocused team into the most exciting side in the world and led his men into unforgettable series against Australia and England.   Worrell was universally admired as one of cricket’s great captains when he was knighted in 1964, but three years later, he was dead aged just forty-two.   Not merely an extraordinarily talented and record-breaking sportsman, he served the University of the West Indies after his retirement – along with the cricket team and the political federation, one of the three truly unifying elements across a fractious and diverse region.   This biography, by the author of the acclaimed Fire in Babylon and with a foreword by Sir Clive Lloyd, is the definitive telling of Frank Worrell's life and legacy. It reveals how an upbringing in Barbados, cricketing adventures around the world and a determination not to be cowed by the powers that ran island cricket, shaped a great West Indian cricketer into a great West Indian, who changed the game forever.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/786785 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - 100 glorias de México: De niños a campeones Author: Alberto Lati Narrator: Alberto Lati Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 6, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: ¿Cómo surgieron las mayores glorias del deporte mexicano? Sus orígenes e inicios. Todos los obstáculos a los que se sobrepusieron. Su vida antes de conquistar el mundo. Desde pequeños pueblosen el desierto al norte del país hasta recónditos barrios en la ciudad o playas en localidades costeras, la tenacidad y el hambre como respuesta a cada problema. Leyendas de futbol y beisbol, de golf y box, de Olímpicos y Paralímpicos, elevando nuestra bandera al máximo pedestal con sus goles, puños, batazos, raquetazos, acelerones, brazadas, patadas. Inspiración pura, inspiración a la mexicana.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736989 to listen full audiobooks. Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. When Conor Niland was 16, he got the chance to hit with Serena Williams at Nick Bollettieri's famed tennis academy. Conor, the Irish junior number one, was feeling a bit homesick. Serena, also 16, already owned her own house beside the academy. Conor Niland knows what it's like when Roger Federer walks into the dressing room ('Ciao, bonjour, hello!'), and he has had the exquisitely terrible experience of facing Novak Djokovic in the world's biggest tennis stadium - while suffering from food poisoning. But he never reached the very top. The Racket is the story of pro tennis's 99%: the players who roam the globe in hope of climbing the rankings and squeaking into the Grand Slam tournaments. It brings us into a world where a few dozen super-rich players - travelling with coaches and physios - share a stage with lonely touring pros whose earnings barely cover their expenses. Painting a vivid picture of the social dynamics on tour, the economics of the game, and the shadows cast by gambling and doping, The Racket is a witty and revealing underdog's memoir and a unique look inside a fascinating hidden world. ©2024 Conor Niland (P)2024 Penguin Audio Title: The Racket: On Tour with Tennis’s Golden Generation – and the other 99% Author: Conor Niland Narrator: Conor Niland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: June 6, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/765273 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero Author: Waite Hoyt Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 28, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Waite 'Schoolboy' Hoyt's improbable baseball journey began when the 1915 New York Giants signed him as a high school junior, for no pay and a five-dollar bonus. Based on a trove of Hoyt's writings and interview transcripts, Tim Manners has reanimated the baseball legend's untold story, entirely in Hoyt's own words. Over his twenty-three-year professional baseball career, Hoyt won 237 big league games across 3,845 2/3 innings—and one locker room brawl with Babe Ruth. He writes at length about the art of pitching and how the game and its players changed—and didn't—over his lifetime. After retiring from baseball at thirty-eight and coming to terms with his alcoholism, Hoyt found some happiness as a family man and a beloved, pioneering Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster with a Websterian vocabulary spiked with a Brooklyn accent. When Hoyt died in 1984 his foremost legacy may have been as a raconteur who punctuated his life story with awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping anecdotes. In Schoolboy he never flinches from an unsparing account of his remarkable and paradoxical eighty-four-year odyssey.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/706644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Growing Wings: The inside story of Red Bull Racing Author: Ben Hunt Narrator: Nigel Barden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: May 23, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Intrigue, high-stakes machinations and adrenaline-fuelled track action – Growing Wings is the never-before-told inside story of how the grid’s most fascinating, swagger-rich and win-at-all-costs team competed their way to total domination and disrupted Formula One’s world order. With exclusive access to Red Bull's inner sanctum, leading F1 writer Ben Hunt probes the operations of a world-beating Formula One team over its eventful twenty-year history, from the rivalries, turbulence and controversy, to the game-changing tech and the leadership strategies. He also talks to the drivers themselves, including Webber and Vettel, for a fascinating insight into the mindset of motorsport athletes through success, risk and challenge. Endorsed with a foreword by Team Principal Christian Horner, but maintaining journalistic independence, this is a thrilling, frank and unvarnished account of how the paddock's loudest upstarts achieved team alchemy with the promotion of a driver called Max Verstappen, and what it means to go, learn, go again, tweak, test, and ultimately outplay the competition in a way never before seen in Formula One. ©2024 Ben Hunt (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/786345 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Die Weltmeister von Bern: Biografie einer Jahrhundertmannschaft Author: Tobias Escher Narrator: Oliver Dupont Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 23 minutes Release date: May 22, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: «Aus dem Hintergrund müsste Rahn schießen. Rahn schießt. Toooor!» Jeder Fußball-Fan kennt diese Sätze. Der deutsche Triumph 1954 gilt bis heute als ein Wunder. Manche sehen in ihm sogar die wahre Geburtsstunde der Bundesrepublik. Tobias Escher gelingt es, anhand der legendären Weltmeisterschaft ein Stück deutscher Geschichte zu erzählen - schließlich waren fast alle deutschen Spieler noch als Soldaten im Krieg, fünf Jahre zuvor war Deutschland noch besetzt gewesen, von einer Bundesliga konnte man in den Fünfzigerjahren nur träumen. «Das Wunder von Bern» schildert auch das Leben nach dem Erfolg, das nicht selten wenig glamourös war, manchmal sogar in den Alkoholismus führte. Was waren das für Spieler, die aus einem zerstörten Land ohne Profi-Liga kamen und die als unschlagbar geltenden Ungarn besiegten? Und was wurde aus ihnen? Tobias Escher verknüpft ihre Lebenswege mit dem Fokus auf Rahn und den Walter-Brüdern zu einer großen Erzählung über das Deutschland jener Zeit und die Auswirkungen unverhofften Ruhms.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/707086 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era Author: Andy Martino Narrator: Andy Martino Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: May 21, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two years of exclusive interviews with general manager Brian Cashman into a revelatory account of never-before-told stories about Derek Jeter, Aaron Judge, Alex Rodriguez, the complex front office, team ownership, and insights into the World Series wins and day-to-day running of the team that fans never get to see. When Brian Cashman arrived in the Bronx as an intern in 1986, he discovered a team in chaos, run on impulse and emotion and lacking the sheen that had defined the Yankees in earlier eras. Decades later, Cashman had risen through the ranks of the front office, earned the trust of the Steinbrenner family, and become the longest-serving GM in the Yankees’ storied history, helping to transform the Yankees to glory with a string of World Series championships and an unmatched streak of winning seasons.   With unprecedented inside access and featuring exclusive interviews with Cashman, owner Hal Steinbrenner, top front-office executives, current Yankee stars and coaches, award-winning baseball journalist Andy Martino gives fans a view from the GM’s seat that we would never normally see. From Cashman’s battles with inscrutable team captain Derek Jeter, to tensions between Jeter and A-Rod, to Cashman’s struggles with beloved manager Joe Torre. This book explores the management of egos on the field and in the front office, as well as the evolution of the manager position over generations and into the analytics era. Packed with drama and intrigue, this is the definitive inside account of the most intriguing and storied franchise in Major League Baseball.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/709496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness Author: Andy Mccullough Narrator: L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 19 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, examining the genesis of his brilliance, his epic quest to win the World Series, and his singular place within the evolving baseball landscape—based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw and more than 200 others.​ More than any baseball player of his generation, Clayton Kershaw has embodied the burden of athletic greatness, the prizes and perils that await those who strive for it all. He is a three-time Cy Young award winner, the first pitcher to win National League MVP since Bob Gibson, and a surefire, first-ballot Hall of Famer. Many of his peers consider him the greatest pitcher to ever climb atop a big-league mound.  In an age when baseball became more impersonal, a sport altered by adherence to algorithms and actuarial tables, Kershaw personified the game’s lingering humanity, with his joy and suffering on display each October as he chased a championship. He pitched through pain, placing his future at risk on the game’s grandest stages. He endeared himself to teammates and foes alike with his refusal to make excuses, with his willingness to shoulder the blame when he failed. And he only further impressed them when he returned, year after year, even as his body broke down from the strain of his profession. The journey captivated fans in Los Angeles and beyond, so much so that when the Dodgers finally won a title in 2020, the baseball world exulted in his triumph.  The Last of His Kind traces Kershaw’s path from a boyhood fractured by divorce to his development as one of the most-heralded pitching prospects in Texas history to his emergence in Los Angeles as the spiritual heir to Sandy Koufax. But the book also charts Kershaw’s place in baseball’s changing landscape, as his own stubbornness butted against the game’s evolution. The story of baseball in the 21st century can be told through Kershaw’s career, from his apprenticeship with icons like Joe Torre and Greg Maddux, to his wary relationship with the implementation of analytics, to his victimhood in the 2017 sign-stealing scandal at the hands of the Houston Astros. The game has changed so much during Kershaw’s illustrious career. To understand how baseball is played today, and how it got that way, you must understand the journey of Clayton Kershaw.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/765809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: René Meulensteen: United, Sir Alex & Me: My Life In Football Author: René Meulensteen Narrator: Finlay Robertson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 3, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Manchester United enjoyed their greatest generation under Sir Alex Ferguson. The rulebook on domestic domination was rewritten as the club became the most successful in British football history. For the first time, one of Ferguson's closest aides lifts the lid on the inner workings at Carrington, as René Meulensteen, one of the game's greatest minds, shares all the stories and secrets that contributed and illuminated the most glittering managerial era in football history. Meulensteen's story begins in a provincial region of Holland; a student of the game, René explains how he fought through red tape and bureaucracy to establish himself as a coach with principles he firmly believed in, and how those visionary methods saw him land a remarkable position at the world's biggest club, overseeing the technical development of their most precious department - the youth system. Meulensteen talks about working with stars like Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs, before he was called to work with the first team on a more permanent basis. There, he enjoyed notable contributions, transforming Cristiano Ronaldo into a goal monster and featuring heavily in the move that brought Robin van Persie to Old Trafford. From being Ferguson's right-hand man to going out on his own, Meulensteen explains his philosophy in an inspiring and accessible way. Moreover, this autobiography is a compelling and addictive love-letter to the fabric of everything Manchester United stands for. The exploration and explanation of United's style of play will thrill supporters and stun analysts, as one of the sport's greatest minds finally shares his fascinating journey in football.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/670458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Life Impossible: Living with ALS: Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence Author: Steve Gleason, Jeff Duncan Narrator: Daniel Cummings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: From NFL player Steve Gleason, a powerful, inspiring memoir of love, heartbreak, resilience, family, and remarkable triumph in the face of ALS 'Gleason is a symbol of resilience, hope and optimism.” —The New York Times • 'Steve Gleason has changed the world.' –Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner • 'An extraordinary book...A Life Impossible will change the way people cope, think, and live.' –Mike Lupica, co-author with James Patterson of 12 Months to Live In 2011, three years after leaving the NFL, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal disease that takes away the ability to move, talk, and breathe. Doctors gave him three years to live. He was thirty-three years old. As Steve says, he is now ten years past his expiration date. His memoir is the chronicle of a remarkable life, one filled with optimism and joy, despite the trauma and pain and despair he has experienced. Writing using eye-tracking technology, Gleason covers his pre-ALS life through the highs and lows of his NFL career with the New Orleans Saints, where he made one of the most memorable plays in Saints history, leading to a victory in the first post-Katrina home game, uplifting the city, making him a hero, and reflected in a nine-foot bronze statue outside the Superdome. Then came his heartbreaking diagnosis. Gleason lost all muscle function, he now uses Stephen Hawking-like technology to communicate, and breathes with the help of a ventilator. This book captures Gleason and his wife Michel’s unmatched resilience as they reinvent their lives, refuse to succumb to despair, and face his disease realistically and existentially. This unsparing portrait argues that a person's true strength does not reside solely in one’s body but also in the ability to face unfathomable adversity and still be able to love and treasure life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/774256 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Questionable Legacy of O.J. Simpson Author: John White Narrator: Ava Hadley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 53 minutes Release date: April 14, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Take a deep dive into the riveting and tumultuous legacy of one of the most enigmatic figures in modern American history - O.J. Simpson. From his meteoric rise as a football superstar to his sensational trial for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, O.J. Simpson's story has captivated and divided the nation. This meticulously researched and thought-provoking book explores the multifaceted layers of Simpson's life and career. Beginning with his days as a young athlete at the University of Southern California, we trace his ascent to fame as a record-breaking NFL player and Hollywood actor. However, the infamous trial in 1995 would forever cement his name in the annals of true crime. With insights from key players, including legal experts, journalists, and those closest to Simpson, we unravel the complexities of the case that shook the nation. From the shocking verdict of not guilty to the subsequent civil trial that found him responsible for the deaths, every twist and turn is examined in detail. Then, the aftermath of the trial, including Simpson's later legal troubles, his time behind bars, and his ultimate demise. Through a nuanced lens, we analyze the societal impact of the trial, the racial dynamics at play, and the enduring legacy of a case that continues to spark debate and controversy to this day. Unflinching and comprehensive, 'The Questionable Legacy of O.J. Simpson' offers a compelling exploration of a figure whose life embodies the complexities of fame, justice, and the American dream. Whether you are a true crime enthusiast, a sports fan, or a student of history, this book is an essential read for understanding O.J. Simpson's enduring legacy.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/766038 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Miracle Makers: Indian Cricket's Greatest Epic Author: Bharat Sundaresan, Gaurav Joshi Narrator: Richard Joel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Ravi Shastri's prophetic words came true as India pulled off one of the greatest coups in cricketing history, beating Australia in Australia for the second time in three years, eventually breaching the Gabba fortress with what was eventually a skeleton team. Bharat was known as the 'Eyes and Ears of the Tour', being the only Indian-origin journalist covering this most memorable series live and seeing the drama unfold in real time. He drove the length and breadth of Australia, journeys that were as thrilling as the series that he was chasing, with the unnerving shadow of Covid always trailing after him.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/703307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Fight: A Memoir Author: Ronda Rousey Narrator: Ronda Rousey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author and trailblazing athlete Ronda Rousey, an unfiltered chronicle of loss, resilience and finding meaning in life’s journey.  From the moment she burst onto the MMA scene, Ronda Rousey was unbeatable. She repeatedly strung together back-to-back flawless victories, racking up a collection of records and forever changing the face of sports as the UFC’s first female champion. A superstar in her sport, she transcended athletics, appearing in blockbuster films and becoming a role model for women everywhere. Then, on November 15, 2015, it all came crashing down.  In OUR FIGHT, Rousey explores the greatest challenge of her life and, ultimately, how she rebuilt her life into something better in the aftermath. She recounts how she replaced her pursuit of perfection with the pursuit of happiness and found an opportunity in disguise amongst the wreckage. Following Rousey’s relatable journey, OUR FIGHT is a courageous narrative of career changes, marriage, motherhood, and facing your fears.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All in Stride: A Journey in Running, Courage, and the Search for the American Dream Author: Johanna Garton Narrator: Adenrele Ojo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Professional distance runners Elvin Kibet and Shadrack Kipchirchir grew up in rural Kenyan villages. Though their lives began in poverty, both were driven to reach their full potential, to gain an education, and make a difference. And they would find their way to do just that through the high-pressure world of distance running. In All in Stride, Johanna Garton tells the gripping and inspiring stories of Elvin and Shadrack. Beginning with their upbringing in Kenya, Garton follows the runners through their journeys to the United States, their running for Division One universities, their blossoming romance as college students, and ultimately their service as U.S. soldiers and professional runners. Woven through the narrative is the story of Samantha Schultz, who also competed for the U.S. Army. Like Elvin and Shadrack, she struggled with several obstacles throughout her journey, including poor coaching, over training, and disordered eating, a condition that plagues so many young female athletes. More than just a running story, All in Stride takes listeners behind the scenes to explore the difficulties Elvin and Shadrack faced, including adjusting to an entirely new culture in the U.S., bigotry and intolerance, the stresses and joys of global competitions, the thrill of being a part of the race to break the two-hour marathon, joining the U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program, and discovering the ever-changing landscape of what it means to be an American.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rainmaker: Superagent Hughes Norton and the Money Grab Explosion of Golf from Tiger to LIV and Beyond Author: George Peper, Hughes Norton Narrator: Hughes Norton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER From his work with Tiger Woods and Greg Norman to his thoughts on golf’s current money-grab era, golf superagent Hughes Norton presents a rollicking tell-all that “takes you inside the room with some of golf’s biggest personalities for some never-before-heard stories” (Chris Solomon, host of No Laying Up). When twenty-one-year-old Tiger Woods stunned the world by winning The Masters by a mind-blowing twelve strokes, the first thing he did was embrace the three most important people in his life: his father, his mother, and Hughes Norton. At the peak of his career, agent Norton earned a million-dollar salary, flew to all corners of the world in first class, and enjoyed a lifestyle nearly as lavish as his A-list clients. That dizzying success, however, came at a high price. The seventy-hour work weeks, constant travel, and intense pressure—both from his players and their corporate partners—took Norton away from his family and ultimately led to divorce. At the same time, to protect his players and his career, he found himself making ethical and moral choices he would later regret. Soon, he realized he had made as many enemies as friends. Now, in Rainmaker, Norton offers “the most amazing ‘behind the curtain’ view ever written about the world of sports management” (Jim Nantz, CBS Sports). With exclusive insights, he discusses what it was like being Tiger’s first agent, his time representing the narcissistic Greg Norman, and shining a bright light on his sudden—and controversial—ouster as the head of IMG’s Golf Division—a juggernaut he helped build. This is an engaging and unforgettable memoir that explores golf as never before.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757061 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Mutproben (Ungekürzte Lesung) Author: Thomas Hitzlsperger, Holger Gertz Narrator: Peter Lontzek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: March 7, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Sein Coming-out 2014 als homosexueller Profifußballer war ein Meilenstein für den Kampf gegen Schwulenfeindlichkeit im Fußball und in der Gesellschaft. Seine Fußballerkarriere war eine Reise voller Erfolge und Abenteuer. Den Mut, mit dem sich Thomas Hitzlsperger am 8. Januar 2014 als erster deutscher Fußballprofi öffentlich zu seiner Homosexualität bekannt hat, hat er in seinem Leben immer wieder gezeigt: Schon als 18-Jähriger wechselte er als Jugendspieler von Bayern München in die englische Premier League zu Aston Villa, nach seinen großen Erfolgen in der Bundesliga als Deutscher Meister mit dem VfB Stuttgart und in der Nationalmannschaft suchte er die nächste Herausforderung in der italienischen Serie A bei Lazio Rom. Und nach dem Ende seiner überaus erfolgreichen Profikarriere wagte er den Sprung in den Sportjournalismus beim ZDF, der ARD und bei ZEIT ONLINE sowie ins Fußballmanagement als Vorstandsmitglied beim VfB Stuttgart oder heute als Teilhaber am dänischen Fußballclub Aalborg BK und Inhaber des Restaurants 'L'Escargot' in London. Sein Hörbuch, das er mit dem SZ-Reporter Holger Gertz verfasst hat, ist eine abenteuerliche Lebensgeschichte, die in der bayrischen Provinz begann, in die drei großen europäischen Fußballligen führte und die ihn zu einem engagierten Kämpfer für Vielfalt und Toleranz, gegen Rassismus und Gewalt im Fußball und in der Gesellschaft werden ließ - auch wenn sich bis heute nicht alle Hoffnungen erfüllt haben, die Thomas Hitzlsperger mit seinem historischen Schritt vor zehn Jahren verbunden hat.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/697408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Hoosiers: Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson, and the Hidden History of Hoops Author: Jack Mccallum Narrator: Cary Hite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The true story behind Crispus Attucks High School and the all-Black basketball team loosely depicted as the championship opponent in the beloved classic sports movie Hoosiers.   For far too long the mythology of Indiana basketball has been dominated by Hoosiers. Framed as the ultimate underdog, feel-good story, there has also long been a cultural debate surrounding the film. The Real Hoosiers sets out to illuminate the narrative that the film omits, the story of the unheralded Crispus Attucks Tigers, playing the game at the highest level in the 1950s in a racially divided Indiana. After a crushing loss to Milan High School in the 1954 semifinal, which was the game that the final scenes in Hoosiers are based on, Attucks went on to win back-to-back Indiana state championships. That team was led by a young Oscar Robertson and coached by Ray Crowe, who fully recognized the seemingly insurmountable challenges of playing basketball in a state that was a bastion for not only the game but also the Ku Klux Klan. Veteran sportswriter and the bestselling author of Dream Team, Jack McCallum, pulls back the curtain on that history, which is rich, far beyond the basketball court. The Real Hoosiers replaces a lacuna in the history of Indiana while dissecting the myths and lore of Hoosier hoops; placing the game in the context of migration, segregation, and integration; and enhancing our understanding of this country’s struggle for civil rights.