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Discover The Inspirational Story of Football Superstar Lionel Messi! Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device! You're about to discover the incredibly inspirational story of football superstar Lionel Messi. If you're reading this then you must be a fan of Lionel, like so many others. As a fan, you must wonder how this man is so talented and want to know more about him. Lionel is considered to be one of the greatest football players ever and it's been an honor to be able to watch him compete throughout his career. This book will reveal to you much about Lionel's story and the many accomplishments throughout his career. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Youth and Family LifeAmateur CareerProfessional Career and Personal LifeLegacy, Charitable Acts and much more! If you want to learn more about Lionel Messi, then this book is for you. It will reveal to you many things that you did not know about this incredible football star! About the Author: Inspirational Stories is a series aimed at highlighting the great athletes of our society. Our mission is to present the stories of athletes who are not only impactful in their sport, but also great people outside of it. The athletes we write about have gone above and beyond to become impactful in their community and great role models for the youth, all while showing excellence in their profession. We publish concise, easily consumable books that portray the turning points in the lives of these great athletes, while also giving the context in which they occurred. Our books are especially great for children who look up to sports figures. Hopefully these athletes can serve as a source of inspiration and their stories can provide life lessons that are practical for fans of any demographic.

Discover The Inspirational Story of Tennis Superstar Rafael Nadal! Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device! You're about to discover the incredibly inspirational story of tennis superstar Rafael Nadal. If you're reading this then you must be a fan of Rafael, like so many others. As a fan, you must wonder how this man is so talented and want to know more about him. Rafael is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players ever and it's been an honor to be able to watch him compete throughout his career. This book will reveal to you much about Rafael's story and the many accomplishments throughout his career. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Youth and Family LifeAmateur CareerProfessional Career and Notable MomentsLegacy, Charitable Acts and much more! If you want to learn more about Rafael Nadal, then this book is for you. It will reveal to you many things that you did not know about this incredible tennis star! About the Author: Inspirational Stories is a series aimed at highlighting the great athletes of our society. Our mission is to present the stories of athletes who are not only impactful in their sport, but also great people outside of it. The athletes we write about have gone above and beyond to become impactful in their community and great role models for the youth, all while showing excellence in their profession. We publish concise, easily consumable books that portray the turning points in the lives of these great athletes, while also giving the context in which they occurred. Our books are especially great for children who look up to sports figures. Hopefully these athletes can serve as a source of inspiration and their stories can provide life lessons that are practical for fans of any demographic.

I met Mark Stubbs on the Internet several years ago. During the course of our developing friendship, I began to suspect his childhood was a crushing experience. This unassuming gentle creature was subjected to relentless bullying which damaged his self-esteem to the point of being irreparable. Through the grace of a higher being, Mark was introduced to horses. In his own words, he relates the defining moment that forever changed his life. At the barbecue, they had two horses in a corral and let people have a go at riding them. I was a show-off, I'm afraid to say, and I rode Camenante around the corral, again and again. A man came to my parents and said, "If that was my child, I would do everything in my power to make sure he pursued riding because he's a natural. And so his parents did take this strangers advice. Recently Mark sent me notes of his life taken over several decades. I gave them to my editor who pulled these 32,000 words into a powerful novella which I am so very pleased to have been able to produce for my friend, this remarkable horseman and gentleman.

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.

The golden age of Himalayan mountaineering, from the mid-1970s to the 1980s, brought forth a generation of radical young climbers. In High Risk, Brian Hall recalls the outrageous adventures of eleven of his climbing friends who risked their lives to stand on some of the world's highest peaks.

A shy, introverted rugby league-loving boy conquered the sport on both sides of the world, reaching the summit of the game while continually doubting himself - this is Gareth Ellis's open, honest and unflinching account

Football Legends: Young readers will love findingout all about the lives of their favourite players in this greatnew biography series.

"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"--

Back from the Edge of Hell is Pinklon Thomas' amazing true story. Born into a stable family unit with loving, hard-working, God fearing parents, Pinklon allows himself to be lured into the gangster lifestyle and becomes a heroin addict at age twelve. When fifteen, he quits school, commits armed robberies, steals from a drug lord and is hunted by hired killers. Boxing offers him a way out and he wins a world heavyweight title, but remains in the clutches of drug addiction. What will happen to Pinklon? The answer comes in an unexpected way.

First published in 2014 this is a new and expanded edition.On 20th July 1995, Robin Bowes, one the last great twentieth century barnstormers, died at the controls of his replica 'Red Baron' Fokker DR1 triplane just as he was about to commence an aerial dogfight display at Stourhead Gardens, Wiltshire. Well known and respected in aviation circles, his fatal accident made headline news across the UK and was witnessed by thousands of spectators attending the event, including the author.A working-class boy, Robin grew up in post-war London and Malta. When he moved with his family to Plymouth in the early 60s he worked as a car salesman but was soon making a name for himself racing stock cars and drumming in a local band. Self-financed he learned to fly at Roborough Airport and after gaining his licence bought his first plane. With sponsorship from TSW he became a display pilot and was soon earning his entire living from display flying. Although he specialised in flying biplanes, it was his discovery and rebuild of a replica scarlet Fokker triplane that made his name as the man who flew as the Red Baron.This biography also reveals some remarkable connections and coincidences that linked Bowes life with those of historic figures including: Jo Kennedy (JFK's elder brother), D. H. Lawrence, and Manfred von Richthofen among others.The story of the Robin Bowes is a story of love, friendship, dedication and personal courage, plus the unique histories of the aeroplanes he flew.Not the Red Baron will appeal to those who look skywards at the sound of an aeroplane's engine; those who are fascinated by history; and those who like a good love story. Not the Red Baron is not simply about aeroplanes; it's about the human condition - hope, aspiration, love and loss.

Nager c'est se frayer un chemin,meme dans les profondeurs.Nager c'est respirer au coeur des tempetes,avancer au creux de la vague.A force d'espoir,Les echecs se transforment en reussites,Les reves deviennent realite, Les sourires effacent les larmes.A force d'espoir,Le soleil finit toujours par revenir.

VÆDDELØBER er Matti Breschels hæsblæsende og humoristiske historie om at gå fra at være en drengerøv med fart i benene til at blive en af verdens bedste cykelryttere og køre for nogle af cykelsportens allerstørste hold. Han vandt flere VM-medaljer og løb, kørte med helt fremme i klassikere og først over målstregen på en Grand Tour-etape. I 15 år levede han på landevejene som en del af det professionelle felt med masser af succes, lige så mange skuffelser, slemme styrt og sjove stunder i og af sadlen. Hans fortælling er et vildt ridt fyldt med blod, sved, tårer, sammenbidte tænder af smerte og et skævt smil på læberne.I VÆDDELØBER skriver Matti Breschel åbenhjertigt om det specielle forhold til sin far, der hjalp ham med at realisere en barnedrøm om at blive cykelsportsstjerne, men nogle gange så meget, at døre blev smadret eller de kom op at slås. Det er ikke kun en personlig beretning om cykellivet oplevet indefra, det er også en kærlighedserklæring til sporten på godt og ondt - til regnvåde dage i et forblæst Flandern, til fortidens helte, til gear og lir og til det omrejsende cykelcirkus og alle dets røverhistorier.

Arthur Gould by Gwyn Prescott is the definitive biography of the record-breaking Welsh international player who is widely acknowledged as the first superstar of rugby.