As you travel down the road to happiness and success, don't let the inevitable potholes keep you from your destination. Simply use the seven P's that Positively Enhance Performance to pave them over and continue on your way. So suggest author Rich Ruffalo, who in traveling that road himself encountered roadblocks so overwhelming that he considered ending the journey altogether. Instead of giving up, however, he applied the power of seven P's to get back on track and move forward toward his...

Gradually going blind in his twenties, Rich Ruffalo refused to face reality. And then, one rainy evening, unable to make sense of the road before him, he suddenly felt his car thud against a little girl. Jolted into reality, Ruffalo refused to be knocked down and, instead, put his all into achieving. As a teacher, excelled winning the Princeton University distinguished Secondary School Teacher of the Year Award and then Disney’s Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. Then he set the bar ev...

As you travel down the road to happiness and success, don't let the inevitable potholes keep you from your destination. Simply use the seven P's that Positively Enhance Performance to pave them over and continue on your way. So suggest author Rich Ruffalo, who in traveling that road himself encountered roadblocks so overwhelming that he considered ending the journey altogether. Instead of giving up, however, he applied the power of seven P's to get back on track and move forward toward his...

Gradually going blind in his twenties, Rich Ruffalo refused to face reality. And then, one rainy evening, unable to make sense of the road before him, he suddenly felt his car thud against a little girl. Jolted into reality, Ruffalo refused to be knocked down and, instead, put his all into achieving. As a teacher, excelled winning the Princeton University distinguished Secondary School Teacher of the Year Award and then Disney’s Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. Then he set the bar ev...

A sports reporter investigates the training of girls as professional gymnasts and figure skaters, arguing that the pressure to succeed and to look beautiful results in mental and physical harm, from eating disorders to psychological trauma.

As Tony Mandarich left Green Bay in February, 1993, his football career in shambles, Packer Plus staff writer, Tom Mulhern, wrote the following:"The overriding sentiment, however, is one of emptiness. Not so much for promises unfulfilled, but for sins not repented. Maybe some day Mandarich will set the record straight and answer all the nagging questions he leaves behind. I hope so."For all the sports writers, fans, coaches, friends and family, My Dirty Little Secrets

For as long as she can remember, Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross's life has been measured in seconds. The fewer, the better. But when the race is over, how do you know what to run towards next? In Chasing Grace, join Sanya as she helps you see your own experiences through God's eyes.Most people equate success with having more, but Sanya's quest was always for less. She started running track as a little girl in Jamaica and began competing when she...

Vin Baker, an NBA all-star, Olympic gold medalist, and clean-cut preacher's son, harbored a dark secret: a dependence on drugs and alcohol that began shortly after he turned pro. Eventually becoming a full-blown yet functional alcoholic, Vin convinced himself that he played better under the influence—until his addiction cost him his basketball career, his fortune, and his health.But Vin's story isn't a tragic fall from grace. It is an enthralling testimony of salvation. For Vin, hi...

“It's easy to do anything in victory. It’s in defeat that a man reveals himself.” —Floyd PattersonTwenty-two notable writers—including Bob Sullivan, Abby Ellin, Mike Pesca, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa Hall, and Gay Talese—examine the untold stories of the losers, and in doing so reveal something raw and significant about what it means to be humanThe locker rooms of winning teams are crowded with coaches, family, and fans. Reporters flock...

At age seventeen, Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut captured hearts everywhere at the 1972 Olympics. From Moonbeam-winning author Christine Dzidrums, Olga Korbut: Gymnastics Trailblazer describes the gymnast’s trek from her cartwheeling as a young girl to capturing four Olympic gold medals in gymnastics. Accompanied by beautiful illustrations and thrilling photographs, the children’s biography narrates Olga’s ear...

As part of the acclaimed Sports Virtues series, Cal Ripken, Jr.: Endurance discusses the struggles and triumphs of Pele's life. As with each story in the Sports Virtues series, this book assigns a virtue to a celebrated athlete or coach, and uses that person's story to help the reader achieve that virtue for him or herself.What emerges after reading these stories is not only a greater understanding and appreciation of the virtues that these icons needed to get through life...

Jackie Joyner-Kersee is one of the world's most successful athletes, and has dominated the women's decathlon for many years. With this book, Jackie discusses how she has overcome her difficult early years to rise to the top.