Olympic Athletes

Ancient Olympia is not just the birthplace of the Olympic Games, it is also the origin of philosophical ideas that resonate even today. Combining the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle with the art, archaeology, and history of Ancient Olympia, this short book offers ancient Greek insight on the nature of sport, athletes, and human excellence, as well as the less-expected topics of women, beauty, fairness, and peace.

The true story of a high school cross country team that went from obscurity to becoming the fastest squad the country, and perhaps the world, has ever seen, called “inspiring and entertaining” (Jerry Schumacher) and “a deliciously rich tale” (Neal Bascomb). When Sean Brosnan arrived at...

On the fortieth anniversary of the historic ""Miracle on Ice,"" Mike Eruzione—the captain of the 1980 U.S Men’s Olympic Hockey Team, who scored the winning goal—recounts his amazing career on ice, the legendary upset against the Soviets, and winning the gold medal. It is the greatest...

How do you pick Olympic GOATs? Is it gymnast Simone Biles or swimmer Michael Phelps? Or maybe it’s the entire 1992 basketball team. With so many sports, how do you choose? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches.

Discover the transformative New York Times bestseller—a step-by-step manual for mastering your inner mind for peak performance and living your life to the fullest. As a professional baseball player, Jim Murphy’s sense of worth revolved around results. He was focused on achievement but also...

They survived the championship. Can their love survive the distance? Jordan Keller just won a professional basketball championship and earned her spot on Team USA's Olympic roster—the dream she's chased her entire life. But dreams have a price, and hers comes with six thousand miles of separation from the woman she loves. Camille Robinson has built her career in someone else's shadow for too long. When an unprecedented opportunity takes her to Geneva to shape the future of international women's basketball, she knows she has to take it—even if it means leaving Jordan behind just as their...

A biography of Jim Thorpe, the Native American sports icon and Olympic champion, that “goes beyond the myth and into the guts of Thorpe’s life, using extensive research, historical nuance, and bittersweet honesty” (Los Angeles Times), by the bestselling author of the classic biography When...

Master the psychological drama of elite sports and forge an unstoppable mindset to conquer any real-world adversity. Perfect for firing up your morning commute or pushing through a tough workout, these gripping narratives pull you straight into the gritty reality of training before dawn. Feel...

Former Olympian and Kardashian family member Caitlyn Jenner reveals shocking and heartbreaking stories from her journey to become a woman in this remarkable memoir. "Revelatory." —USA Today "Painstakingly choreographed and unscripted, Jenner's candid portrait of a self in the remaking is a...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For the first time, Dawn Staley shares powerful and inspiring stories that have shaped her journey on and off the court. A three-time Olympic gold medalist, six-time WNBA All-Star, and the first person to win the Naismith College Player of the Year award as both...

A sapphic interlude of secret rendezvous, stolen moments, and the kind of love that thrives between Olympic glory and Parisian nights. 🏀 She's the Olympic gold medalist at the top of her game. 💼 She's the PR director watching from the stands. 🗼 But in the City of Light, their love becomes impossible to hide—and even harder to resist. In this sultry, emotionally rich companion novella to Love & Basketball, Jordan Keller and Camille Robinson reunite in Paris for three weeks of stolen interludes during the Olympics. From love locks on the Pont des Arts to wine-soaked hotel rooms ...

A hockey player and a former figure skater get a second chance at love in this hot sports romance from a USA Today bestselling author, perfect for fans of Hannah Grace, Elle Kennedy, and Grace Reilly. Zoe Carson, former figure skating queen, needs a fresh start as a hockey skating coach. An NHL...

New York Times best-selling author Kevin Kruse presents the remarkable findings of his study of ultraproductive people. Based on survey research and interviews with billionaires, Olympic athletes, straight-A students, and over 200 entrepreneurs - including Mark Cuban, Kevin Harrington, James Altucher, John Lee Dumas, Pat Flynn, Grant Cardone, and Lewis Howes - Kruse answers the question: What are the secrets to extreme productivity?

Fresh from his triumphant and extraordinary achievement at the Olympic Games in Beijing, Michael Phelps—up from working-class, born-in-the-USA roots—shows us the secrets to his remarkable success—from training to execution. For years the world has followed Michael Phelps’s progress from...

Are you fascinated by the stories behind legendary sports performances? Do you want to understand not just what the greatest athletes accomplished, but why those achievements shook the world, challenged social norms, and permanently changed the way we think about human potential? This book is written for curious, educated readers, sports enthusiasts, students, educators, and coaches who want a deeper, richer engagement with athletic greatness than a statistics sheet or highlight reel can ever provide. Too many books about sports reduce their subjects to trophies and records. They skip the ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A “piercing account” (The Wall Street Journal) of surviving as a young woman in a society that rewards appearances more than anything and demands perfection at all costs—especially if you’re an Olympic figure skater. “A riveting memoir, which details her...

Each book in this series features a different couple and a complete happily ever after. Kirby Tannenbaum is the US team's most marketable player — photogenic, quick-witted, brilliant in every press conference, the face of the federation's Olympic media campaign. She is also having the sexuality crisis of her entire life and her primary coping strategy is pretending it isn't happening, which is not working because Palmer Reyes keeps existing in their shared apartment while wearing those fitted suits to team events. Palmer Reyes has been in love with Kirby for two years. She's made her ...

She was the wild child of figure skating—graceful, rebellious, unforgettable. This is her story, in her own words. Nicole Bobek didn’t just skate. She soared, spiraled, and crashed in ways the world could never look away from. With a ponytail flying and a wink to the judges, she captivated audiences in the 1990s, redefining what it meant to be a figure skater. But behind the sequins and spotlight was a girl fighting battles far from the ice—battles with identity, expectations, addiction, and the crushing pressure to be perfect in a sport that demands nothing less. Told in her ...

Hailed by Tony Robbins as the “definitive breathwork handbook,” Just Breathe will teach you how to harness your breath to reduce stress, increase productivity, balance your health, and find the path to spiritual awakening. Big meeting jitters? Anxiety over a test or taxes? Hard time focusing?...

Born to Run meets Why We Swim and Breath in a globe-spanning work of immersive narrative nonfiction that dives into the hidden world of cold water plunging and swimming—and what it reveals about the human body, mind, and need for connection. "Mesmerizing...I loved this book.” —Adam Grant...