Professional Athletes

A guide to self-mastery and other lessons based on the principles of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, by the sport's greatest practitioner of all time. This program includes a foreword written by actor Tom Hardy and read by Mark Meadows. As a ten-time Brazilian jiu jitsu World Champion and a former MMA...

Despite the howling protests from his peers, no one's ever been more willing to spill the beans on what it's really like inside the pro cycling peloton than the sarcastic scribe Phil Gaimon. Building on the outrageous success of his hilarious 2014 debut, Pro Cycling on $10 a Day: From Fat Kid to Euro Pro, Gaimon gathers the absolute gems from his monthly Q & A feature column in VeloNews magazine into his new book, Ask a Pro.

“Sometimes, I felt like I’d give it all up if we could just have a normal life, to have him next to me at night because Lord knows, I was so over sleeping in a cold bed...” - Alsina Knight Most women would kill to live the life of a baller’s wife, but Alsina knows all too well that everything that glitters ain’t gold. She found love in the most unexpected way, but with Jokari playing ball overseas for months at a time, Sina starts to wonder what really has his attention: basketball or another chick? Kari has big plans to make this Valentine’s Day epic, but will he get caught up ...

From the New York Times best-selling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James' incredible transformation from basketball star to sports and business mogul.

From rivals on the court to lovers in New Orleans... some games are worth playing. 🏀💕 When the Miami Starlight visits New Orleans, sparks fly between two of professional women's basketball's biggest stars. Evangeline "Eva" Boudreaux is the hometown hero—New Orleans Jazz's golden girl who carries the weight of an entire city's expectations on her shoulders. She's focused, driven, and definitely not looking for distractions. Sophia Chen is Miami's ice-cold point guard with deadly precision and a reputation for getting under opponents' skin. She's calculated, ambitious, and always ...

From Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe, African American athletes have been at the center of modern culture, their on-the-field heroics admired and stratospheric earnings envied. But for all their money, fame, and achievement, says former New York Times columnist William C. Rhoden, Black athletes still find themselves on the periphery of true power in the multibillion-dollar industry their talent built. Provocative and controversial, Rhoden's Forty Million Dollar Slaves weaves a compelling narrative of Black athletes in the United States.

"Hard pass." That's what the last girl I slept with said when she got her first sober glimpse of me. She laughed, walked out of my penthouse - and I never saw her again. It doesn't matter that I'm a rich, professional athlete; what mattered was my face. Beauty might only be skin deep for some - but I know better. "Pay up." That's what the last girl I spoke to said over the phone when I made her an offer she couldn't refuse.

Athletic success comes from a strong mindset more than strong muscle power. You don’t have to be born mentally tough–you can develop this vital trait with hard work and consistency. Loaded with simple, actionable strategies, this guidebook will help you build mental strength, become resilient, and achieve the top spot in your game.

Tired of watching your dream athlete from the sidelines? Chloe Kaitlyn Conner is here to spill the tea with a revolutionary roadmap to teach you how to swipe right on your own BALLER! Yes, you read that right. Professional Athletes – those dazzling specimens of physical perfection and sporting glory – are now within your reach! No longer will you languish in the spectator seats, longing for a glimpse of your dream athlete. With this comprehensive and humorous guide, you’ll transform from a mere observer to a captivating temptress, ready sweep off the feet, your very own statuesque ...

A steamy bad boy baseball romance about a broken pitcher, a guarded therapist, and the one game that could change everything. On the mound, Jace Carter is untouchable. Off the field, he’s one bad decision away from suspension. When the Blaze’s star pitcher loses his temper one too many times, management gives him two choices: get help—or get benched. Which is how he ends up in therapy with Tessa Rowe…the one woman immune to his charm, and the last person willing to play his bad boy games. Tessa knows better than to trust an athlete, especially a hot-headed baseball player with ...

Tired of skipping workouts, missing meals, and watching gains slip through your fingers? This isn’t a motivation problem—it’s a systems problem. Bodybuilding’s Habit Stacking System rewires your daily routine so muscle-building becomes automatic. No hype. No fluff. Just hard-coded behaviors that fire on cue—day after day. Written for lifters who are sick of starting over, this book delivers a proven, friction-free strategy to anchor your workouts, meals, and recovery to the things you already do. From your morning hydration to your evening wind-down, every chapter shows you how to...

When a group of private equity bigwigs purchased the Philadelphia 76ers in 2011, the team was both bad and boring. Attendance was down. So were ratings. The Sixers had an aging coach, an antiquated front office, and a group of players that could best be described as mediocre. Enter Sam Hinkie - a man with a plan straight out of the PE playbook, one that violated professional sports' Golden Rule: You play to win the game.

No Bathroom Breaks in the NFL: What it Takes to Play in the National Football League, is an All Pro’s perspective of what goes on behind the scenes in the NFL. Today’s football league–and its players are entirely different than when the game originated. Authors Jason Babin and Matthew Cooper lift the curtain on the minutiae you may have often wondered...but did not know who to ask. Together they expose everything from how players are picked and how many Superbowl tickets players in the NFL receive, to how much players pay to wear their favorite jersey number and the definition of ...

Whatever your fitness goals are, the most important thing to do is set them before you start. If you don't know where you're going, how will you get there? There's no point in getting frustrated when a year down the line and all that time at the gym has yielded no results. Quit worrying about what other people's goals are. Worrying about other people's goals is a waste of time and energy! We're constantly bombarded with messages from advertisers, magazines, and social media telling us that their idea of beauty is the only one that matters—but it isn't true!

Unlock the Hidden Wealth of Your Connections! True success is not solely rooted in skills or expertise. It hinges on the authentic connections you cultivate. Prepare for a paradigm shift in your networking approach—transforming it into a holistic strategy centered around meaningful, genuine relationships. Did you know that the best-kept secret to success lies not in your talent or hustle, but in the depth of your connections? In The Invisible Currency, seasoned author Dexter Godfrey explores the dynamic intersection of sports relationships, effective communication, and business ...

Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes who ever lived. He played professional football, major league baseball, and won Olympic gold medals in track and field. But his life wasn't an easy one. Born on the Sac and Fox Reservation in 1887, he encountered much family tragedy, and was sent as a young boy to various Indian boarding schools: strict, cold institutions that didn't allow their students to hold on to their Native American languages and traditions.

An intense and philosophical book, Tiger Tennis: Man of Mastery and the Competitive Mind sets itself apart from other sport psychology books through its unique perspective. The text is focused and studded with useful bits of wisdom that are sure to sharpen your mind in sport and in life. The book is comprised of many short chapters. Each one brings a unique concept to sports psychology, and yet, all explore what it takes to achieve a champion’s mind. No issue is ignored, no matter how controversial. Tiger Tennis will make an impact on your thought process and bring clarity to any ...

Relive the best moments from the greatest players of the 2023-24 NFL season. Includes our in-depth and unique Year in Review covering the regular season, postseason, and Super Bowl LVIII. From the Detroit Lions season-opening win over the Chiefs in Week 1 all the way through to Patrick Mahomes leading Kansas City to the first back-to-back Super Bowl titles in 19 years, we recap it all, along with colorful player profiles of 15 of the brightest stars from the past season. This year's profiles include Super Bowl MVP Mahomes, regular season MVP Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey, Brock Purdy, ...

In Brave Enough, Jessie Diggins reveals the true story of her journey from the American Midwest into sports history. With candid charm and characteristic grit, she connects the dots from her free-spirited upbringing in the woods of Minnesota to racing in the bright spotlights of the Olympics. Going far beyond stories of races and ribbons, she describes the challenges and frustrations of becoming a serious athlete.

Never have the best sportspeople seemed so far removed from the rest of us. So how are these extraordinary athletes made, and what do their achievements tell us about success? The Best reveals how the most incredible sportspeople in the world got that way. It is a unique look at the path to sporting greatness. This is a story of origins, training, luck, and serendipity, as well as of sports science and cutting-edge technology.