Olympic Dreams

In sports, not all the long shots who succeed are athletes. In 1984, Tom Hammond, a forty-year-old sportscaster who had primarily worked in Kentucky and the Southeast, got an unlikely opportunity to appear on the NBC Sports telecast of the inaugural Breeders' Cup. Assigned to report from the stall area on what was supposed to be a single broadcast, Hammond performed so well that an NBC executive offered him a chance to call NFL games on the spot.

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...

The Olympic runner, actress, filmmaker and writer Alexi Pappas shares what she’s learned about confidence, self-reliance, mental health, embracing pain, and achieving your dreams. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE “Heartbreaking and hilarious.”—Mindy Kaling ...

Once upon a time, they taught us to believe. They were the 1980 US Olympic hockey team, a blue-collar bunch led by an unconventional coach, and they engineered perhaps the greatest sports moment of the 20th century. Their "Miracle on Ice" has become a national fairy tale, but the real Cinderella story is even more remarkable. It is a legacy of hope, hard work, and homegrown triumph. It is a chronicle of everyday heroes who just wanted to play hockey happily ever after.

Every summer in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Nick Baumgartner went to work pouring concrete, taking on the harsh physical conditions of the construction trade to support his professional snowboarding dreams come winter. To limit travel time while he trained for the Olympics an hour and a half away from home, he lived out of a crusty, old construction van, parked anywhere he could find a spot. And in 2022, after seventeen years of failure—all the crashes, injuries, and personal setbacks—he won Olympic gold at forty years old, becoming the oldest Olympic snowboard medalist in history.

The climax of an uplifting journey and a coming-of-age story about reaching higher and dreaming big. Kelcy Woodson, after a stellar high school swim season, embarks on an intense three-month journey to qualify for the Olympics. Kelcy has the support of her mom, Coach Julie, best friends Alice and Bella, and a team of tech innovators to achieve her goal. Kelcy navigates the pressures of training, academics, and sudden fame while chasing her Olympic dream. With cutting-edge technology and unwavering determination, she faces rivals, overcomes setbacks, and discovers the true meaning of ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 The uplifting, feel-good autobiography of Ben Ryan, the coach of the Olympic gold-medal winning Fijian rugby team It is late summer 2013. Ben Ryan, a red-haired, 40-something, spectacle-wearing Englishman, is given 20 minutes to...

Nine months ago, Amaliya Marcell’s world was rocked when she nearly lost her parents in an accident. In that moment, everything changed, and it was with no small amount of determination that the former ballerina rebuilt her life into something wonderful alongside the man she loves, her pairs ice-skating partner, Tyler. Since he was a child, Tyler Linden has dreamed of Olympic gold. And with Amaliya by his side, he’s confident that his goal is finally within reach. The pair is on track to compete in the Winter Games in Leningrad, but the path to gold turns out to be rougher than they expected

The gut-wrenching story of how one of Australia’s finest surfers overcame a brain injury and despair to win an Olympic medal. On the morning of 10 December 2015, Owen Wright entered the water at Pipeline, Hawaii, determined to become a world champion. But after being pounded by a set of...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER It’s not about how you feel, it’s about what you do. For readers of Atomic Habits and Inner Excellence, a practical guide to performing your best in the moments that matter most. No matter what your job or goals are, everyone has decisive moments—the presentation, the...

Growing up in New Jersey as the only African American Muslim at school, Ibtihaj Muhammad always had to find her own way. When she discovered fencing, a sport traditionally reserved for the wealthy, she had to defy expectations and make a place for herself in a sport she grew to love. From...

Bloomsbury presents Magic Spirit the Dream Horse by Pippa Funnell, read by Rosie Jones and Pippa Funnell. The first in a series of heart-warming pony tales packed with expert advice from three-times Olympic Medallist and Grand Slam winner, Pippa Funnell, on everything you ever wanted to know...

Bloomsbury presents Autumn Glory the New Horse by Pippa Funnell, read by Pippa Funnell and Harrie Dobby. Tilly dreams of having a pony of her own. One that only she can ride to stardom. Will her wishes come true when she joins Silver Shoe Farm Stables? How do you find the perfect horse? Mia...

Bloomsbury presents Rosie the Perfect Pony by Pippa Funnell, read by Rosie Jones and Pippa Funnell. Book three in a series of heart-warming pony tales for 8+ packed with expert advice from three-times Olympic Medallist and Grand Slam winner, Pippa Funnell, on everything you wanted to know about...

From legendary Olympic gold medalist Dara Torres comes a motivational, inspirational memoir about staying fit, aging gracefully, and pursuing your dreams. Dara Torres captured the hearts and minds of Americans of all ages when she launched her Olympic comeback as a new mother at the age of...

Bloomsbury presents Red Admiral the Racehorse by Pippa Funnell, read by Rosie Jones and Pippa Funnell. The second in a series of heart-warming pony tales packed with expert advice from three times Olympic medallist and Grand Slam winner, Pippa Funnell, on everything you ever wanted to know about...

Bloomsbury presents Solo the Super Star by Pippa Funnell, read by Rosie Jones and Pippa Funnell. Book 6 in a series of heart-warming pony tales packed with expert advice from three-times Olympic medallist and Grand Slam winner, Pippa Funnell, on everything you ever wanted to know about horses...

Bloomsbury presents Pride and Joy the Event Horse by Pippa Funnell, read by Pippa Funnell and Harrie Dobby. Tilly dreams of having a pony of her own. One that only she can ride to stardom. Will her wishes come true when she joins Silver Shoe Farm Stables? With the help of Tilly and the team at...

The inspiring and critically acclaimed all-American story of faith, family, hard work, and perseverance by Olympic fencer, activist, New York Times bestselling author, and Time "100 Most Influential People" honoree Ibtihaj Muhammad At the 2016 Olympic Games, Ibtihaj Muhammad smashed barriers as...

Retirement was supposed to be simple. After a lifetime spent coaching elite gymnasts, Briar Makepeace leaves California for Honolulu believing she has finally stepped away from schedules, competitions, and Olympic dreams. She has guided three athletes to the Olympic Games and watched each of them earn bronze medals, yet one question still lingers in the quiet corners of her mind: what if she had coached the athlete who could reach gold? Sixteen-year-old Makana Kekoa has questions of her own. Raised by her grandparents after the loss of her mother and the disappearance of her father, Makana ...