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Title: From the Front Row: Reflections of a Major League Baseball Owner and Modern Art Dealer

Author: Jeffrey Loria

Narrator: John Mclain

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

Release date: January 31, 2023

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

Before he wrote a memoir, Jeffrey Loria was the author of one of America's most remarkable professional careers. He began as a very private modern art dealer, and ultimately became a very public Major League Baseball team owner and World Series champion. Welcome to his unique and thrilling world. How are great artists like great athletes? How can one recognize great art or great athletic talent? And most of all, who were the amazing artists who changed our visual interpretation of the twentieth century and the talented athletes who are transforming our national pastime? Go inside fascinating artists' studios and high-energy baseball clubhouses and dugouts as Loria shares his keen eye and front-row seat. From achieving a coveted World Series championship to helping build world-class art collections, which have found their way into many major museums and private holdings, Loria relies on a special mix of perseverance, professionalism, and passion. From the Front Row offers a rare glimpse into the life of a private, sometimes provocative, and highly successful entrepreneur, who has never shied away from taking big risks to achieve big dreams.

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Title: I'd Trade Him Again

Author: Terry Mcconnell

Narrator: Anthony J. Miano

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 2 hours 46 minutes

Release date: January 25, 2023

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

August 8, 2023 marks the 35th anniversary of the news conference during which THE TRADE was announced, and in the annals of professional hockey, no incident has resulted in such furor, such angst among Canadians as did the decision by team owner Peter Pocklington to trade Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings. Pocklington's biographers focus on the relationship between the two men, today and during the heady heydays of the five-time Stanley Cup champion team. Peter Pocklington brought the people of Edmonton a winning franchise and the most skilled player in hockey history: The Great One, Wayne Gretzky. This book tells the fascinating story of the flamboyant entrepreneur's tenure of the Edmonton Oilers, from its origins as a WHA team to its heights as an NHL powerhouse. 'I'D TRADE HIM AGAIN: WAYNE GRETZKY & PETER POCKLINGTON' is an easy-to-read 'must read' for hockey fans on both sides of the border. Get inside details from the major players in this dramatic tale.

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Title: [Spanish] - Adrenalina

Author: Luigi Garlando, Zlatan Ibrahimović

Narrator: Miguel Coll

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Release date: January 20, 2023

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

EL JUGADOR MÁS PROLÍFICO Y POLÉMICO DEL FÚTBOL NO TIENE NADA MÁS QUE DEMOSTRAR SOBRE EL TERRENO DE JUEGO. SOLO HAY UN ZLATAN. Y ESTAS SON SUS HISTORIAS JAMÁS CONTADAS. Cuando estoy en el campo, sentirme querido me da un impulso impresionante. Pero el odio también me da mucho. Cuando me cabrean, paso a un nivel superior: estoy más atento, más concentrado, más fuerte, más ansioso por demostrar algo. Si me odian, me hacen mejor. Por eso, partidos como los derbis me ponen a mil por hora y me llenan de una rabia especial que me lleva más alto. Pero hoy tengo mucho más control que cuando era joven. También porque los niños me han dado una calma y un ritmo que antes no tenía. Hasta que nació el primero, yo me llevaba a casa el fútbol y toda mi rabia. Entonces las cosas cambiaron. Iba a casa, miraba a los niños y me olvidaba de todo. En verdad me han derribado. Entraron en mi vida y de repente el fútbol dejó de ser lo más importante. Solo importaba que estuvieran bien. ¿Qué representa la chilena para el jugador al que se le atribuye la más bella y emocionante de la historia del fútbol? ¿Cuál es el valor de un gol hoy para el jugador que está celebrando su 40 cumpleaños en pleno apogeo? ¿Y qué significa para él regatear o pasar? Zlatan Ibrahimovic ya no necesita mostrar su fuerza ni recordarnos los grandes éxitos deportivos que lo convirtieron en un campeón único en el mundo, por lo que decide desnudarse, de manera sincera y honesta, para contarnos cómo cambia un dios del fútbol y afronta los años venideros sin hipocresía, con madurez y dudas para aprender a aceptar. En armonía constante entre la Adrenalina y el Equilibrio, se revela en una narración llena de confidencias y anécdotas, donde hasta el miedo encuentra espacio en los pliegues del campeón, junto a la dulzura y la fragilidad, sentimientos que suman fuerza, determinación y coraje a quienes han llevó al pequeño de Rosengård a la cima del mundo, desde donde ahora habla de entrenadores y penaltis, vestuarios, rivales y balón, además de felicidad, amistad y amor. - Zlatan Ibrahimovic nació en Malmö el 3 de octubre de 1981 donde comenzó a jugar al fútbol a los trece años en el Malmö FF, para luego emprender una carrera internacional. Ha jugado en los equipos más importantes del mundo: Ajax, Juventus, Inter, F.C. Barcelona, ​​Milán, París Saint-Germain, Manchester United, LA Galaxy y Milán de nuevo. Cuenta con más de 30 trofeos nacionales e internacionales, entre ellos el premio Fifa Puskás 2013 al mejor gol del año, el premio al mejor jugador del año y al máximo goleador de Francia durante tres temporadas. Es el mejor goleador de la historia de la selección sueca.

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Title: Jim Kaat: Good As Gold: My Eight Decades in Baseball

Author: Jim Kaat

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Release date: January 17, 2023

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

An unforgettable look at a lifetime of baseball packed with humor and passion for the game With a career that has now touched eight decades, Jim Kaat has had a prime front row seat for baseball's continuing evolution. Not only was he a major-league pitcher for twenty-five seasons, but his time as a pitching coach and his many years as a broadcaster have given him a singular long view of the game. In Good as Gold, Kaat weaves the tale of a lifetime, taking fans on the field, into the clubhouse, and behind the mic as only he can. Full of priceless stories from New York, Minnesota, and across the major leagues, this honest and engaging autobiography gives fans a rare seat alongside Kaat on a tour of baseball history.

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Title: Willie Horton: 23: Detroit's Own Willie the Wonder, the Tigers' First Black Great

Author: Willie Horton, Kevin Allen

Narrator: William Andrew Quinn

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Release date: January 17, 2023

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

A compelling autobiography from one of Detroit's favorite sons At fifteen, Willie Horton received his first contract offer to become a professional baseball player. At twenty, he smacked his first major-league home run. At twenty-four, Horton stood in full uniform on the hood of his car, in the midst of burning homes and overturned vehicles, and pleaded for an end to the violence of the 1967 Detroit riots. In this new autobiography, Horton shares the fascinating story of his life and career, from growing up in Detroit's Jeffries Projects as the youngest of twenty-one children to winning a World Series with his hometown Tigers in 1968. Horton also candidly discusses the opposition he faced as a Black player, his fond memories of Al Kaline, the joy he felt in returning to the Tigers as a front office executive, and the many ways he still tries to give back to Detroit and his community. By turns heartrending and hilarious, this timely chronicle is an essential contribution to baseball's written history.

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Title: Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes

Author: Stephen A. Smith

Narrator: Stephen A. Smith

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Release date: January 17, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.88 of Total 33

Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 14

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE America’s most popular sports media figure tells it like it is in this “raw, deeply authentic, and immensely entertaining” (Bob Iger, #1 New York Times bestselling author and CEO of The Walt Disney Company) book, not only dishing out his signature, uninhibited opinions but also revealing the challenges he overcame in childhood as well as at ESPN. Stephen A. Smith has never been handed anything, nor was he an overnight success. Growing up poor in Queens, the son of Caribbean immigrants and the youngest of six children, he was a sports-obsessed kid who faced struggles, from undiagnosed dyslexia to getting enough cereal to fill his bowl. As a basketball player at Winston-Salem State University, he got a glimmer of his true calling when he wrote a newspaper column arguing for the retirement of his own Hall of Fame coach, Clarence Gaines. Smith hustled and rose up from a reporter on the high school beat at Daily News (New York) to a general sports columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer before getting his own show at ESPN in 2005. After he was unceremoniously fired from the network in 2009, he became even more determined to fight for success. He got himself rehired two years later and, with his razor-sharp intelligence and fearless debate style, found the show he was destined to star in: First Take, the network’s flagship morning program. In Straight Shooter, Smith writes about the greatest highs and deepest lows of his life and career. He gives his thoughts on Skip Bayless, Ray Rice, Colin Kaepernick, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Cowboys, and former President Donald Trump. But he also pulls back the curtain and talks about life beyond the set, sharing authentic stories about his negligent father, his loving mother, being a father himself, his battle with life-threatening COVID-19, and what he really thinks about politics and social issues. He does it all with the same intelligence, humor, and charm that has made him a household name. A provocative and moving “blueprint of tenacity” (Fat Joe), this book is the perfect gift for lovers of sports, television, and anyone who likes their stories delivered straight to the heart.

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Title: Approach Without Caution: The 5-Step Plan to Take Control of Your Life

Author: James Haskell

Narrator: James Haskell

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Release date: January 12, 2023

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

Is there always someone else to blame for your failures? Afraid of putting the real work in to achieve your goals? Are you sick of just being average and do you want to start winning? It’s time to drown out self-doubt and the distracting noise of everyday life, to conquer your fears and approach challenges without caution. One of rugby’s most ferocious flankers and successful players, James Haskell has always strived to be at the very top of his game. To achieve a global rugby career, he knew he had to keep his body strong. To go on to found an award-winning production company and become a successful DJ and bestselling author, he knew he had to keep his mind even stronger. Revolutionary and revealing, Approach With(out) Caution presents James Haskell as you’ve never known him. James takes the lessons he’s learned, both on and off the pitch, and turns them into a five-pillar plan to help you take control of your life.

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Title: Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World

Author: Lauren Fleshman

Narrator: Lauren Fleshman

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Release date: January 10, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

* A New York Times Bestseller * Winner of the William Hill Sports Book Of The Year Award * A Financial Times Best Sports Book of 2023 Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her inspiring personal story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports landscape that is failing young female athletes “Women’s sports have needed a manifesto for a very long time, and with Lauren Fleshman’s Good for a Girl we finally have one.” —Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers and David and Goliath One of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running. But every step of the way, she has seen how our sports systems—originally designed for men and boys—fail women and girls. Girls drop out of sports at alarming rates once they hit puberty, and female collegiate athletes routinely fall victim to injury, eating disorders, or mental health struggles as they try to force their way past a natural dip in performance for women of their age. Written with heart and verve, Good for a Girl is Fleshman’s story of falling in love with running, being pushed to her limits and succumbing to injuries, and fighting for a better way for female athletes. Drawing on not only her own story but also emerging research on the physiology and psychology of young athletes of any gender, Fleshman gives voice to the often-silent experience of the female athlete and argues that the time has come to rebuild competitive sports with women at their center.

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Title: My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis & Teamwork

Author: Ashleigh Barty

Narrator: Miranda Tapsell

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Release date: January 10, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

It’s a tennis story. It’s a family story. It’s a teamwork story. It’s the story of how I got to where and who I am today. I’m only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that’s young to write a memoir. Who does that, right? But for me and my team it’s always been important to reflect on every part of the journey, especially the end. In that context, the timing is perfect to share my story, from the first time I picked up a racquet as a 5-year-old girl to the night I packed up my tennis bag after winning the 2022 Australian Open. This book gives me a chance to look back at every moment of the 20 years in between, and to think carefully through the highs and lows, the work and the play, the smiles and the tears. My Dream Time is about finding the path to being the best I could be, not just as an athlete but as a person, and to consider the way those identities overlap and compete. We all have a professional and a personal self. How do you conquer nerves and anxiety? How do you deal with defeat, or pain? What drives you to succeed – and what happens when you do? The answers tell me so much, about bitter disappointments and also dreams realized—from injuries and obscurity and self-doubt to winning Wimbledon and ranking number 1 in the world. My story is about the power and joy of doing that thing you love and seeing where it can take you, about the importance of purpose – and perspective—in our lives.

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Title: Tom Longboat

Author: Will Cardinal

Narrator: Dana Negrey

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Release date: December 27, 2022

Genres: Sports

Publisher's Summary:

One of the greatest marathon runners of all time, Tom Longboat was one of the best-known athletes of the western world in the early 20th century. Longboat was an astonishing long-distance runner who grew up on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Ontario. He won the Boston Marathon in record time, 2:24.24, almost five minutes faster than the 10 previous winners. Longboat then raced in the Olympic Marathon in 1908, but he collapsed on the course amid rumours that his manager had drugged him with strychnine. At a rematch the following year in New York City, Longboat won the race handily, beating his nearest competitor. In 1916, Longboat enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces and worked as a dispatch carrier for the 107th Pioneer Battalion in France. He was left for dead on the battlefield, but somehow survived and returned to Canada only to discover that his wife, Lauretta, thinking he was dead, had remarried. Longboat’s independent spirit and passion for running carried him through the many difficulties he faced as an Aboriginal person. His enduring legacy has been honoured with the Tom Longboat Awards, established in 1951 to celebrate outstanding First Nations athletes in Canada. He is a member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and the Indian Hall of Fame.