Chris Eubank, with his jodhpurs and gold-topped cane, who lisped in his posh accent about his distaste for the business of 'pugilism', could not have appeared more different from Nigel Benn, 'The Dark Destroyer', the Essex boy who had battled with his demons to reach the top of the boxing world.
Geoffrey Wheatcroft's hugely entertaining and well researched history of the Tour de France is already established as the definitive account of cycling's greatest event.
In his almost 20 years in the sport, Will Greenwood has achieved just about everything a professional rugby player could ever aspire to, playing an integral role in the World Cup-winning campaign of 2003, and achieving great things with England beyond that at the Six Nations and on tour with the Lions.
When Katie Taylor was chosen to bear the Irish flag at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, the pressure was on for her to deliver gold for Ireland when she stepped into the boxing ring.
It's 1999 and although Rich Beem has just been nominated for Rookie of the Year following his first ever victory, he's still just another golfer on the PGA Tour desperately trying to break out from Tiger's shadow.
Ultimate fighting -- mixed martial arts competition between professional fighters which includes ju-jitsu, judo, boxing, kick0boxing and wrestling techniques -- is among the fastest-growing sports in the world today, outselling and outperforming boxing and indeed any other ring or combat sport.
A superb portrait of the most brilliant cricketer of his generation Mike AthertonShane Warne dominated cricket on the field and off for almost thirty years - his skill, his fame, his personality, his misadventures.
Boff Whalley just likes running - the places it takes him, the moments of exhilaration and snapshots of natural beauty that he adds to his mental album.
Dr Bob Rotella, author of half a dozen bestselling books on golf, including Golf is Not a Game of Perfect, brings together his skills and years of experience as a golf psychologist to give readers the insight they need to improve their game -- before they ever step up to the tee.
Golfers everywhere, from professionals like Darren Clarke and Padraig Harrington to the humblest amateur on the driving range, are familiar with the sport's 'Rotella Rules', which reinforce the attitude needed to maximize a player's performance.
The photograph was splashed all over the front pages of the newspapers: Stuart Broads astonished face after a brilliant catch in the slips helped him towards a remarkable spell of eight for 15 that as good as won the Ashes for England.
The Science of Volleyball Practice Development and Drill Design seeks to provide volleyball coaches at all levels with the tools for developing and improving their ability to teach and train volleyball skills and tactics.
Youth Sports: Parents and Kids Working TogetherReal solutions for parents and kids who share in youth sportsLearn How To:Raise "e;successful"e; childrenDeal with burnout and boredomPositive ways to express angerMotivate kidsBring about changeTalk to kids so they'll listenKeep the game funUnderstand your parentsDevelop your full capabilities"e;This book, like Virgil's sermons, is full of insight and humility, from a man who started out to be a coach and ended up a pastor.
When Hubert Davis was named head mens basketball coach at the University of North Carolina in April 2021, history had already been made, as Davis became the programs first Black head coach.
Filipino Stick Fighting Techniques is the authoritative guide to Cabales Serrada Escrimaa stick fighting art with its roots in Escrima, the national martial art of the Philippines.
Since the inception of the Atlantic Coast Conference, intense rivalries, legendary coaches, gifted players, and fervent fans have come to define the league's basketball history.
When Darren, Nikki and Larry sat around talking about selling everything, quitting their jobs and hitting the road deep down it was just something fun to talk about, not real.
This book will show you the myriad reasonsmore than seventy-five in allwhy you should abandon the accepted fundamentals, the normal setup point address, which you have always known and taken for granted.
If you are one of those lucky ones who have sat around a campfire and listened to the stories that are repeated there then you know that gazing into an open fire out there in that part of the world that is still the way God made it can have a profound effect upon a mans senses.
