WARNING: Do Not Read This Book if accomplishing your dreams does not interest you! Everyone has a dream. Some of us dream more than others and some dreams are smaller than others; but we all have them. The reality is that most of us will die without ever seeing them fulfilled. 98% of us to be exact. In Diaries of an Athlete, Life Coach, National Speaker/Marketing Consultant, and former football player Ali Vialdores reveals a transformative eight-step approach to accomplishing your dreams. He delivers the common denominators most champions share and continue to utilize in every aspect of their lives. Vialdores inspires you with the wealth of information he provides in the form of research-based strategies, career highlights from a variety of athletes, and his firsthand experience. Diaries of an Athlete equips you with the necessary tools, eight essential keys, to successfully unlock the greatness within that you’ve been holding back. “This book has been amazing to read! Truly grabs your attention and shows the importance of resilience shown in tough situations as an athlete.” —Essence I. Cody Forward for the University of Alabama women’s basketball team, McDonald’s All-American “Diaries of an Athlete captures the true human experience of chasing your dreams, getting knocked down, learning and growing, while holding the foundations of faith at its core. It captivates the idea of perseverance and pushing forward in the face of real-world problems. If you can’t get motivated after reading this book, then nothing will do it.” —Josh Blackwell NFL Cornerback for the Chicago Bears “I thoroughly enjoyed reading Diaries of an Athlete, as Vialdores does a great job challenging the reader to self-reflect while navigating through his guiding principles he’s paired with inspiring stories of renown athletes.” —Dino Babers Syracuse University Head Football Coach

Meet Ahmed—a boy living near the Valley of the Kings in Egypt in 1922. When he gets the chance to photograph a dig for archaeologist Howard Carter, he’s eager to contribute and impatient to uncover a secret tomb.

In Gold Medal Diary, Hayley Wickenheiser, three-time Olympic gold medal winner and captain of the Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team, reveals her day-to-day experiences of the 2010 Games, including the six-month lead-up of intensive training and pre-Olympic tournaments. She shares the life of an Olympian — the behind-the-scenes stories, the highs and lows, physical and emotional challenges, struggles and triumphs of an elite athlete in a hyper-intense environment, including details of the public ceremonies and private moments, friendships and rivalries, community and isolation, media presence and security. For the first time ever, readers travel inside the storied Athletes’ Village and understand what it’s like to live through the most high-pressure, high-profile sporting event in the world.

These hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history. Meet Roderick – a scrawny, unremarkable teenager keeping a diary of his life in the Middle Ages. When he’s chosen to become a knight on a quest to find a holy relic (the fingers of St Stephen), Roderick is determined to prove his honour and graduate from zero to hero. ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.

With the intent of providing a how-to manual for future coaches, Reid set down day by day an account of his activities on and off the field. In so doing, he provides clear evidence of what many have suspected for a long time: that the unethical conduct so common in modern-day football has roots in the early history of the game and has not been limited to the so-called football factories. Reid offhandedly discusses such topics as spying on other teams, pressuring faculty members to give players passing grades, requiring that players cut classes to attend practice, and hiding injuries from players to keep them on the field.

A legendary NBA player shares his remarkable story, infused with hard-earned wisdom about the journey to self-mastery from a life at the highest level of professional sports Chris Bosh, NBA Hall of Famer, eleven-time All-Star, two-time NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the league’s Global Ambassador, had his playing days cut short at their prime by a freak medical condition. His extraordinary career ended “in a doctor’s office in the middle of the afternoon.” Forced to reckon with moving forward, he found himself looking back over the course he'd taken, to the pinnacle of the NBA and beyond. Reflecting on all he had learned from a long list of basketball legends, from LeBron and Kobe to Pat Riley and Coach K, he saw that his important lessons weren’t about basketball so much as the inner game of success—right attitude, right commitment, right flow within a team. Now he shares that journey, giving us a view from the inside of what greatness feels like and what it takes. Letters to a Young Athlete offers a proven path for taming your inner voice and making it your ally, through the challenges of failure and success alike.

The Diary of Sport brings together the most memorable moments and characters in sports history, in one enthralling diary. Learn about the evolution of sport from humble beginnings to the games we love today. The underdogs, heroes and villains, brilliant winners, spectacular losers and bizarre incidents from sports history are all here.