High Hurdles Collection One
Title | High Hurdles Collection One PDF eBook |
Author | Lauraine Snelling |
Publisher | Bethany House |
Pages | 772 |
Release | 2011-04-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1441235078 |
Fourteen-year-old DJ Randall wants nothing more than to compete as a show jumper in the Olympics. The challenges that stand in her way only spur her to work harder toward her dream. Whether it's mucking out stalls and hosting pony parties to earn money to buy her first horse or navigating the changing family dynamics at home, DJ relies on her faith in God to see her through the most daunting obstacles. Collection One includes Olympic Dreams, DJ's Challenge, Setting the Pace, Out of the Blue, and Storm Clouds.
High Hurdles Collection Two
Title | High Hurdles Collection Two PDF eBook |
Author | Lauraine Snelling |
Publisher | Baker Books |
Pages | 623 |
Release | 2011-04-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1441235086 |
Fourteen-year-old DJ Randall wants nothing more than to compete as a show jumper in the Olympics. The challenges that stand in her way only spur her to work harder toward her dream. Whether it's mucking out stalls and hosting pony parties to earn money to buy her first horse or navigating the changing family dynamics at home, DJ relies on her faith in God to see her through the most daunting obstacles. Collection Two includes Close Quarters, Moving Up, Letting Go, Raising the Bar, and Class Act.
High Hurdles Series Boxed Set
Title | High Hurdles Series Boxed Set PDF eBook |
Author | Lauraine Snelling |
Publisher | Bethany House Pub |
Pages | |
Release | 1996-09-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780764281143 |
This boxed set contains volumes 1-4 of the series, High Hurdles. Readers who love horses will cheer DJ on as she strives to overcome the obstacles of life in and out of the show-ring in her thrilling quest for Olympic gold.
Olympic Dreams
Title | Olympic Dreams PDF eBook |
Author | Lauraine Snelling |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Christian life |
ISBN | 9781556615054 |
Thirteen-year-old DJ needs God's help in achieving her dream of getting a horse and competing as a show jumper in the Olympics.
A Hurdler's Hurdler
Title | A Hurdler's Hurdler PDF eBook |
Author | Steven McGill |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2018-08-03 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1476632421 |
In September 1972, Rodney Milburn of Opelousas, Louisiana, won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 110-meter high hurdles. Raised amid segregation and poverty in the 1950s and 60s, Milburn honed his skills on a grass track over wooden hurdles. In a career that spanned more than a decade, he established himself as the greatest hurdler of his era and one of the greatest athletes in track history. This biography chronicles Milburn's rise from poverty to international athletic stardom. Loved ones, as well as track legends Renaldo Nehemiah, Dwight Stones, Tonie Campbell, Brian Oldfield and Bill Collins, relate Milburn's remarkable achievements and humble nature.
Clearing Hurdles
Title | Clearing Hurdles PDF eBook |
Author | Dan O'Brien |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781935628088 |
Only one man, the Olympic Gold Medalist in the decathlon, is officially deemed the World's Greatest Athlete. As an orphan who has never met his biological parents, as a recovering alcoholic, as the subject of a timelessly infamous advertising campaign, as the athlete of maybe the most publicised and shocking failure in the history of sports, and as a man who persevered through it all to dominate his sport like few athletes ever have, it is no wonder Track & Field News calls Dan's life, the stuff movies are made of. Dan's meteoric rise to prominence saw him take the No.1 world ranking less than two years removed from his only college season, and he became an overnight celebrity when cast alongside Dave Johnson in Reebok's massive Dan & Dave ad campaign. The commercials debuted during the Super Bowl, but when O'Brien infamously failed to qualify for the Olympic team it was called the most shocking moment in U.S. Olympic history, and to this day ESPN ranks it as one of the all-time sports busts. Undeterred, O'Brien went on to capture his record-tying fifth national championship in addition to a third consecutive world championship the first decathlete in history to do so. Then at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, with what seemed like an entire country in his corner, O'Brien completed his tale of redemption by becoming the oldest decathlete to ever win an Olympic gold medal. Now, through the pages of this profoundly inspiring and fast-paced memoir, Dan will chronicle his extraordinary career. This book also offers a window into the world of the decathlon and an inside look at some of its most influential athletes. O'Brien offers an insiders view of some of the greatest Olympic decathletes -- of Bill Toomey the intellectual artist, Milt Campbell the most inspirational, and Bruce Jenner as the man most driven.
Over It
Title | Over It PDF eBook |
Author | Lolo Jones |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2021-07-20 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN | 1400224209 |
Over It is a high-octane dose of encouragement, storytelling, and hard-won advice from Lolo Jones, three-time Olympian and world champion hurdler and bobsledder. Lolo is perhaps better known today not for all the races she’s won but for the millisecond mistake that cost her an Olympic gold medal over a decade ago. With stunning authenticity about her own struggles, longings, and losses, she shows us how to face our challenges head-on and keep working to overcome them. Lolo challenges us to: handle failure while pursuing our dreams; recognize the difference between achieving a goal and experiencing success; turn our most painful moments into the most successful; use thankfulness and faith to develop healthy hindsight; and give and receive forgiveness as the path back to life. Growing up in a broken home, Lolo learned to shoplift at a young age just to eat at night and sometimes slept on the basement floor of the Salvation Army. While her father was in prison, her mother worked multiple jobs, and Lolo realized she needed to be self-motivated, singularly focused, and unwilling to quit if she wanted to succeed. Reflecting on her own challenging spiritual journey, Lolo invites us to rest in God who can make all the difference in overcoming obstacles with both strength and joy.