This Treasury of Powerful Wisdom Principles Will Inspire You To Overcome Mediocrity And Pursue Excellence In Every Area of Your Life. Discover The Keys To Breaking Old Patterns / Unlock Your God-Given Potential / Stop Taking Journeys Into Yesterday / Decisions Create Destinies / Failure Is Not Fatal. A 31 Chapter Daily Devotional.

The celebrated coach shares his philosophy of football, profiles players he has coached, and recounts key moments in his career

Great competitor, top shotmaker, the only player to win the U.S. Amateur three times, a smashing first year on the pro tour at age 20-Tiger Woods is a sports phenomenon. Now discover how he did it and what it cost him in a riveting story that captures the heart and soul of a magnificent American athlete. -The poignant love story behind his parents' marriage and a soldier's promise to name his son "Tiger" -A son's talent, a father's ambitions, and the tough mental games geared to either break him or make him a champion -The truth about college and his decision to go pro -A revealing close-up of Tiger under pressure, his most dramatic play-offs, and his worst rookie-year mistake -The big money: $40 million Nike deal and the hot Titleist contract -The race card-who played it and why-and how Tiger changed the game forever... -His journey to the 1997 Masters and a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup Team

Steve Yzerman is one of the most admired hockey players in one of the sport’s most exciting eras. This is the story of his metamorphosis from Ontario Hockey League sniper to the ultimate NHLer. Stevie Y went fourth overall in the very strong 1983 draft, and has more than double the points of almost anyone else from that year, which includes luminaries like Cam Neely, Sylvain Turgeon, and Pat LaFontaine. He’s one of only three players in NHL history to reach 155 points in a season; Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux are pretty elite company. Only eight players have reached 1000 points in fewer games. And yet for years Yzerman was seen as something of an underachiever. Amazingly, he was overlooked for the ’87 and ’91 Canada Cup squads. Although he was handed the Wings’ captaincy in 1986 when he was only 21, Detroit fans wondered when he would reverse the team’s fortunes. When the Red Wings were bumped from the early rounds of the playoffs in the early ’90s, and were swept in the ’95 final, many fingers pointed at the captain. But a Stanley Cup victory in ’97 elevated Yzerman to greatness. Like Gretzky, Lemieux, and Messier, the centres who had eclipsed him for roster spots on Team Canada, Yzerman proved he was a winner. He proved it again the next season, when he won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs’ most valuable player, and yet again in 2002 (when many thought he should have won his second Conn Smythe). He was also pivotal in Team Canada’s first Olympic gold medal win since 1956. He is now in his 21st season with the Red Wings, the longest-serving captain in NHL history. He is one of the league’s highest scorers, and has been called the all-time greatest two-way player, as his Selke Trophy attests. He is also a gritty, inspiring example, as his Masterton Trophy suggests. Though the Red Wings were bounced in the first round of the ’02-’03 playoffs, Yzerman’s leadership and resolve shone though. Douglas Hunter’s Yzerman brings the Wings’ captain to life. Skilled, fearless, indomitable, and affable, Steve Yzerman is perhaps the most-loved and most respected player in the NHL today. If you love hockey, you can’t help loving Steve Yzerman. From the Hardcover edition.

The Making of a Champion: Success Is an Inconvenience. The Hard Truth about What It Takes to be Successful. Not Just on Game Day, But Every day! is an extraordinary book about football and life. Coach Joe Taylor is a legend in the football world. He has won 3 National Championships, 14 Conference Championships, 7 Bowl Games, and has a lifetime win-loss record of 229-89. He is respected with the likes of Eddie Robinson and Jake Gaither. More important than his success on the football field, he has coached and mentored thousands of young men from childhood to manhood. He has coached in historically black colleges and has helped many young men, who might have gone down the wrong path, to graduate and become successful contributors to society. These individuals have been part of Coach's life and share their personal stories with us in the book. This is a must-read for anyone who loves the game, sports, coaches the game, or has children involved in sports. In addition, anyone who wants to take his or her life to the next level will find incentive and direction for doing so in this book. Coach Taylor has been inducted into three separate Hall of Fames. Learn from a legend and an expert-read this book!

A captain of the U.S. Olympic wrestling team shows all the basic principles of the takedown, with over a thousand action sequence photographs.