Includes bibliographical references (pages [150]-151).
Summary
Collection of 12 profiles of athletes who have faced significant challenges in their personal and professional lives that they have overcome through their own courage.
Contents
Muhammad Ali "The Greatest" -- Lance Armstrong "Captain Courageous" -- Kerri Strug "Standing tall" -- Junko Tabei "No mountain too high" -- Junius Kellogg "Blowing the whistle" -- Jim Abbott "Beating the odds" -- Janet Guthrie "Fast Lane Lady" -- Jackie Robinson "The first" -- Gail Devers "Golden girl" -- Curt Flood "A flood tide" -- Rocky Bleier "Man on a mission" -- Ekaterina Gordeeva "Skating for Sergei".
