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Mia Hamm, Good as Gold

A biography of one of the top female soccer players in the world, Mia Hamm, who helped the United States win a gold medal in soccer in the 1996 Olympics.
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Mia Hamm: Good as Gold

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Ivan Rodriguez

armed and dangerous
1999
A biography of the catcher, Ivan Rodriguez, who joined the Texas Rangers when he was sixteen years old.

Renaldo Nehemiah

the bionic hurdler
1980
Examines the record-setting career in running hurdles of Renaldo Nehemiah.

Alan Trammell--Tiger on the prowl

1985
A brief biography highlighting the career of the star shortstop of the Detroit Tigers baseball team.

Ralph Sampson, the center for the 1980s

1984
A career biography of basketball player Ralph Sampson, currently with the Houston Rockets, who repeatedly refused to turn pro before finishing college.

Mary Decker, America's Nike

1984
A brief biography of the woman considered to be the fastest runner in the world.

Fernando Valenzuela, the screwball artist

1983
A brief biography of Fernando Valenzuela, a player for the Los Angeles Dodgers who, at twenty years of age, was the youngest player in the major leagues and also one of the best pitchers in the world.

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