A biography of world champion sprinter and NCAA-champion basketball player Marion Jones, following her quest to win four gold medals at the 1999 World Championships in track, and discussing her Olympic hopes.
Examines the career of baseball star David Eckstein, and discusses his role in the 2006 World Series contest between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers.
Profiles professional basketball star Allen Iverson, whose speed and determination helped him to overcome his relatively small stature to earn the All-Star MVP trophy and the NBA's Most Valuable Player award in 2001.
The author, a Rhodes scholar and combat veteran, analyzes the various sociocultural factors that influenced him as well as another man of the same name and from the same neighborhood who was drawn into a life of drugs and crime and ended up serving life in prison, focusing on the influence of relatives, mentors, and social expectations that could have led either of them on different paths.
Tells the life story of shortstop Alex Rodriguez, who helped the Seattle Mariners baseball team to the playoffs in 2000; and includes career statistics through 2001.
Explores the life and athletic career of Alex Rodriguez. Details his accomplishments as a professional baseball player and outlines his records and achievements. Includes a timeline, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
A brief biography of English professional soccer player, David Beckham, who currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy; and chronicles his childhood, professional career, and charity works.
An examination of the life and achievements of David Beckham that covers his childhood, family, charitable contributions, wife, children, popularity in the media, and soccer career. Includes photographs.
