The reader is invited to make coaching decisions after being provided with the facts of ten actual hockey games most of which are Stanley Cup. What really happened is presented at the end of each chapter.
Biographies of 10 professional football running backs: O. J. Simpson, Larry Csonka, John Riggins, Franco Harris, Greg Pruitt, Chuck Foreman, Walter Payton, Tony Dorsett, Wilbert Montgomery, and Earl Campbell.
Discusses the basketball careers of ten of the best small forwards in the game: Paul Arizin, Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Larry Bird, Alex English, Julius Erving, John Havlicek, Grant Hill, Scottie Pippen, and Glen Rice.
Outlines the history of the marathon and the careers of seven great marathon runners, including Emil Zatopek, Abebe Bikila, Frank Shorter, and Bill Rodgers.
Biographies of world record-breaking mile runners, including Glenn Cunningham, Roger Bannister, Herb Elliott, Jim Ryun, Kip Keino, John Walker, Filbert Bayi, Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett, and Mary Decker.
Brief biographies of eight famous women on the international tennis scene including Helen Wills, Althea Gibson, Margaret Smith Court, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert Lloyd, Evonne Goolagong, Martina Navratilova, and Tracy Austin.
Brief biographies of 10 athletes who achieved greatness while overcoming a handicap or misfortune. Includes Bobby Clarke, Wes Unseld, Rocky Bleier, John Hiller, Kitty O'Neill, Lee Trevino, Tom Dempsey, Larry Brown, Ron LeFlore, and Tommy John.
The reader is invited to make coaching decisions for ten crucial situations in NCAA tournament games. Presents the coaches' actual decisions and their results.
