Rappoport, Ken.

Profiles in sports courage / Ken Rappoport. - 1st ed. - Atlanta : Peachtree, c2006. - 151 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [150]-151).

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".

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.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

ISBN: 1561453684 (hardcover) : $15.95 9781561453689

Source: Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com

LCCN: 2005029486

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Athletes--Biography.
Courage.

LC Class. No.: GV697.A1 / R326 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 796.092/2