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| Author | : Rodrigo Barnes |
| Publisher | : Fulton Books, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 206 |
| Release | : 2021-05-10 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1646547489 |
He questioned the system and paid the price.... But 44 years ago, he played for the Dallas Cowboys for a single season as a middle linebacker. During his rookie season in 1973, the 23-year-old from Waco was a backup to a fading legend, Lee Roy Jordan, and was traded by October of 1974 before he vanished from pro football altogether just two years later. His official Rice University biography, penned upon his induction into that school's hall of fame in 2011, notes that his career was cut short by injuries. Bu that is not the whole truth. Rodrigo Barnes was, he has long believed, punished for being an outspoken black man in an industry controlled by white men. He was banished for being "a radical at a time when radicals weren't popular", beloved Cowboy's wide receiver Drew Pearson once said. It might be tempting to say that before there was a Colin Kaepernick, there was Rodrigo Barnes – a man exiled from the game he loved. There may be a certain truth to the comparison. Both men sacrificed their pro football careers to protest the treatment of black men in America.
| Author | : Rodrigo Barnes |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2023-02-17 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : |
He questioned the system and paid the price.... But 44 years ago, he played for the Dallas Cowboys for a single season as a middle linebacker. During his rookie season in 1973, the 23-year-old from Waco was a backup to a fading legend, Lee Roy Jordan, and was traded by October of 1974 before he vanished from pro football altogether just two years later. His official Rice University biography, penned upon his induction into that school's hall of fame in 2011, notes that his career was cut short by injuries. Bu that is not the whole truth. Rodrigo Barnes was, he has long believed, punished for being an outspoken black man in an industry controlled by white men. He was banished for being "a radical at a time when radicals weren't popular", beloved Cowboy's wide receiver Drew Pearson once said. It might be tempting to say that before there was a Colin Kaepernick, there was Rodrigo Barnes - a man exiled from the game he loved. There may be a certain truth to the comparison. Both men sacrificed their pro football careers to protest the treatment of black men in America.
| Author | : John Taylor |
| Publisher | : University of New Mexico Press |
| Total Pages | : 108 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Physics |
| ISBN | : 0826354645 |
In a book that targets middle and high school players, Taylor explains the science behind the most popular sport in the world, soccer.
| Author | : Patrick W Finnegan |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 156 |
| Release | : 2021-03 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781636766546 |
We all know about the accomplishments of world-class athletes but what happens when the time comes to pivot from the athletic world to a humdrum civilian life? In Bouncing Back: Athletic Transition Successes, Failures, and Lessons Learned along the Way, author Patrick Finnegan-a former Division-1 college football quarterback-tells the stories of athletes who, like him, had to figure out how to transition from their intense training days and competitive world without losing their identity. You'll learn about how athletes handle retirement, injuries, and other transitions through stories from: Ramona Shelburne, ESPN NBA Insider and Senior writer and former Stanford Softball star Myriam Glez, two-time Olympic Synchronized Swimmer and founder of Athletes' Soul Brian Ching, former US Men's National Soccer Team player and MLS MVP Mary Ricks, former NCAA Softball Champion at UCLA, now President of a multi-billion dollar Global Real Estate firm Michael Chabala, a ten-year MLS veteran turned fitness startup founder Bouncing Back is a must-read if you're interested in understanding what happens to athletes at the conclusion of their careers and what the retirement process entails. Athletes will welcome insight into the transition process.
| Author | : Jeff Miller |
| Publisher | : McGraw Hill Professional |
| Total Pages | : 444 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780071418492 |
"In 1959, the NFL had just a dozen teams, with only two located west of the MIssissippi River. For 40 years, it had enjoyed total dominance over the gridiron, tackling rival franchises and knocking them out of the game. But a revolution was coming to American football, and it all began with a man named Lamar Hunt, the Texas millionaire who desperately wanted a league of his own"--Inside cover flap.
| Author | : Tim Bradford |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 585 |
| Release | : 2006-08-03 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 014101556X |
Featuring everything about British football which you'll never find in Rothmans, this book covers every celebrity fan, pitch invasion and dodgy signing, as well as looking at murkier topics such as boardroom politics and match-fixing. Originally published: 2005.
| Author | : Cindy Kuzma |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2019-08-22 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : 1472961412 |
Written by a leading mental skills coach and contributing editor to Runner's World (US), this is a practical guide to building the psychological resilience that athletes need to recover from injury and rebound stronger. Injuries affect every athlete, from the elite Olympian to the weekend racer. In the moment, a traumatic crash, a torn muscle, or a stress fracture can feel like the most devastating event possible. While some athletes are destroyed by the experience, others emerge from their recovery better, stronger, and more confident than ever. The key to a swifter, stronger comeback is the use of mental skills: psychological tools that enable an athlete to take control of their recovery and ultimately use the experience to their advantage. Injury and other setbacks are inevitable – but with training, overcoming them skillfully and confidently is possible. This book will provide a clear, compelling explanation of psychological recovery from injury and a practical guide to building mental resilience. Weaving together personal narratives from star athletes, scientific research, and the specialized clinical expertise of mental skills coach Carrie Jackson Cheadle, it will contain more than 45 Mental Skills and Drills that athletes can use at every phase of their recovery process. These same strategies can help athletes who aren't currently injured reduce their vulnerability to injury, and enable any individual to reach new heights within their sport and beyond.
| Author | : Geoffrey Blainey |
| Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
| Total Pages | : 362 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1459602609 |
Today Australian Rules football is a multi - million - dollar business' with superstar players' high - profile presidents and enough scandals to fill a soap opera. The game has changed beyond recognition - or has it? In A Game of Our Own' esteemed historian Geoffrey Blainey documents the birth of our great national game. Who were the characters and champions of the early days of Australian football? How was the VFL formed? Why was the umpire's job so difficult? Blainey takes a sceptical look at the idea that the game had its origins in Ireland or in Aboriginal pastimes. Instead he demonstrates that footy was a series of inventions. The game played in 1880 was very different to that of 1860' just as the game played today is different again. Journey back to an era when the ground was not oval' when captains acted as umpires' when players wore caps and jerseys bearing forgotten colours and kicked a round ball that soon lost its shape. A Game of Our Own is a fascinating social history and a compulsory read for all true fans of the game.
| Author | : Scott Ostler |
| Publisher | : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2019-10-08 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0316524735 |
Packed with humor and thrilling sports action, this "wonderful story of friendship and the unique ability of kids to overcome a challenge" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Mitch Albom) "will get in your heart and won't get out" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Mike Lupica). Back in his old basketball league, before the car accident, thirteen-year-old Carlos Cooper owned the court, sprinting and jumping and lighting up the scoreboard as his opponents (and teammates) watched in amazement. But now, Carlos feels completely out of his league on his new wheelchair basketball team, the Rollin' Rats. After all, how can he make a layup when he's still struggling to learn how to dribble? But when the city's crooked mayor threatens to tear down the Rollin' Rats' gym, Carlos realizes that he can't stay on the sidelines forever. Because without a gym, the team can't practice, and if they can't practice, they can kiss their state tournament dreams goodbye. If Carlos is going to learn what it truly means to be part of a team and help his new friends save their season, he'll have to either go all-in . . . or get out.
| Author | : Teena Spencer |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Football |
| ISBN | : 9781552096086 |
Written with humor and an attitude of 'if you can't beat them, join them' this is a guide to all the rules, triva, and players associated with football, designed for any woman who wants to decode a strange and passionate sports world.
