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The hard parts : a memoir of courage and triumph
The United States' most decorated winter Paralympic or Olympic athlete tells how she overcame Chernobyl disaster-caused physical challenges through sheer determination and a drive to succeed to win the world's best in elite rowing, biathlon, cross-countryskiing, and road cycling competitions.
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Centered
They don't know me. They don't know what I'm capable of. Diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder, a form of autism, as a toddler, Anthony Ianni wasn't expected to succeed in school or participate in sports, but he had other ideas. As a child, Ianni told anybody who would listen, including head coach Tom Izzo, that he would one day play for the Michigan State Spartans. Centered: Autism, Basketball, and One Athlete's Dreams is the firsthand account of a young man's social, academic, and athletic struggles and his determination to reach his goals. In this remarkable memoir, Ianni reflects on his experiences with both basketball and the autism spectrum. Centered, an inspirational sports story in the vein of Rudy, reveals Ianni to be unflinching in his honesty, generous in his gratitude, and gracious in his compassion.Sports fans will root for the underdog. Parents, teachers, and coaches will gain insight into the experience of an autistic child. And everyone will triumph in the achievements of Centered.
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Champions
Stéphane is autistic, Audrey is dyslexic. Both of them are middle-distance runners and both are qualified for the Special Olympics World Games. From preparation in Canada to the finals in Dubai, they take us through their sporting and emotional epic. Determined to become world champions, they demonstrate through their physical and psychological management of training, stress, effort, and emotional roller coaster, that they are first and foremost athletes whose difference makes them strong, beyond all prejudices.
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Pushing the limits
Mark Eccleston is an athlete who has overcome tremendous adversity – this frank, fearless and often funny film tells his story. At the age of 16, Mark expected to have a trial St Helens rugby league team and on the brink of a career as an outstanding rugby player. Then, one fateful summer day he dove into a haystack and broke his neck. He has now been in a wheelchair for 20 years. After his fall, he remained in hospital for many long, painful months. Refusing to give up, he started playing wheelchair table tennis. He was determined to still play sports and soon took up wheelchair rugby. Mark did so well that he was the first British player to be invited to play in the States and became captain of the British Wheelchair Rugby Team. When playing rugby, he met Rob Tarr, another wheelchair rugby player. They kept a behind the scenes diary of what went on at the Atlanta Olympics. It’s a tale of drink, girls and matches that – amazingly – they often won. If able bodies sports men behave like this, they take care few people know. But Mark then decided to test himself in an individual sport – tennis. The film shows what wheelchair tennis is like. Many players have to tape the racket to their hands as they don’t have enough grip. Mark did not have the best serve, forehand or backhand in the game, but what he did have was sheer will and a motivation to succeed. He became one of the world’s leading wheelchair tennis players and held the World No 1 spot for fourteen months. He went on to win a silver medal in the Athens Paralympics in 2004 and is now a leading tennis coach. He also lectures. Pushing the Limits is not just about sport but about the ultimate triumph of the human spirit.
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Fighter
Ten minutes before a boxing match, a teenage boxer with Down syndrome fights for his right to get in the ring.
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Pushing Forward: A Memoir of Motivation
Day reviews \"Pushing Forward: A Memoir of Motivation\" by R. Snow.
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Elementary
Satisfying multiple interests, activities cover science, social studies, art, architecture, music, writing, and cooking. The only misinformed entry is the one for American athlete Tommie Smith; it states that his raised black glove on the 1968 gold medal podium stood for \"Black Power.\" [...]according to a 2016 interview with Smithsonian magazine, Smith said the gesture wasn't necessarily representative of \"Black Power\" or \"militancy\"; rather, it was a call for human rights and the \"need to move forward proactively.\" PreS-Gr 3—In this third installment of a four-book series, the Invention Hunters, scientists who travel the world collecting its greatest inventions to put in their museum, travel to a school and encounter a young girl who attempts to showcase her extensive knowledge of how light works.
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Overture
One of Capitol Canada's first big records was Nat King Cole's Mona Lisa. The tender ballad, with Cole's liquid vocals pouring over a velvety backing of lush strings, was big hit in late 1950. When Cole arrived to perform in Toronto for the week of Nov. 13, at the Loew's Uptown Theatre, Capitol Canada's Ken Kerr greeted him and arranged to book him into a hotel.
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