Gold, silver, or bronze... the olympic athletes are champions! We've Got Olympic Fever! 2020 may have been cancelled, but 2021 is ON! Are you glued to your screens watching the Olympics? We are! What's your favorite? Beach Volleyball? Gymnastics? Boxing? Tennis? Diving? Track and field athletics? Who can pick?! It's all awesome and the athletes are amazing! We've picked out several of our favorite books by athletes we know you'll love to keep you in the spirit of the games. Enjoy!
Save up to 60% off books from some of your favorite athletes for a limited time only! Sale ends at 11:59 p.m. CST on 7/31 + get FREE U.S. shipping* on orders $35 or more
LIMITLESS: The Power of Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstance by Mallory Weggemann Hardcover Regular Price: $26.99 Sale Price: $16.19 (40% off) Paralympic gold-medalist, world champion swimmer, ESPY winner, and NBC Sports commentator Mallory Weggemann uses her extraordinary story to equip others to meet whatever challenges they face in life.
Mallory's story reminds us that whatever circumstances we face, we have the capacity to face down whatever challenges, labels, or difficulties confront us — and to do so on our own terms.
COURAGE TO SOAR: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance by Simone Biles Softcover Regular Price: $17.99 Sale Price: $10.79 (40% off) In Courage to Soar, the official autobiography from four-time Olympic gold-winning and record-setting American gymnast Simone Biles, Simone shares how her faith, family, passion, and perseverance has made her one of the top athletes and gymnasts in the world — and how you too can overcome challenges in your life.
OVER IT: How to Face Life's Hurdles with Grit, Hustle, and Grace by Lolo Jones Hardcover Regular Price: $24.99 Sale Price: $17.49 (30% off) Over It is a high-octane dose of encouragement, storytelling, and hard-won advice from Lolo Jones, three-time Olympian and world champion hurdler and bobsledder.
Lolo is perhaps better known today not for all the races she's won but for the millisecond mistake that cost her an Olympic gold medal over a decade ago. With stunning authenticity about her own struggles, longings, and losses, she shows us how to face our challenges head-on and keep working to overcome them.
RUN THE MILE YOU'RE IN: Finding God in Every Step by Ryan Hall Hardcover Regular Price: $25.99 Sale Price: $15.59 (40% off) Journey with Olympian Ryan Hall as he reflects on the joys and trials of the running life and, along the way, shows you how his faith has helped him win in his workouts, races, and overall mindset.
Ryan Hall is an Olympic athlete and American record holder in the half marathon (59:43). As a kid, Ryan hated running until one day, he felt compelled to run the 15 miles around his neighborhood lake. He was hooked. Ryan felt a God-given purpose in running. He knew he could, and would, race with the best runners in the world and that his talent was a gift to serve others. These two truths launched Ryan's 20-year athletic career and guided him through epic failures and exceptional breakthroughs to competing at the highest level.
CHASING GRACE: What the Quarter Mile Has Taught Me about God and Life by Sanya Richards-Ross Hardcover Regular Price: $24.99 Sale Price: $9.99 (60% off) "For as long as I can remember, life has been measured in seconds. The fewer, the better."
Sanya shares triumphant as well as heartbreaking stories as she reveals her journey to becoming a world-class runner. From her childhood in Jamaica to Athens, Beijing and London Olympics, readers will find themselves inspired by the unique insights she's gained through her victories and losses, including her devastating injury during the 2016 Olympic Trials forcing career retirement just weeks before Rio. Sanya demonstrates how even this devastating loss brought her closer to the ultimate goal of becoming all God created her to be.
"Sometimes you think you are chasing a gold medal, but that's not what you are chasing. You're racing to become the best version of yourself."
INSEPARABLE: How Family and Sacrifice Forged a Path to the NFL by Shaquem Griffin & Shaquill Griffin Hardcover Regular Price: $26.99 Sale Price: $10.79 (60% off) Inseparable Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin share the previously untold details of the powerful and inspiring story behind the modern NFL's first one-handed player, and his twin brother's unrelenting devotion, sacrifice, and love. It's the story of Shaquem's understanding of God's purpose for his life — to inspire others to stop being afraid and to stop making excuses — and his family's unwavering support in spite of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The Griffins' unlikely underdog story has already captured the imagination of millions of football fans and physically challenged people around the world.
USA Today Bestseller
BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE: 18 Golden Lessons from a Father to His Son by Jack Nicklaus II | Don Yaeger Hardcover Regular Price: $25.99 Sale Price: $18.19 (30% off) Jack Nicklaus II shares stories, insights, and lessons he's learned from his father, the "Golden Bear," that will delight golf fans of all ages, encourage fathers, and inspire readers to focus on what's most important in life: family.
Best Seat in the House, written with New York Times bestselling author Don Yaeger, gives us eighteen valuable lessons that Jack Nicklaus II learned from his father, PGA champion Jack Nicklaus. Although the "Golden Bear," as he is known by fans, is widely regarded as the best golfer of all time, with a record number of PGA major championships, his life and values show that true legacy lives on through your children, grandchildren, and others we are blessed to call family and friends.
FINISH FIRST: Winning Changes Everything by Scott Hamilton Softcover Regular Price: $17.99 Sale Price: $7.19 (60% off) In his years as a professional figure skater, Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton learned to embrace the mind-set of working hard to beat the competition. In doing so, he found the strength to rise above every challenge life has thrown his way.
We need to relearn that competition is a good thing because it drives us to live to the fullest and strive to be better than we ever thought possible. To finish first is something we all dream about. It's time to begin achieving those dreams.
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