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Pulsating with a unique sense of family and community in a place where hurling is a way of life, Joe Canning’s memoir reflects on the standards of excellence he sometimes felt chained to, the suffocation of trying to meet other people’s expectations and the personal battles that brought perspective to a singular focus on winning. Thoughtful and revealing, this is the remarkable story of one of Ireland’s greatest hurlers.

Julius Erving, aka Dr. J, was a wizard with the basketball, performing feats the world had never seen before: midair spins and whirls punctuated by powerful slam dunks, which he was the first to glamorize. In a career that lasted from the 1970s well into the 1980s, he was one of the first players to make extemporaneous individual expression an integral part of the game, setting the style of play that has prevailed ever since. He's also long been respected as a gracious, dignified, and disciplined man. As there are great men of history, there are great men of sports, and Dr. J is just such a man.

Taktiker, Motivator, Reizfigur. Thomas Tuchel gilt als einer der besten Trainer der Welt. Er lässt aufregenden Fußball spielen, ist ein gewiefter Taktiker und vermag junge Spieler weiterzuentwickeln. Gleichzeitig steht er im Ruf, stur und schwierig zu sein. Dieses Hörbuch zeichnet das spannende Porträt eines außergewöhnlichen Menschen: von seiner ersten Station in Mainz über seine erfolgreiche, aber konfliktreiche Zeit in Dortmund bis hin zu seinen jüngsten Erfolgen in Paris, wo er sich zum charmanten Lebemann entwickelte, der auch mit Stars wie Neymar und Mbappé umzugehen weiß.

On the west bank of the Mississippi lies the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers. Short on hope but big on dreams, its mostly poor and marginalized residents find joy on Friday nights when the Cougars of Edna Karr High School take the field. For years, this football program has brought glory to Algiers, winning three consecutive state championships and sending dozens of young men to college on football scholarships. Although he is preparing for a fourth title, Head Coach Brice Brown is focused on something else: keeping his players alive.

Weltmeister, Champions-League-Sieger, achtfacher Deutscher Meister, siebenmaliger Pokalsieger: Bastian Schweinsteiger ist zweifellos einer der größten deutschen Fußballer aller Zeiten - und einer der beliebtesten. Dieses Hörbuch erzählt seine Geschichte: von seiner Jugend in Oberbayern über die großen Erfolge mit dem FC Bayern und der Nationalmannschaft bis zum Wechsel in die MLS zu Chicago Fire. Bei seinen Recherchen sprach Autor Ludwig Krammer mit zahlreichen Weggefährten Schweinsteigers, darunter Louis van Gaal, Ottmar Hitzfeld und Joachim Löw.

''Tebow-mania'' has fans and critics alike questioning his motives and looking for where God and his career will take him next. Inside, you will discover where it all started and learn why so many fans are ''Tebowing'' alongside their new national hero. From family to football to the future, all you need to know about Tim Tebow is right here, right now, in the most up to date coverage of Tim Tebow's life.