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Breaking the Color Line: 1940 to 1946

By Library of Congress

In 1945, the Jim Crow policies of baseball changed forever when Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson of the Negro League's Kansas City Monarchs agreed to a contract that would bring Robinson into the major leagues in 1947.

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Running Within: A Guide to Mastering the Body-Mind-Spirit Connection for Ultimate Training and Racing

Runners know all too well the physical and mental challenges of their sport.

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Jerry Lynch, Scott Warren
1999
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball—101 Great Hoop Stories from Players, Coaches, and Fans

Pat Williams has drawn on his basketball industry connections to compile great stories from on and off the court.

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Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Pat Williams
2025
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How to Deal with Missing Out on Selection! Sport Mental Skills

In this video we look at not getting picked or not getting selected to a squad or team, how this can affect you mentally and how to effectively deal with not getting chosen and impress your coaches next time.

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2017
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The Champion Mindset: An Athlete’s Guide to Mental Toughness

Champions, as the familiar adage preaches, are not born―they’re made. Reaching the top of any sport, or any aspect of life, takes years upon years of dedication and proper preparation.

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Joanna Zeiger
2017
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Beneath the Surface: My Story

In this candid memoir, Phelps talks openly about his battle with attention deficit disorder, the trauma of his parents’ divorce, and the challenges that come with being thrust into the limelight.

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Michael Phelps
2016
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What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen

The heartbreaking story of college athlete Madison Holleran, whose life and death by suicide reveal the struggle of young people suffering from mental illness today in this #1 New York Times Sports and Fitness bestseller.

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Kate Fagan
2025
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Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP

The story of Giannis Antetokounmpo's extraordinary rise from poverty in Athens, Greece to super-stardom in America with the Milwaukee Bucks—becoming one of the most transcendent players in history and an NBA champion—from award-winning basketball reporter and feature writer at The Ringer Mirin Fader,...

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Mirin Fader
2025
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Letters to a Young Athlete

A legendary NBA player shares his remarkable story, infused with hard-earned wisdom about the journey to self-mastery from a life at the highest level of professional sports Chris Bosh, NBA Hall of Famer, eleven-time All-Star, two-time NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the league’s Global...

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Chris Bosh
2025
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Perfectionism and Anxiety, and Its Influence on Performance

This video is about the dual nature of perfectionism in sports: Relationships with emotion, motivation, and performance.

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2015
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Best Motivation from the Greatest Athletes of All Time (THE G.O.A.T.)

The Ultimate Motivational Video featuring advice from the greatest athletes of all time! A must see new Motivational Speech series from Motiversity, featuring speeches from Lebron James, Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, Conor McGregor, Michael Jordan, Ronaldo, Gretzky, and more!

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2021
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