12 Best Motivational & Inspirational, Sports & Recreation Books
Motivational & Inspirational, Sports & Recreation is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Motivational & Inspirational, Sports & Recreation audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 12 Motivational & Inspirational, Sports & Recreation audiobooks below.
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You Are The First You
- By: Whitney Holtzman
- Length: 3 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Indigo River Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.55(9 ratings)
4.55(9 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.99 USD“It’s time to follow the nagging voice that’s been tugging inside of you and chase ultimate happiness and the life you’ve always envisioned for yourself.”Do you want to achieve your dreams and find your place in the“It’s time to follow the nagging voice that’s been tugging inside of you and chase ultimate happiness and the life you’ve always envisioned for yourself.”
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Do you want to achieve your dreams and find your place in the world? Whether you are in a season of transition or starting a new chapter in life, author Whitney Holtzman wants you to know You Are The First You. In her literary debut, Whitney writes about the lessons necessary to be successful in life and in business, but that we aren’t taught in school.
Follow the story of Whitney’s career in the sports marketing world as a female entrepreneur. Her journey has included stops at ESPN, Major League Baseball and VaynerMedia, working for entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk. Her passion is at the intersection of sports and making the world a better place, which was evidenced when she then joined RISE, which was founded by the owner of the Miami Dolphins. RISE is a racial equality nonprofit with the commissioner of every major sports league on the board.
Ultimately, Whitney became an entrepreneur and launched her own company, Social Victories, which helps professional athletes and sports leagues build their brands. Most importantly, You Are the First You is filled with all the essential lessons Whitney has learned throughout her journey that are key to a successful career and finding one’s purpose in life. Her goals in sharing her story are to provide readers with an unwavering belief in themselves and to motivate them to never give up on their dreams. -
Who Says I Can’t
- By: Rob Mendez
- Length: 4 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Harper Horizon
- Publish date: September 07, 2021
- Language: English
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4.49(44 ratings)
4.49(44 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDOn paper, Coach Rob Mendez sounds like any other football coach on any other field across America: passionate, authoritative, knowledgeable. But he‚Äôs unlike any other coach you know–in fact, he‚Äôs probably unlike any other personOn paper, Coach Rob Mendez sounds like any other football coach on any other field across America: passionate, authoritative, knowledgeable. But he‚Äôs unlike any other coach you know–in fact, he‚Äôs probably unlike any other person you know.
Born with an extraordinarily rare condition called tetra-Amelia syndrome, Rob has no arms or legs. He moves with the assistance of a custom-made, motorized wheelchair that he operates with his back and shoulders.
Many people look at Rob and see limitation, yet Rob sees opportunity: Opportunity to pursue his passion for football. Opportunity to change the way people perceive physical disability. Opportunity to serve as a role model for the hundreds of kids he’s coached over the years.
Told with both humor and frankness, Who Says I Can’t? takes readers on Rob’s incredible journey, from his birth to loving parents who wanted to afford him every chance for happiness, to the emotional and physical hurdles he faced while seeking independence, to receiving the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the ESPY Awards in 2019.
Each day, Coach Rob rolls onto the field and shows his players that dreams are achievable when you show up, do the work, and believe in yourself. And after reading this book you, too, will believe that anything is possible.
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The Unstoppable Golfer
- By: Bob Rotella
- Narrator: Bob Rotella
- Length: 6 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: English
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4.3(125 ratings)
4.3(125 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.95 USDFrom the bestselling author of Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect and the preeminent golf psychologist to the game’s top players comes the defining guide to mastering the enormous challenges of chips, pitches, bunker shots, and putts.Dr. BobFrom the bestselling author of Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect and the preeminent golf psychologist to the game’s top players comes the defining guide to mastering the enormous challenges of chips, pitches, bunker shots, and putts.
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Dr. Bob Rotella is the preeminent golf psychologist to the game’s top players–he has coached stars like Keegan Bradley, Padraig Harrington, and Darren Clarke–and he has offered his advice to golfers of all skill levels in his bestselling books, including Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect and Golf Is a Game of Confidence. Now, he tackles the mind’s role in the most difficult aspect of golfing–the short game.
It’s no secret that more than two-thirds of the shots a golfer makes are short ones: putts, chips, and pitches. Long drives may garner applause, but whether a golfer wants to win the Masters or just five bucks from a friend on Saturday morning, it’s the little shots that make the difference. Yet many players either fail to recognize or choose to ignore the importance of the short game. In The Unstoppable Golfer, Dr. Rotella applies the same wisdom and experience that have worked for clients like Davis Love III and Graeme McDowell to help every golfer master this special art of short shots and take all the frustration out of this increasingly challenging element of the game.
Requiring extraordinary levels of concentration, the short game is typically a source of fear for amateurs and pros alike. In this book, Dr. Rotella teaches readers how to overcome that fear by using their minds to achieve a state of calm in which the focus is on one thing alone: the hole. Rotella shares stories about professionals with whom he has worked who have mastered the psychological aspect of successful putting by adhering to simple–but hard-to-follow–rules and practices that will improve any golfer’s game: stay focused on your targets, visualize your shots, commit to your routine, and accept completely whatever happened to the golf ball.
On top of citing his experiences with golfers, Dr. Rotella also probes the science of memory and how knowledge of the brain’s workings–especially those areas that deal with physical tasks–can markedly improve a golf game, particularly when it comes to getting out of a bunker or taking the measure of a long putt. For casual and dedicated golfers alike, a better short game provides one of the ultimate pleasures of golf–a pleasure they will come to know by training their minds to allow them to become unstoppable golfers.
Since 1984, golfers coached by Dr. Bob Rotella have won a total of:
-74 major professional titles 2 Masters tournaments
-12 U.S. Opens
-12 British Opens
-11 PGA Championships
-4 U.S. Women’s Opens
-6 LPGA Championships
-5 Kraft-Nabisco Championships
-5 Tradition Championships
-7 Women’s British Opens
-2 Senior PGA Championships
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Your 15th Club
- By: Bob Rotella
- Narrator: Bob Rotella
- Length: 2 hours 13 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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4.22(224 ratings)
4.22(224 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0011.95 USDAll golfers have fourteen clubs in their bag, but the real winners have a little something extra—that mental attitude that puts their game above the others. Dr. Bob Rotella, author of the bestselling book Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect, bringsAll golfers have fourteen clubs in their bag, but the real winners have a little something extra—that mental attitude that puts their game above the others. Dr. Bob Rotella, author of the bestselling book Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect, brings together his skills and years of experience as a golf psychologist to give readers the insight they need to improve their game—before they ever step up to the tee.
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The 15th Club is the tool that golf stars like Tiger Woods use to block out negative thoughts, doubt, and fear. It is what allows champions to perform at their peak both in practice and during the game. Golfers who lack it find the game elusive and frustrating. Confident golfers play the game as they have always sensed they could play it. Now, one of the most renowned golf writers offers up the foolproof methods that will allow golfers at any skill level to give their game that extra boost.
Dr. Rotella provides tips and techniques for how to learn from better golfers, overcome fear in pressure situations, and keep a clear mind, no matter what. He tells golfers that inner arrogance is not a negative trait, but instead is something that can improve performance on and off the course. In order to perform at peak levels and achieve your goals, you must believe that you can win. Positive thinking is an incredibly powerful tool, and it can change the way a player approaches the game. Knowing how to focus on the challenge at hand and understanding your own talent are crucial parts of becoming a confident golfer.
Dr. Rotella provides a detailed plan that anyone can use to build the self-image of a winner. He offers a one-year schedule in diary and calendar form that will incorporate the daily mental routines that he assigns to players on the PGA Tour. This is how the pros learn to ignore negative influences, focus on productive advice, and take pride in their abilities.
Your 15th Club will tell golfers of all abilities how to develop the confidence they need to maximize their physical gifts and defeat the Tigers of their world, whether that world is the PGA Tour or the third flight of the club championship. -
How Champions Think
- By: Bob Rotella
- Narrator: Bob Rotella
- Length: 8 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2015
- Language: English
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4.16(1170 ratings)
4.16(1170 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDThis New York Times bestselling, groundbreaking guide to success from America’s preeminent sports psychologist is “so good that this reviewer has recommended it to all, golfers and non-golfers alike” (Library Journal, starredThis New York Times bestselling, groundbreaking guide to success from America’s preeminent sports psychologist is “so good that this reviewer has recommended it to all, golfers and non-golfers alike” (Library Journal, starred review).
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Acclaimed sports psychologist Bob Rotella has advised everyone from professional golfers to NBA superstars to business executives on how to flourish under pressure and overcome challenges. “Rotella’s philosophy is astonishingly simple…his success rate…is phenomenal” (The New York Times). Now, for the first time, he’s distilled his decades of in-depth research and practical experience into a potential-unlocking guide for everyone, from businesspeople to athletes to parents.
Most psychology is focused on trying to make abnormal people normal. Bob Rotella’s work is to make normal people exceptional. “Intriguing and persuasive” (Publishers Weekly), How Champions Think takes readers inside the minds of winners in many fields. It explores how to keep the mind from holding you back, whatever your physical gifts or other talents. It’s about how to make a commitment, how to persevere, how to deal with failure. It’s about how to train your mind to create a self-image that promotes confidence and accomplishment.
Any successful life starts with how you see yourself. And with these pearls of wisdom from the nation’s preeminent sports psychologist, you can learn to achieve the success of your dreams. “Straightforward and simple…Do the math. Read Rotella” (The Wall Street Journal). -
A Survival Guide for Life
- By: Bear Grylls
- Narrator: Tom Patrick Stephens
- Length: 3 hours 33 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: July 02, 2013
- Language: English
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4.09(1215 ratings)
4.09(1215 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.99 USDFrom the world-famous survival expert, learn how to make every day an unforgettable adventure Life in the outdoors teaches us invaluable lessons. Encountering the wild forces us to plan and execute goals, face danger, push our “limits,”From the world-famous survival expert, learn how to make every day an unforgettable adventure
Life in the outdoors teaches us invaluable lessons. Encountering the wild forces us to plan and execute goals, face danger, push our “limits,” and sharpen our instincts. But our most important adventures don’t always happen in nature’s extremes. Living a purpose-driven, meaningful life can often be an even greater challenge. . . .
In A Survival Guide for Life, Bear Grylls, globally renowned adventurer and television host, shares the hard-earned wisdom he’s gained in the harshest environments on earth, from the summit of Mt. Everest to the boot camps of the British Special Forces:
- What are the most important skills to learn if you really want to achieve your maximum potential?
- How do you keep going when all the odds are stacked against you?
- How can you motivate a team to follow you in spite of apparent risks?
Filled with exclusive, never-before-told tales from Bear’s globe-trekking expeditions, A Survival Guide for Life teaches every reader–no matter your age or experience–that we’re all capable of living life more boldly, of achieving our most daring dreams, and of having more fun along the way. Here’s to your own great adventure!
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Relentless Success
- By: Todd Stottlemyre
- Narrator: Todd Stottlemyre
- Length: 3 hours 21 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2017
- Language: English
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4.07(68 ratings)
4.07(68 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDWhen pursuing major-league achievements, you are going to face extreme pressure. With a system in place to combat these pressures head-on, success is inevitable. Pave the way to your success through this nine-part system influenced by peakWhen pursuing major-league achievements, you are going to face extreme pressure. With a system in place to combat these pressures head-on, success is inevitable.
Pave the way to your success through this nine-part system influenced by peak performance coaches for elite athletes. By adopting this system for seizing your big opportunity, you’re sure to stay ahead of the curve in your pursuit of excellence.
Narrated by author, Todd Stottlemyre, Relentless Success unfolds the process that will change your life forever. No person, thing, or circumstance will ever hold you back again. Never again will you lack the knowledge to accomplish your goals. When you marry your work ethic to this success process is the day you will discover the champion that lives inside of you. Nothing is impossible, it just hasn’t been done yet.
Take action now, your road to greatness starts right here.
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Finding Ultra
- By: Rich Roll
- Narrator: Rich Roll
- Length: 9 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: English
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4.01(9721 ratings)
4.01(9721 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDFinding Ultra is Rich Roll’s incredible but true account of achieving one of the most awe-inspiring midlife physical transformations ever. One cool evening in October 2006, the night before he was to turn forty, Rich experienced a chillingFinding Ultra is Rich Roll’s incredible but true account of achieving one of the most awe-inspiring midlife physical transformations ever.
One cool evening in October 2006, the night before he was to turn forty, Rich experienced a chilling glimpse of his future. Nearly fifty pounds overweight at the time and unable to climb the stairs without stopping, he could see where his current sedentary lifestyle was taking him. Most of us look the other way when granted such a moment of clarity, but not Rich. Plunging into a new way of eating that made processed foods off limits and prioritized plant nutrition and daily training, Rich morphed–in a matter of mere months–from out-of-shape midlifer to endurance machine. One morning, ninety days into his physical overhaul, Rich left the house to embark on a light jog and found himself running a near marathon. It was time to scale up his goals.
How many of us take up a sport at age forty and compete for the title of the world’s best within two years? Finding Ultra recounts Rich’s remarkable journey to the starting line of the elite Ultraman World Championship competition, which pits the world’s fittest humans against each other in a 320-mile ordeal of swimming, biking, and running. Following that test, Rich conquered an even greater one: the Epic5 Challenge–five Ironman-distance triathlons, each on a different Hawaiian island, all completed in less than a week.
But this is much more than an edge-of-the-seat look at a series of jaw-dropping athletic feats and much more than a practical training manual for those who would attempt a similar transformation. Yes, Rich’s account rivets, and yes, it instructs, providing information that will be invaluable to anyone who wants to change their physique; but this book is most notable as a powerful testament to human resiliency, for as we learn early on, Rich’s childhood posed numerous physical and social challenges, and his early adulthood featured a fierce battle with alcoholism.
Ultimately, Finding Ultra is a beautifully written portrait of what willpower can accomplish. It challenges all of us to rethink what we’re capable of and urges us, implicitly and explicitly, to “go for it.”
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Vision Wins
- By: David A. Jones
- Narrator: Denny Brownlee
- Length: 3 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4(4 ratings)
4(4 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USD“Vision Wins” is a faith-based personal development book wrapped in a fantastic hockey story. David Jones takes his readers on an inspiring and emotional ride that reveals 7 steps for approaching a life filled with internal purpose,“Vision Wins” is a faith-based personal development book wrapped in a fantastic hockey story. David Jones takes his readers on an inspiring and emotional ride that reveals 7 steps for approaching a life filled with internal purpose, self-actualization, and awareness that leads to true fulfillment. If you are looking for a clear path for the next phase of your life, this is an awesome fable about two young adults, who grew up together as pond hockey rivals, with revolutionary insights about a life of failure and success. This book is a powerful road map to overcoming adversity, uncovering your vision, and enabling you to glorify your heavenly father, so that one day you will hear the words, “well done good and faithful servant”.
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No Limits
- By: Michael Phelps
- Narrator: Holter Graham
- Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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3.92(1644 ratings)
3.92(1644 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.95 USDFresh from his triumphant and extraordinary achievement at the Olympic Games in Beijing, Michael Phelps—up from working-class, born-in-the-USA roots—shows us the secrets to his remarkable success—from training to execution.ForFresh from his triumphant and extraordinary achievement at the Olympic Games in Beijing, Michael Phelps—up from working-class, born-in-the-USA roots—shows us the secrets to his remarkable success—from training to execution.
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For years the world has followed Michael Phelps’s progress from teen sensation in Sydney to bona fide phenom in Athens. Now he’s a living Olympic legend in Beijing with a peerless record of gold medals. In No Limits, Michael Phelps—the greatest competitor since Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods—will share the secrets to his remarkable success. Behind his tally of Olympic gold medals lies a consistent approach to competition, a determination to win, mental preparation, and a straightforward passion for his sport. One of his mottos is “Performance is Reality,” and it typifies his attitude about swimming.
No Limits goes behind the scenes to explore the hard work, sacrifice, and dedication that catapulted Phelps into the international spotlight. Phelps shares remarkable anecdotes about family, his coach, his passion for the sport, and the wisdom that he has gained from unexpected challenges and obstacles. Highlighting memorable races and valuable lessons from throughout his career, Phelps offers candid insight into the mind and experiences of a world champion. Phelps’s success is imbued with the perspective of overcoming obstacles and doing whatever it takes to realize a dream. As his coach, Bob Bowman, says, Phelps has made a habit out of things other people aren’t willing to do. No Limits will show readers just how he does that, and will inspire anyone to follow their passion straight to the finish line. -
The Mulligan
- By: Ken Blanchard
- Length: 2 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: May 04, 2010
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDNow a major motion picture! Everyone deserves a second chance on the course–and in life. Join golf pro Wally Armstrong and author Ken Blanchard as they condense decades of practical know-how into a simple book with an incredible, inspiringNow a major motion picture!
Everyone deserves a second chance on the course–and in life. Join golf pro Wally Armstrong and author Ken Blanchard as they condense decades of practical know-how into a simple book with an incredible, inspiring message: sometimes we all need a mulligan.
Meet Paul McAllister. An Ivy League-educated founder of a multimillion-dollar business, Paul was a success in almost everything except life and golf. It only took one Pro-Am afternoon, one short putt, and one airborne putter to send his world flying in a different direction: a mulligan!
Golf’s gracious do-over, a mulligan, was the beginning of Paul’s own second chance. Guided by the wisdom and advice of an old pro, Paul learned about priorities, self-confidence, and playing a good game both on and off the course. You’ll learn all about:
- The importance of friendships
- The true meaning of forgiveness
- Detaching from outcomes and embracing positivity
- The value of having mentors to guide you along the way
Written in a parable style, The Mulligan will give you a second chance to change it all, improving your life and your golf game along the way.
Praise for The Mulligan:
“Wally Armstrong and Ken Blanchard not only understand golf, but life and the value of relationships. They have put together a story that should warm your heart, help your golf game, and just may touch your life.”
—Jack Nicklaus, golf legend and 1974 inductee to the World Golf Hall of Fame
“For those who have learned that golf is more than just a game, The Mulligan will be welcome reading that will provide helpful insights not just for their golf game, but for their lives as well.”
–Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters Champion and 2002 inductee to the World Golf Hall of Fame
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Kobe
- By: Nelson Pena
- Narrator: Cary Valentine
- Length: 4 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDKobe Bryant’s incredible, record-shattering basketball career reads like a road map for the pursuit of greatness. Though he came onto the NBA scene brimming with talent, it was his relentless work ethic, his tireless pursuit of knowledge, hisKobe Bryant’s incredible, record-shattering basketball career reads like a road map for the pursuit of greatness. Though he came onto the NBA scene brimming with talent, it was his relentless work ethic, his tireless pursuit of knowledge, his unflappable confidence, and his turbo-charged ambition that drove him to become an icon with a lasting legacy. Kobe: Life Lessons from a Legend offers courtside seats to the breathtaking highs and game-changing lows of Kobe Bryant’s life and reveals valuable insights for anyone who wants to make their own lofty dreams come true.
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