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Top Sports and motivation books in 2026
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items Whether you're an active sportsperson or someone who religiously follows sports, these 20 books should definitely be on your TBR list!
Shot Ready is a powerful distillation of Stephen Curry’s transformative philosophy of success—centered on preparation, constant improvement, creativity, connection, mindfulness, and joy—delivered in his incomparable voice and style. Stunningly designed and illu... Shot Ready is an intimate narrative and a practical blueprint for any reader who wants to unlock their own potential.
Shot Ready by Stephen Curry, Hardcover
A magnificent look into basketball and the “Mamba mentality” of the late, great Kobe Bryant. Through his own prowess on the court, Bryant shares how to become a better basketball player. Whether you play basketball or are simply a fan, you will love The Mamba Mentality. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play is Kobe Bryant’s personal perspective of his life and career on the basketball court and his exceptional, insightful style of playing the game—a fitting legacy from the late Los Angeles Laker superstar.
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
"One of the best baseball—and management—books out.... Deserves a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame."—Forbes Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general mange...
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
There are more than a few small towns that live and breathe high school football, and this is a first-hand account of what that culture is like. In a racially-divided town in Texas, the story of the Permian Panthers of Odessa was so inspirational tha...
Named Sports Illustrated's best football book of all time and a #1 NYT bestseller, this is the classic story of a high school football team whose win-loss record has a profound influence on the town around them.
Named Sports Illustrated's best football book of all time and a #1 NYT bestseller, this is the classic story of a high school football team whose win-loss record has a profound influence on the town around them.
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream (25th Anniversary Edition)|Hardcover
For more than two decades, legendary trainer Tim Grover has taken the greats—Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and hundreds of relentless competitors in sports, business, and every walk of life—and made them greater. Now, for the first time e...
Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable
From legendary tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou comes a motivational and inspirational guide to help readers achieve new success in any endeavor.
Superstar coach Patrick Mouratoglou knows what it takes to win. An international icon in the world of tennis, he coached Serena Williams for a decade at the height of her career. Now he currently coaches four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and ... Champion Mindset, Mouratoglou distills his lifetime of coaching excellence into ten commandments applicable to achieving success in all aspects of life, not just the court. Mouratoglou’s emphasis on coaching the player’s mindset is what makes him sin...
Superstar coach Patrick Mouratoglou knows what it takes to win. An international icon in the world of tennis, he coached Serena Williams for a decade at the height of her career. Now he currently coaches four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and ... Champion Mindset, Mouratoglou distills his lifetime of coaching excellence into ten commandments applicable to achieving success in all aspects of life, not just the court. Mouratoglou’s emphasis on coaching the player’s mindset is what makes him sin...
Champion Mindset: Coach Yourself to Win at Life|Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home.
Coming Home
When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball, hitting nothing but net. Book explores his personality to reveal the fullest, most compelling story of the man who is Michael Jordan. Lazenby draws on his personal relationships with Jordan's coaches; countless interviews with Jordan's friends, teammates, and family members;...
Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby, Paperback
What Self-Discipline Traits Separate SEAL Graduates From Dropouts? U.S. Navy SEAL training is the toughest in the world. It's so tough that over 80 percent of SEAL trainees quit.
To help get more SEAL trainees through the grueling training program, the U.S. Navy hired some of the world's top psychologists to identify the key traits of the toughest, most successful SEALs… and teach these powerful techniques to SEAL trainees....
And guess what?
In this book, you'll learn those exact techniques.
To help get more SEAL trainees through the grueling training program, the U.S. Navy hired some of the world's top psychologists to identify the key traits of the toughest, most successful SEALs… and teach these powerful techniques to SEAL trainees....
And guess what?
In this book, you'll learn those exact techniques.
How to Develop Mindset, Toughness & Discipline
Greatest of All Time: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali is not just a book; it is a testament to the extraordinary life of one of the world’s most famous athletes. The boxer’s embrace of Islam became a cornerstone of his moral standards, guiding his principles against racism, inequality, and undue violence, with the latter informing his staunch opposition to the Vietnam War.
Interspersed between these accounts are thousands of historical documents and images of Ali, including the boxer’s documentarian-turned-confidant Howard Bingham’s intimate snapshots, Neil Leifer and Flip Schulke’s iconic pictures, and Hank Kaplan’s a...
Interspersed between these accounts are thousands of historical documents and images of Ali, including the boxer’s documentarian-turned-confidant Howard Bingham’s intimate snapshots, Neil Leifer and Flip Schulke’s iconic pictures, and Hank Kaplan’s a...
Greatest of All Time. A Tribute to Muhammad Ali by Taschen, Hardcover
From effortless forehands to red-carpet fame—and everything in between—Federer tells the story of a life like no other, in a way only Assouline can. The first visual biography on Roger Federer—produced over two years in close collaboration with the tennis legend himself and his wife, Mirka—offers readers a sweeping look into Ro...
Number of illustrations: over 500
Language: English
Released on September 2024
Dimensions: W 10 x L 13 x D 1.5 in
Cover materials: Linen Hardcover
Weight: 6.0 lb
Number of illustrations: over 500
Language: English
Released on September 2024
Dimensions: W 10 x L 13 x D 1.5 in
Cover materials: Linen Hardcover
Weight: 6.0 lb
Federer (Classic) FR
In this raw, funny, unwaveringly honest memoir, Nattie opens up for the first time about her life as the legacy of the Hart family dynasty...
The Last Hart Beating: From the Dungeon to WWE|Hardcover
Legendary sports writer Sam Smith and NBA champion Phil Jackson team up for an in-depth analysis of the all-time greats and their lasting impact on the sport. The legendary sportswriter and the Hall of Fame, eleven-time NBA champion coach separate ...
Masters of the Game: A Conversational History of the NBA in 75 Legendary Players|Hardcover
More than a sport, basketball is an artform. Shea Serrano’s insightful storytelling delves into remarkable basketball experiences lived by legendary players like Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Sue Bird and many more. AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - One of Barnes & Noble's Best Sports Books of 2025
Expensive Basketball|Hardcover
For the first time Pete speaks freely about the personal trials he faced—including the death of a longtime coach and confidant—and the struggles he gutted his way through while being seemingly on top of the world. Among the book’s most riveting scene...
A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis|Paperback
From the bestselling author of The Speed of Trust, a revolutionary new way to lead, deemed “the defining leadership book in the 21st century” (Admiral William McRaven, author of Make Your Bed) that “every parent, teacher, and leader needs” (Esther Wojcicki, author of How to Raise Successful People).
We have a leadership crisis today, where even though our world has changed drastically, our leadership style has not. Most organizations, teams, schools, and families today still operate from a model of “command and control,” focusing on hierarchies ...
We have a leadership crisis today, where even though our world has changed drastically, our leadership style has not. Most organizations, teams, schools, and families today still operate from a model of “command and control,” focusing on hierarchies ...
Trust and Inspire: How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others|Paperback