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Sports Biographies

Find all the best sports biographies with all the biggest sports stars at tales.as. We offer an exciting selection of sports biographies about the best athletes around the world. If biographies is one of your favorite genres and simultaneously love sports, will you most likely find inspiration for your next reading experience, in the selection below. We always stay up to date, when new books written by or about athletes are released so we can always offer the most recent and best sports biographies. Our selection consists of a wide range within just about every sport, which means if you are searching for sports biographies about football, you have not searched in vain. Go take a look for our great sports biographies here, and you will hopefully get one step closer to your idol and read or listen to how they have experienced being such a successful athlete.

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  • - A Mountaineer's Tale
    by W. H. Murray
    £15.99

    The Evidence of Things Not Seen is the W.H. Murray's award-winning autobiography. Murray recounts his extraordinary life, from his involvement in WWII to exploratory climbs in the Himalaya.

  • - The Biography
    by Maurice Hamilton
    £8.99

    The most comprehensive biography of Formula One legend Niki Lauda ever published, written with the full support of his family

  • - A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance
    by Adharanand Finn
    £9.49

    But is it an antidote to modern life, or a symptom of a modern illness?Adharanand Finn travelled to the heart of the sport to find out - and to see if could become an ultra runner himself.

  • - The Life of Joe Frazier
    by MARK & Jr. Kram
    £10.99

    A gripping, all-access biography of Joe Frazier, whose rivalry with Muhammad Ali riveted boxing fans and whose legacy as a figure in American sports and society endures.

  • - Under the Skin of the Modern Game
    by Michael Calvin
    £9.49

    LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDAward-winning author of The Nowhere Men, Living on the Volcano and No Hunger in Paradise returns with his magnum opus on the state of modern footballFirst he revealed the extraordinary lives of football scouts in The Nowhere Men.

  • - The Autobiography
    by Robin Knox-Johnston
    £9.49

    The autobiography of the first man ever to sail non-stop single-handedly round the world, one of the planet great adventurers

  • - The powerful true story of Leah Goldstein-World Champion Kickboxer, Ultra Endurance Cyclist, Israeli Undercover Police Officer
    by Leah Goldstein
    £14.99

    Having faced fear many times, Goldstein has learnt that no matter how genuine the actual danger we confront may be, we have two choices: fight or flight. Yet, some of us have fallen into a third, much more dangerous category, by simply freezing. We do nothing, and therefore risk neither failure nor success. Full of tragedies and triumphs, crashes and podiums, Leah Goldstein's life has been a long series of fights and even a few flights. Her fascinating story is not about being fearless but about being unstoppable.

  • by Jean Philippe & Patrick Fort
    £15.49

    Get inside the mind of football's most enigmatic icon'Zidane is the master' PeleOne of modern football's most brilliant players - and one of its most iconic and mysterious figures - Zinedine Zidane's football career is the stuff of legend.

  • - From Refugee to Olympian, My Story of Rescue, Hope and Triumph
    by Yusra Mardini
    £8.99

    The awe-inspiring true story of Yusra Mardini, Syrian refugee and Olympic swimmer

  • - The Unpredictable Moments That Make Life Extraordinary
    by Ernie Jr. Johnson
    £10.99

    Three-time Emmy Sports Award winner and popular host of TNT's Inside the NBA provides a never-before-seen look at his life both on and off screen, from his rise to the top of sports broadcasting to raising a special needs child from Romania.

  • - Leadership, Strategy and Motivation The F1 Way
    by David Coulthard
    £9.49 - 15.49

  • - The Triumphs and Tragedies of Rocky Marciano
    by Mike Stanton
    £9.49 - 15.49

    The biography of Rocky Marciano, the only undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, and inspiration behind Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa.

  • - A Memoir of Love, Loss and Forgiveness
    by Hana Yasmeen Ali
    £11.99

  • - My Autobiography
    by Jenson Button
    £9.49

  • - My Autobiography
    by Nick Skelton
    £8.99

    Definitive memoirs of 2016 Olympic Gold medallist and legendary British show jumper Nick Skelton.

  • - The highs and lows of going that bit further
    by Vassos Alexander
    £9.49

  • by Harry Vardon
    £25.49 - 35.99

  • - How I Failed Spelling But Succeeded in Life
    by Chris Jericho
    £7.99

    The 22 principles by which pro-wrestler, international touring musician, actor and bestselling author Chris Jericho got to the top in so many different fields.

  • - A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance
    by Simone Biles
    £10.99

    In Courage to Soar, the official autobiography from US Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, Simone presents the story of how she overcame early childhood challenges to become the most decorated US female gymnast and the only female gymnast to ever win three consecutive World Championship titles.

  • - Stumbling Toward Enlightenment and the Perfect Ride
    by Jaimal Yogis
    £8.99

  • - Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom.
    by Karen Karbo & Garrett McNamara
    £10.99

    In this memoir, "world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara chronicles his emotional quest to ride the most formidable waves on earth"--Amazon.com.

  • - Lessons in Strategy from Formula One
    by Ross Brawn & Adam Parr
    £9.49

    A definitive insight into how to achieve success in Formula One from Ross Brawn, whose cars and drivers have won 20 F1 world championships

  • - The Story of Adrian Doherty, Football's Lost Genius
    by Oliver Kay
    £10.99

    The great untold story about Manchester United's golden generation

  • - The Biography
    by Guillem Balague
    £11.99

    Biography of the great Real Madrid, Portugal and former Manchester United superstar by the acclaimed author of Messi.

  • - The Extraordinary Life and Times of Emil Zatopek
    by Rick Broadbent
    £10.99

  • - It's only Ray Parlour's autobiography
    by Ray Parlour
    £10.99

    THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERThe Trophies ... The Tuesday Club ... The Prawn Crackers ... Marc Overmars may have given him the nickname, but the Romford Pele is a legend in his own right. During his 16-year career he won 3 Premier League titles, 4 FA Cups and the UEFA Cup.

  • by Laura Dekker
    £10.99

    Translation of: Ein Meadchen, ein Traum.

  • - An Autobiography
    by John McEnroe
    £9.49

    Legendary tennis star and expert commentator John McEnroe's long-awaited follow-up to the international bestseller SERIOUS.

Sports biographies

Sports biographies are a unique way to experience your favorite sports star. They usually contain the best details, and give us an incredibly good understanding of how they have achieved their amazing and athletic physique. Athletes are intriguing in their own way, whether it's Formula 1 or football, being able to get into their mindsets and hear about what they are doing to maintain their strong mentality is instructive. Much of it can also be introduced into daily life, sports biographies most often contain their deepest thoughts and how they get through the days.


Most often we see sports stars and superstars like these mythological people who possess a higher unity than the rest of us. But in most cases they are just people like you and me, which can be hard to see from time to time. Therefore, sports biographies are very exciting and provide perspectives on these people who are not otherwise seen. There are two sides to them, their familiar life on the red carpet and the track, as well as their everyday life at home. Most often we only see a dimension that is on the red carpet and the track. Sports biographies go straight to the heart and give us details on the feelings and thoughts they have had when they have lost and won matches. It's also an incredibly good way to understand them if you're a big fan and want to be like them. Then sports biographies are the perfect way to introduce their daily patterns into your life.



Sports biographies and their learning

Sports Biographies are not only for entertainment, it is as described, also to learn. You can learn a lot from these individuals, they are people who have dedicated everything to what they love. It is incredibly inspiring and can give you the motivation to get started. Many of the stories are also about their mistakes and how they learn from them, as well as when they have failed so heavily that their careers were ruined. How do they get up again? What do they do to achieve the same status and fitness? A look into this part of their stories is incredibly compelling.


Sports biographies and boxing

Have you ever wondered how boxers feel in everyday life? What kind of thoughts do they have, after a fight where they have received many blows to the head or body? It is also an exciting story to explore. All the punches they receive must have an effect on their way of acting with the world, and we have, as it were, also been confirmed by Muhammad Ali, who is still considered the best boxer in the world. He has sadly passed away now, but he struggled with style and logic, he danced around the ring and could fight at a long distance with the long range he possessed. By the end of his career, however, he got Parkinson's and it was omnivorous for the star boxer. Stories like this are what make sports biographies exciting and gain an understanding of the implications of each sport.

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