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Olympic hot streaks / by Williamson, Ryan,1994-;
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Subjects: Olympics; Olympics; Olympic athletes;
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Over the boards : lessons from the ice / by Wickenheiser, Hayley,1978-author.;
In 'Over the Boards', the greatest womens hockey player of all time, Hayley Wickenheiser, shares the lessons that won her four Olympic gold medals, and hard-earned wisdom distilled from moments when she fell short. Wickenhesier divides her time between Calgary, AB, and Toronto, ON.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Wickenheiser, Hayley, 1978-; Hockey players; Hockey; Olympic athletes; Women hockey players; Women Olympic athletes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Just add water : my swimming life / by Ledecky, Katie,1997-author.;
"A memoir from World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Ledecky, Katie, 1997-; Olympic athletes; Swimmers; Women Olympic athletes; Women swimmers;
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The race to be myself : a memoir / by Semenya, Caster,1991-author.;
"Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight at just eighteen years old after winning the Berlin World Championships in 2009, Semenya's win was quickly overshadowed by criticism and speculation about her body, and she became the center of a still-raging firestorm about how gender plays out in sports, our expectations of female athletes, and the right to compete as you are"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Semenya, Caster, 1991-; Intersex athletes; Olympic athletes; Women runners;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Open heart, open mind / by Hughes, Clara,author.;
Told with honesty and passion, Open Heart, Open Mind is Clara's personal journey through physical and mental pain to a life where love and understanding can thrive. This revelatory and inspiring story will touch the hearts of all Canadians. By 2010, she had become a six-time Olympic medalist. But after more than a decade in the gruelling world of professional sports that stripped away her confidence and bruised her body, Clara began to realize that her physical extremes, her emotional setbacks, and her partying habits were masking a severe depression.
Subjects: Hughes, Clara.; Cyclists; Depressed persons; Olympic athletes; Speed skaters; Women Olympic athletes; Women cyclists; Women speed skaters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The role I played : Canada's greatest Olympic hockey team / by Small, Sami Jo,author.;
"Three-time Olympic medalist shares behind-the-scenes insight into the beloved Canadian National Women's Hockey Team. Men's hockey in Canada may hog the limelight, but interest in women's hockey has never been higher. The Role I Played is a memoir of Sami Jo Small's ten years with Canada's National Women's Hockey Team. Beginning with her experience as a rookie at the first-ever women's Olympic hockey tournament in Nagano in 1998 and culminating with Canada's third straight Olympic gold medal in Vancouver in 2010, the veteran goaltender gives the reader behind-the-scenes insight into one of the most successful teams in sports history. Small offers insider access, writing with unflinching honesty about the triumphs of her greatest games and the anguish of difficult times. This book honors the individuals who sacrificed so much of their lives to represent Canada on a world stage and celebrates their individual contributions to the team's glory. While bringing the personalities of her teammates to life, Small takes the reader into the dressing rooms and onto the ice for an up-close glimpse into the ups and downs of athletes pursuing a sport's highest achievement."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Small, Sami Jo.; Hockey players; Hockey; Olympic athletes; Women hockey players; Women Olympic athletes;
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Race with me! / by De Grasse, Andre,1994-; Budd, Robert,1976-; Osei Bonsu, Joseph,1983-;
Join Canada's 2019 Athlete of the Year, Andre De Grasse, as he shares his story of being an underdog and how he motivates himself to face every challenge.LSC
Subjects: De Grasse, Andre, 1994-; Runners (Sports); Olympic athletes;
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Igniting the third factor : lessons from a lifetime of working with olympic athletes, coaches and business leaders / by Jensen, Peter,1946-;
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Subjects: Employees; Employee motivation.; Self-actualization (Psychology).;
© 2009., Performance Coaching,
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Meet Clara Hughes / by MacLeod, Elizabeth.;
Clara is still the only person in the world to ever win multiple medals at both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. But perhaps her biggest accomplishment is the work she has done to help others.
Subjects: Biographies.; Hughes, Clara; Women speed skaters; Women cyclists; Women Olympic athletes;
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Eddie the Eagle [videorecording] / by Costello, Tom.; Egerton, Taron,1989-; Endre, Edvin.; Hartley, Jo,1972-; Jackman, Hugh.; Mcinnerny, Tim.; Temte, Rune.; Walken, Christopher,1943-; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;
Hugh Jackman, Taron Egerton, Tom Costello, Christopher Walken, Edvin Endre, Jo Hartley, Tim Mcinnerny, Rune Temte.Inspired by true events, it is a feel-good story about Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself, even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Comedy films.; Sports films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Edwards, Eddie, 1963-; Winter Olympic Games 1988 : Calgary, Alta.); Coaches (Athletics); Male friendship; Olympic athletes; Ski jumping;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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