Sports Speech

Based on her inspiring, viral 2018 commencement speech to Barnard College’s graduates in New York City, New York Times best-selling author, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and FIFA World Cup champion Abby Wambach delivers her empowering rally cry for women to unleash their individual power, unite with their pack, and emerge victorious together.

The Cavaliers. Atemberaubend sexy und scharf wie Chili. Kurz gesagt: Hot as Hell. Lance Iverson, der Besitzer eines der erfolgreichsten Rennställe der NASCAR, lebt für seine Rennwagen und sein Team. Frauen sind nicht einmal eine Nebensache. Bis ausgerechnet sein schärfster Konkurrent eine Vollblutmechanikerin einstellt, die ihren männlichen Kollegen um nichts nachsteht und Eier in der Hose hat. Beruflich gesehen. Denn abgesehen davon ist sie ein Wahnsinnsweib, das ihn aufs Blut reizt – und ständig abblitzen lässt.

The Thursday Speeches pulls back the curtain to put listeners in the room with exclusive access to the compelling pregame speeches from one of the best college football coaches in history. The book reveals the exact words James used to inspire the Huskies to slay the football giants of his day. It features the inspiring stories and invaluable life lessons that Coach Don James used to transform the University of Washington football program from obscurity to the national championship.

Allein über die Alpen. Mit Zelt und Gaskocher im Gepäck wandert die junge Schweizerin Christina Ragettli auf der herausfordernden roten Via Alpina vier Monate lang durch sechs Länder. Auf 2363 Kilometern erlebt sie einige verrückte Geschichten und Abenteuer, die sie zum Teil an ihre Grenzen bringen. Doch trotz Schmerzen, Kälte, tagelangem Regen und scheinbar unüberwindbaren Hindernissen setzt sie einfach jeden Tag einen Fuss vor den anderen, und ihre Erlebnisse auf der Via Alpina werden zu Lebenslektionen.

Indie women's wrestling does not get enough credit, so let us change that and praise indie women's wrestling.

Exercise rules! Some of us jog to get our exercise fix. Are you one of these people? If so, you may want to read these poetic odes to jogging.

In life we need to praise certain people especially when they inspire you to get interested in what you previously overlooked. So now we shall praise a certain WWE Diva.

"What is in my book, you ask? (I'm really glad you asked, by the way, because now I get to tell you.) Time travel. Gay marriage. Sportsballing. Futuristic goggles that DO NOTHING. Tiny brags from my publisher, stuff like: 'This is an uproarious, uncensored take on empathy, personal responsibility, and what it means to be human.' So please, join me in the glorious art of windmill tilting by reading this 'collection of rousing, uncensored personal essays, letters, and stories' (I have no idea why that's in quotes)."

From the marriage equality debate to the COVID-19 lockdown, ‘free speech’ has become the new battleground in Australian society. What does the furore over one footballer’s social media postings reveal about how it got that way?