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Popular Texts About Athletes
Biographies
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Ronda Rousey by Matt Demers
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The Blind Side by Michael Lewis
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Arnold Palmer by Thomas Hauser
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Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics by Jeremy Schaap
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The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter by Ian O’Connor
Autobiographies
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Misty: Digging Deep In Volleyball and Life by Misty May-Treanor
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Dr. J by Julius Irving
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Forward by Abby Wambach
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I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson
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Orr: My Story by Bobby Orr
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Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton
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Popular Songs About Athletes
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Wayne Gretzky by Goldfinger
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LeBron James by Yo Gotti
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Do the John Wall by Troop 41
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Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio by Les Brown
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Magic Johnson by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Say Hey Willie (Willie Mays) by Dennis Massa
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Kobe Bryant by Lil Wayne
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Be Like Mike (Michael Jordan) by Teknoe
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Ali in the Jungle by The Hours
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88 by Wale
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Michael Jordan by Five For Fighting
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White Iverson by Post Malone
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The Duke by Blind Melon
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23 by Mike WILL Made It
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Ingemar Johansson by Johny Lion
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Who Killed Davey Moore by Bob Dylan
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Paul Pierce by Damani
Popular Films About Athletes
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Rocky (1976)
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The Karate Kid (1984)
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Hoosiers (1986)
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Field of Dreams (1989)
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A League of Their Own (1992)
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Rudy (1993)
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The Sandlot (1993)
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Remember The Titans (2000)
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The Rookie (2002)
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Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
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Million Dollar Baby (2004)
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Friday Night Lights (2004)
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We Are Marshall (2006)
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Invincible (2006)
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The Wrestler (2008)
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Invictus (2009)
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The Blind Side (2009)
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Unbroken (2009)