Sports & Recreation audiobooks

A Life Too Short

By: Ronald Reng

Narrated by: John Telfer

Length: 13 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Why does an international footballer with the World at his feet decide to take his own life?

On 10 November 2009 the German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in front of a passing train. He was thirty two years old.

Viewed from the outside, Enke had it all. Here was a professional goalkeeper who had played for a string of Europe's top... Read more

You Let Some Girl Beat You?

By: Ann Meyers Drysdale & Joni Ravenna

Narrated by: Pam Ward

Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Ann Meyers Drysdale is one of the greatest stars in the history of basketball. But her rise wasn't without controversy. Her 1979 NBA bid to play with the Indiana Pacers brought a barrage of criticism. But Ann simply wanted to play among the best. She had always competed with the guys, and she never let anyone keep her down.

A female first in... Read more

Winning Balance

By: Shawn Johnson

Narrated by: Shawn Johnson

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The inspiring story of a pint-size American gymnast with a big smile and an even bigger heart. You’ve seen her perform gravity-defying gymnastics moves. You’ve seen her win Olympic medals in Beijing and the coveted mirror ball trophy on Dancing with the Stars. You’ve also seen her land on her feet—with her trademark smile—even when things... Read more

That's Why I'm Here

By: Chris Spielman

Narrated by: Adam Verner

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Chris Spielman, an Ohio State football legend and a four-time NFL Pro Bowl linebacker, didn't tackle his toughest opponent until his playing career was almost over.In 1998, Spielman's wife, Stefanie, was diagnosed with breast cancer, launching an eleven-year journey that brought joy and suffering to the Spielmans and hope and inspiration to... Read more

A Warrior's Heart

By: Micky Ward & Joe Layden

Narrated by: Micky Ward & Bill Lobley

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

With the success of the critically-acclaimed, Academy Award-winning film “The Fighter,” the world stood up and cheered for the inspiring true story of Micky Ward—a heart-and-soul warrior who overcame the odds to make history in the ring. But that was only part of the tale… Now, in his own words, “Irish” Micky Ward tells his inspirational life... Read more

American Grown - Abridged

By: Michelle Obama

Narrated by: Michelle Obama, Jim Adams, Charlie Brandts, Chr...

Length: 4 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The former First Lady, author of Becoming, and producer and star of Waffles + Mochi tells the inspirational story of the White House Kitchen Garden and how gardens can transform our lives and the health of our communities.
 
Early in her tenure as First Lady, despite being a novice gardener, Michelle Obama planted a... Read more

Linspired

By: Mike Yorkey

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Linspired reveals the remarkable journey of the ultimate underdog, Jeremy Lin, superstar of the New York Knicks and the first American-born player of Chinese/Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA.In spite of being cut by two NBA teams before he signed with the Knicks, Lin always trusted that God had a plan for his life and his talents: "I'm not... Read more

The First 20 Minutes

By: Gretchen Reynolds

Narrated by: Karen Saltus

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Every Wednesday, Gretchen Reynolds singlehandedly influences how millions of Americans work out. In her Phys Ed column for The New York Times, she debunks myths, spurs conversation, and creates arguments among her readers by questioning widely held beliefs about exercise.
Expanding upon her popular columns, Reynolds tackles the questions we all... Read more

A Life Without Limits

By: Chrissie Wellington

Narrated by: Polly Lee & Chrissie Wellington

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

In this inspiring memoir, an Ironman World Championship winner shares the details of her hard-earned triathlon success and encourages others to set off on their own fitness journeys.

In 2007, Chrissie Wellington shocked the triathlon world by winning the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. As a newcomer to the sport and a complete unknown to... Read more

Running with the Kenyans

By: Adharanand Finn

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

“A dusty road stretches into the distance like a pencil line across the arid landscape. Lions, rhino, and buffalo roam the plains on either side. But I haven’t come to Kenya to spot wildlife. I’ve come to run.”
 
Whether running is your recreation, your religion, or just a spectator sport, Adharanand Finn’s incredible journey to the elite... Read more

Fibber in the Heat

By: Miles Jupp

Narrated by: Miles Jupp

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Fanatical about cricket since he was a boy, MILES JUPP would do anything to see his heroes play. But perhaps deciding to bluff his way into the press corps during England's Test series in India wasn't his best idea.

By claiming to be the cricket correspondent for BBC Scotland and getting a job with the (Welsh) Western Mail, Miles lands the press... Read more

Jeremy Lin

By: Timothy Dalrymple

Narrated by: Feodor Chin

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Harvard graduate Jeremy Lin recently became a New York Knicks phenomenon and he's the NBA's first American-born player of Taiwanese descent. The book will chronicle Lin's high school, college and early career in the NBA with particular emphasis on the media explosion surrounding his success as starting point guard with the Knicks. It will... Read more

Steve Redgrave In His Own Words

By: Steve Redgrave

Narrated by: Steve Redgrave

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir Steve Redgrave is a former British rower who won five Gold Medals in five successive Olympic Games. In this collection we hear - in his own words - about why he retired after the Olympic Games in Atlanta, yet returned for his fifth victory in Sydney. He discusses his early days rowing and his post-race emotions, and memories of his last... Read more

Mud, Sweat, and Tears

By: Bear Grylls

Narrated by: Tom Patrick Stephens

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

“Bear Grylls is a veritable superhero….The former UK Special Forces paratrooper has braved the world’s harshest environments.”
—Hampton Sides, Outside Magazine“Bear Grylls is one tough, crazy dude.”
—Washington PostAlready a #1 London Sunday Times Bestseller, Mud, Sweat, and Tears is the adrenaline-fueled autobiography of the mega-popular star of... Read more

The Drunk Diet

By: Lüc Carl

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

With his trademark rock 'n' roll hair and snakeskin spandex pants, plus a hot rod and a Harley, Lüc Carl fit the part as a bar manager based in New York City's gritty Lower East Side. And life was good for this Omaha, Nebraska, transplant—a talented drummer who originally moved to the big city to pursue his rock 'n' roll dreams—until, suddenly,... Read more

Jeffanory

By: Jeff Stelling

Narrated by: Jeff Stelling

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you sitting comfortably? Then Jeff will begin ... The universally-loved, award-winning host of Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday and Channel 4's Countdown, and author of the bestselling Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly, returns with a Jackanory-style, football-flavoured narrative which gathers together the funniest, weirdest, most tragic, most... Read more

Our Game

By: Charles C. Alexander

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 14 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This entertaining history blends anecdote, incident, and analysis as it chronicles the story of our national pastime. Alexander covers the advent of the first professional baseball leagues, the game’s surge in the early twentieth century, the Golden Twenties and the Gray Thirties, the breaking of the color line in the late forties, and the... Read more

Stirling Moss In His Own Words

By: Stirling Moss

Narrated by: Stirling Moss

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir Stirling Moss, OBE, was a legendary British racing driver. In this collection we hear - in his own words - about his family and upbringing, on starting out and his early career choices, and why he became a racing driver.

He discusses being a businessman, his relationships and the bittersweet feelings that occur with racing. He also touches on... Read more

Game Over

By: Bill Moushey & Robert Dvorchak

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The shocking details chronicling how a beloved coach and esteemed university became enmeshed in one of the worst scandals in U.S. sports historyIt's a scandal that began in a place called Happy Valley. But it's not as happy as it once was, as the child-sex-abuse charges against a longtime coach and the conspiracy of silence surrounding the... Read more

Driving Mr. Yogi

By: Harvey Araton

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

It happens every spring. Yankees pitching great Ron Guidry arrives at the Tampa airport to pick up Hall of Fame catcher and national treasure Yogi Berra. Guidry drives him to the ballpark. They watch the young players. They talk shop. They eat dinner together and tease each other mercilessly. They trade stories about the greats they have met... Read more

Drop Dead Healthy

By: A. J. Jacobs

Narrated by: A. J. Jacobs

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestseller in hardcover, a chronicle of A.J. Jacob’s mission to radically improve every element of his body and mind—from his brain to his fingertips to his abs.

From the bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All comes the truly hilarious story of one person’s quest to become the healthiest man in... Read more

Beyond Belief

By: Josh Hamilton

Narrated by: Ethan Sawyer

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In this intimate memoir, former Major League Baseball player Josh Hamilton reflects on his battle with addiction and the impact it had on his career—and the spiritual journey that helped him heal.

Josh Hamilton was the first player chosen in the first round of the 1999 baseball draft. He was destined to be one of those rare "high-character "... Read more

Imperfect

By: Jim Abbott & Tim Brown

Narrated by: Jim Abbott

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

On an overcast September day in 1993, Jim Abbott took the mound at Yankee Stadium and threw one of the most dramatic no-hitters in major-league history. The game was the crowning achievement in an unlikely success story, unseen in the annals of professional sports. In Imperfect, the one-time big league ace retraces his remarkable journey.
 
Born... Read more

The Unstoppable Golfer

By: Bob Rotella

Narrated by: Bob Rotella

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect and the preeminent golf psychologist to the game’s top players comes the defining guide to mastering the enormous challenges of chips, pitches, bunker shots, and putts.

Dr. Bob Rotella is the preeminent golf psychologist to the game’s top players—he has coached stars like Keegan... Read more