Ergebnis für "Chance" in Sport & Freizeit

'His first book 'Full Circle' was one of those reads you could not put down once you'd started it. Rick related stories and events through his life from being a cheeky-chappy looking for sponsors, dare-devil antics and serious scrapes on speedway bikes to FF1600's and beyond into saloon cars. This book in contrast, details the racing career itself focussing inevitably on the diverse range of cars, serious competitive drivers of character and fame, Martin Down, a life long friend and car designer, as well as the race engineers and sponsors. It is a very easy read full of surprises and ...

Buckle up for this sizzling grumpy/sunshine small-town romance that will throw a lasso around your heart and have you hooked 'Swoony and sexy, Denny and Blair are totally captivating!' Lyla Sage 'Denny Wells is EVERYTHING!! I had been waiting for my man and he delivered' Reader...

Sweet, slow-burn equestrian romance. All Savannah wants is to qualify for the Eventing championships with her horse Tucker. They’ve been working hard and staying focused, but an early season fall really starts the year off wrong. Worse yet, it’s caught in all its water-soaked glory by the photographer Evan—who also happens to be the guy she ditched before their blind date even started.

Thatcher College was supposed to be my fresh start, a chance to leave the ice and my ex behind in Minnesota. But when you’re the daughter of hockey royalty, the game follows you whether you want it to or not. Transferring also means running straight into Tanner Bouché, the boy I didn’t choose years ago at training camp. Now he’s captain of the Thunderblades, my former school’s rival, and the biggest risk to my carefully rebuilt heart.

Four friends who grew up together, still argue like it's high school, now do it on a podcast. Football takes, golf debates, fantasy football complaints. We've known each other forever so there's no filter.

Das Einzige, was in den Canyons noch heißer ist als die Sonne? Ihr Ex. Leider. Lily Wilder liebt es, Touristen durch die staubroten Canyons von Utah zu führen. Doch als eines Tages ausgerechnet ihr Ex Leo vor ihr steht, um mit Freunden an einer ihrer Treasure-Hunt-Adventures teilzunehmen, ist...

City girl Torre DeRoche isn’t looking for love, but a chance encounter in a San Francisco bar sparks an instant connection with a soulful Argentinean man who unexpectedly sweeps her off her feet. The problem? He’s just about to cast the dock lines and voyage around the world on his small sailboat, and Torre is terrified of deep water. However, lovesick Torre determines that to keep the man of her dreams, she must embark on the voyage of her nightmares, so she waves good-bye to dry land and braces for a life-changing journey that’s as exhilarating as it is terrifying.

In 1986, 20-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. He would not speak to another human being until three decades later when he was arrested for stealing food. Christopher survived by his wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to store food and water in order to avoid freezing to death in his tent during the harsh Maine winters. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothes, reading material and other provisions, taking only what he needed. In the process, he unwittingly terrified a community.

The inspiring story of NFL linebacker Sam Mills, who outplayed his size on three professional football franchises, earning him a place in the Hall of Fame. Despite his on-field success and chiseled physique, Sam Mills faced hurdles at every level because of his stature: his first high school...

Join David Cook--world-renowned sports and performance psychologist, speaker, and bestselling author--as he teaches you that in golf and in life, it's time to get out of your own way and let your true self shine. Based on thousands of athletes Cook has counseled and great mentors and teachers...

Arthur Newman describes what life was like his last month living with a narcissist and the domestic violence he endured. Arthur was married for twenty-eight years to his ex wife. With the abuse starting in the first months of marriage Arthur explains why many victims feel stuck and take years to leave abusive situations. Arthur claims religion and fear of loosing his children as reasons for enduring abuse for so long. Last Month is a wake up call for those in domestic violence situations to leave before it is too late.

Not so long ago, Robbie Mason had it all. But then he went and broke his own teammate's jaw, and the best defenseman in the history of the NHL hit rock bottom, hard. Offered one last chance to play on the worst team in the league, the New York Thunder, Robbie knows he has to fix his reputation...

When Rodney Mason, an ex-con drug dealer from Newark's rough South Ward, was shot and paralyzed, he vowed to turn his life around. A former high-school pitching ace with a 93-mph fastball, Mason decided to form a Little League team to help boys avoid the street life that had claimed his youth and mobility. Predictably, the players struggle but through the fists and tears, lopsided losses and rare victories, this bunch of misfits becomes a team, and in doing so gives the community something to root for.

" On ne saura jamais quel aurait été mon destin sans cette maladie – une méningite bactérienne foudroyante à l’âge de six ans –, mais je n’aurais sans doute pas vécu le quart de ce que j’ai eu la chance de vivre jusqu’à présent. Je suis Théo Curin, vingt-deux ans, amputé des quatre membres, bien dans ma tête, bien dans ma peau. Quand on me demande comment je réagirais si on me rendait bras et jambes, je réponds : “Non, merci, je ne saurais qu’en faire !” J’ai des choses à dire et le sentiment d’être écouté, que demander de plus ? "

Born to nomadic parents and humble beginnings, Luke Richmond grew up running wild and free in the Australian outback. After finishing school, he joined the Australian Army and served his country overseas as an infantry soldier - an experience that sparked in him an unrelenting desire for adventure. But when he leaves the army, Luke finds himself broke and adrift in London, caught up in a soulless world of drug and alcohol addiction.

At age 26, Joanne P. McCallie, a.k.a. Coach P, began her career at Maine, where in the span of eight years, she elevated the women's basketball program to a very competitive team that outdrew the men's crowds, a rarity in college sports. Over her tenure, she created the Choice Not Chance (CNC) philosophy, training kids how to think and focus on making the correct choices in life. She imparted her passionate philosophy to all of her players and now brings it to her efforts as head coach at Duke. Choice Not Chance highlights McCallie's lessons for building a fierce competitor.

In Sport, the term 'good bloke' doesn't mean what it says. Like 'fun run', it in fact often means the exact opposite. Titus O'Reily, the sports historian Australia neither needs nor deserves, examines why our nation's sportspeople can do terrible things yet be so readily forgiven. In this Great...

When my dad retires, I take over as the new owner of the Charleston Coyotes hockey team. As a businessman and father of a teenage daughter, I'm prepared for the challenges of the game, but Maeve, the stunning blonde I meet on a dating app—not so much. Despite the large age gap, the connection between us is electric, and our one-night hookup quickly spirals into something deeper. But life checks me harder than a hockey player when I discover Maeve is the executive assistant my dad raved about—which means she now works for me.

The first time I meet Niall O'Rourke, he greets me, wearing little more than a scowl and a demeanor colder than the ice he skates on. I do my best to avoid him, that is, until he makes a proposition too good to refuse: I pretend to be his fiancee, and in return, he'll appear on my local television show. Despite our personalities clashing like hockey sticks, I discover beneath his brawny exterior is a man burdened by a complex past and a wounded heart.

'Maunder's book is more than just a biography of the rise and fall of a complicated man . . . It is also a critique of the damage that myth-making and the media can do to an athlete; a study of what happens to a demigod when thrown from Mount Olympus' The Times Charly Gaul is a forgotten cycling...