The Football (American) category has 72 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.7★ across 193 ratings. The most-rated is The TB12 Method.
The Mentor Leader
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"Your only job is to help your players be better." That single idea had a huge impact on Tony Dungy when he heard it from one of his earliest mentors, and it led him to develop the successful leadership style so admired by players and coaches throughout the NFL. Now, a storied career and a Super Bowl victory later, Tony Dungy is sharing his unique leadership philosophy with you. In The Mentor Leader, Tony reveals what propelled him to the top of his profession and shows how you can apply the same approach to virtually any area of your life. In the process you'll learn the seven keys of mentoring leadership - and why they're so effective; why mentor leadership brings out the best in people; how a mentor leader recovers from mistakes and handles team discipline; and the secret to getting people to follow you and do their best for you without intimidation tactics. As a son, a football player, and a winning coach, Tony has always learned from others on his path to success. Now you can learn to succeed for your team, family, or organization while living out your values - by becoming a mentor leader.
©2010 Tony Dungy (P)2010 Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Chuck Noll
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Chuck Noll won four Super Bowls and presided over one of the greatest football dynasties in history, the Pittsburgh Steelers of the 70s. Later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his achievements as a competitor and a coach are the stuff of legend. But Noll always remained an intensely private and introspective man, never revealing much of himself as a person or as a coach, not even to the players and fans who revered him. Chuck Noll did not need a dramatic public profile to be the catalyst for one of the greatest transformations in sports history. In the nearly four decades before he was hired, the Pittsburgh Steelers were the least successful team in professional football, never winning so much as a division title. After Noll's arrival, his quiet but steely leadership quickly remolded the team into the most accomplished in the history of professional football. And what he built endured well beyond his time with the Steelers - who have remained one of America's great NFL teams, accumulating a total of six Super Bowls, eight AFC championships, and dozens of division titles and playoff berths.
©2016 University of Pittsburgh Press (P)2017 Tantor
Collision Low Crossers
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The definitive portrait of day-to-day life in the NFL, as told by the writer who was there. We watch football every Sunday, but we don't really see it. By spending a year with the New York Jets, Nicholas Dawidoff explored the game in such an intimate way that he can now put you right inside the NFL. Collision Low Crossers is a story that is part Paper Lion and part Moneyball, part Friday Night Lights and part The Office. In this absorbing, funny, and vividly written narrative, he describes the Combine, the draft, the practices, the strategy meetings, all while thinking deeply about such fundamental truths and the nature of success and disappointment in a massive and stressful collective endeavor. Most of what happens in today's NFL takes place at team facilities, walled off from fans and, until now, from writers. The New York Jets issued Dawidoff a security code, a locker, and a desk in the scouting department: for an entire year he lived with the team, from early-morning quarterback meetings to edgy late-night conversations. Dawidoff makes an emblematic NFL season come alive for fans and nonfans alike. Most of what happens in today's NFL takes place at team facilities, walled off from fans and, until now, from writers. The New York Jets issued Dawidoff a security code, a locker, and a desk in the scouting department: for an entire year he lived with the team, from early-morning quarterback meetings to edgy late-night conversations. Dawidoff makes an emblematic NFL season come alive for fans and nonfans alike. Dawidoff has written the book of depth and feeling that football has long deserved, one that will forever change the way people watch and think about the sport. "Collision low crossers" is a phrase defensive coaches use for the act of making legal contact with any potential pass receiver within five yards of the line of scrimmage. Beyond five yards, "collisioning" someone becomes a penalty. The term also evokes the most fundamental elements of the game - speed, aggression, the interplay between space and time, and meticulously planned events that likely will not come to fruition.
©2013 Nicholas Dawidoff (P)2013 Hachette Audio
Relentless
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New York Times best seller "Julian is the epitome of competitiveness, toughness, and the great things that are possible when someone is determined to achieve their goals." (Bill Belichick) "It's a privilege for me to play with someone as special as Julian." (Tom Brady) The Super Bowl champion wide receiver for the New England Patriots shares his inspiring story of an underdog kid who was always doubted to becoming one of the most reliable and inspiring players in the NFL. When the Patriots were down 28-3 in Super Bowl LI, there was at least one player who refused to believe they would lose: Julian Edelman. And he said so. It wasn't only because of his belief in his teammates, led by the master of the comeback, his friend and quarterback, Tom Brady - or the coaching staff run by the legendary Bill Belichick. It was also because he had been counted out in most of his life and career, and he had proved them all wrong. Whether it was in Pop Warner football, where his Redwood City, California, team won a national championship; in high school, where he went from a 4'10", 95-pound freshman running back to quarterback for an undefeated Woodside High team; or college, where he rewrote records at Kent State as a dual-threat quarterback, Edelman far exceeded everyone's expectations. Everyone's expectations, that is, except his own and those of his father, who took extreme and unorthodox measures to drive Edelman to quiet the doubters with ferocious competitiveness. When he was drafted by the Patriots in the seventh round, the 5'10" college quarterback was asked to field punts and play wide receiver, though he'd never done either. But gradually, under the tutelage of a demanding coaching staff and countless hours of off-season training with Tom Brady, he became one of the NFL's most dynamic punt returners and top receivers who can deliver in the biggest games. Relentless is the story of Edelman's rise, and the continuing dominance of the Patriot dynasty, filled with memories of growing up with a father who was as demanding as any NFL coach, his near-constant fight to keep his intensity and competitiveness in check in high school and college, and his celebrated nine seasons with the Patriots. Julian shares insights into his relationships and rivalries, and his friendships with teammates such as Tom Brady, Wes Welker, Matt Slater, and Randy Moss. Finally, he reveals the story behind "the catch" and life on the inside of a team for the ages. Inspiring, honest, and unapologetic, Relentless proves that the heart of a champion can never be measured.
©2019 Julian Edelman (P)2019 Hachette Books
Dream Big, Never Quit
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You Can’t Be Feeble in Football. But that’s exactly what Marc was. Repeatedly bullied and overweight, Marc was an unpopular kid who turned pain into fuel to transform his body, train his mind, and change the course of his entire life. What started as self-defense became an unquenchable thirst for self-improvement from pre-dawn sprints at his high school track to living in a storage closet while training for the NFL draft. It took blood, sweat, sacrifice - and his mom’s heartfelt advice - for Marc to go from an insecure boy to a professional NFL athlete. His against-all-odds story is proof that a bigger life, a better version of you, and incredible success is possible with enough grit, hard work, and dedication. For anyone who’s been told they aren’t strong enough, fast enough, or simply good enough, this book will move you to dream big and believe in yourself.
©2019 Marc Megna (P)2021 Marc Megna
CLIVE WOODWARD
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The greatest coach England has ever produced? Madmen? Genius? This is the ultimate, award-winning, highly acclaimed biography of Sir Clive Woodward. It has been brought fully up-to-date to celebrate the 10th anniversary of England's rugby World Cup victory. Learn about ever facet of Woodward's life. What made him great? Who did he upset along the way? What do the players REALLY think of him? What went wrong in football and what did he do to help British Olympians in their training for London 2012. He's brilliantly successful but what is he really like? And what does he do with teams to make them so successful?
©2005 Alison Kervin (P)2018 Alison Kervin
Football 101
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This is an entertaining, informative beginner's guide to understanding football. Also, I guarantee* that this is the most enjoyable introductory audiobook ever about football, and that after listening to this audiobook you will know and love the game. *Any guarantees mentioned in this audiobook are imaginary and not enforceable by law.
©2011 Gilbert Klein (P)2014 Gilbert Klein
NFL Confidential
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A current pro player takes fans on a pseudonymous trip through one of the most infamous years of football - the very long, sometimes funny, often controversial 2013-2014 season - sharing raucous, behind-the-scenes, on-the-field, and in-the-locker-room truth about life in the National Football League. "Well, to hell with being safe. I'm going to be honest." Johnny Anonymous' life goal was to be nothing greater or less than the Best NFL Back-Up of All Time™. For two years, he was content earning hundreds of thousands of dollars to stand on the sidelines doing absolutely nothing. But early in his third year, a starting lineman is injured, and he suddenly finds himself on the field. For most players, this moment is a dream come true. But not so for our author, one of the incredibly rare birds in football who reach the highest echelons, but who actually hate America's favorite game. That's right. Johnny Anonymous hates football. He hates what it does to his body, his brain, his life. Luckily, he can see the humor in his own situation, but also in the machinations of the NFL. Part truth-telling narrative, part whip-smart commentary that only a true insider could bring, part hilarious, NFL Confidential gives football fans a look at a world most would give anything to see, and gives non-fans a wild ride through the strange, and sometimes disturbing customs and realities of football today. Here is a truly unaffiliated look at the nation's biggest, most lucrative pastime over the course of one of its most transformative seasons. From hard-to-stomach diets, showdowns in the weight room, shenanigans in the locker room, the looming dread of being cut from the team, the racial issues that still exist in modern-day football, the rock-star lifestyle that players find themselves able to afford and sometimes enjoy a little too much, the notion of being lauded in a league plagued by controversy, and the sharp contrast between the love/hate of the game and the reality of the job, Johnny reveals a never-before-seen side of the NFL.
©2016 Johnny Anonymous (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers
Go Long! My Journey Beyond the Game and the Fame
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Football legend Jerry Rice was selected for the Pro Bowl 13 times and won three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers in his 20 NFL seasons. Rice grew up in Crawford, Mississippi, the son of a brick mason. He developed his hands by catching the bricks that his brothers threw at him. From these humble beginnings, Rice blazed a path to greatness, becoming the leading wide receiver in the NFL. In spite of Rice's legendary gridiron skills - or even his ability to transform himself into an instant ballroom-dance prodigy on ABC's hit TV series Dancing with the Stars - the surprising fact is that a guy like Jerry Rice is made, not born. In Go Long! Rice shares the inspirational lessons and empowering practices that have helped him attain success, both on and off the football field. Through the ups and downs of Rice's life and incomparable career, we discover how self-motivation, determination, and humility are the keys to achievement and true fulfillment.
©2006 Jerry Rice (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc.
PhD Football: Quarterback
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Success on offense begins and ends with the quarterback! PhD Football: Quarterback covers all aspects of the most important position in football: the quarterback! In this audiobook, you are led through the incremental process of how the top coaching staffs in the country coach and train the quarterback position. From selecting the right individual to lead the team, to quarterback drills and fundamentals, to detailing intricate coaching keys and progressions when tutoring the quarterback position, PhD Football: Quarterback covers it all! Go inside the championship football program and discover how the best quarterbacks are taught, coached, and trained by some of the leading offensive minds in the country. When you are finished with this volume, you will truly be a quarterback guru!
©2015 Mike Lowry (P)2018 Mike Lowry
Black College Football
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Black College Football: The Game That Time Forgot will re-explain everything that you thought you knew about Black college football. No one has ever discussed the contribution of BCF to the culture or the game of football in this fashion. Carlos Lock provides accounts of forgotten games, legendary players, and coaches, but most importantly, he instills the narrative that Black College Football matters. This book reinforces that belief and recognizes BCF contributions to African American Culture and the game of football. This book provides a pocket guide to historically Black colleges and universities’ classic football games to include appropriate etiquette when attending. Lock also recommends solutions for HBCU administrators to chart a new course and revive the Black College Football fan base. Lock grew up a Jackson State fan and lived Southwestern Athletic Conference football for a decade. He attended Hampton University, a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference school, where he noted the subtleties between the two conferences. He is more than equipped to tell this story; football is in his DNA.
©2020 Carlos A. Lock (P)2021 Carlos A. Lock
Belief
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From prison to premiership glory; this is Marlion Pickett’s extraordinary story. It’s the third quarter in the biggest game of the season. A young man lines up for goal. The 100,000 strong crowd leaps to its feet and roars as Marlion Pickett sends the ball soaring through the goalposts for his first ever major, celebrated by every teammate, a tradition upheld even on Grand Final day. It was the 2019 AFL Grand Final, and Richmond’s Marlion Pickett was making history as the first player in over 50 years to debut on that "one day in September". Marlion helped the Tigers thrash the Greater Western Sydney Giants in their debut grand final appearance and was judged third best on ground, only six days after steering Richmond’s VFL team with his best on ground performance to their nail biting Grand Final victory. Marlion Pickett’s extraordinary story of redemption is a true fairy tale. The tale of a man who came back from the brink to triumph on Australian sport’s biggest stage, a long-held dream come true. What’s even more remarkable about Marlion’s journey is how this young, troubled Aboriginal kid from Western Australia ever got his chance in the first place. A story all too sadly familiar - about drugs, crime, violence and time spent in jail - but also about a life picked up piece by piece through his own belief in himself and those around him who believed in him too. Belief also takes us inside the South Fremantle and Richmond Football clubs - clubs that have made stars and cult heroes out of other Indigenous players; clubs willing to overlook a talented kid’s troubled past to give him a chance. We meet the fellow players and support network who stood by Marlion’s side as he fought back against injury and the doubters and proudly ran onto the field at the MCG. Marlion’s resilience and strength is inspirational. His is an unforgettable Australian story of triumph over adversity. Foreword by Brendan Gale, CEO Richmond Football Club and Damien Hardwick, Senior Coach Richmond Football Club "[Belief reads] like a Steinbeck novel cum Tarantino film due to the vividly unfolding drama on almost every page." (Dr. Sean Gorman, AFL.com.au)
©2020 Marlion Pickett (P)2020 Simon & Schuster Audio
Surviving the Lights: A Professional Athlete's Playbook to Avoiding the Curse
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It's more than a game; it's more than money; it's your life! This audiobook will help aspiring professional athletes and their families avoid the curse that oftentimes comes with the professional sports culture. Why do so many NFL and NBA athletes struggle to lead productive, successful lives when they retire? Why do they invest in their talent but not their life? Don’t they know their playing days have an expiration date? The bigger question is: Why don’t college athletes prepare to be professionals like they prepare to be professional athletes? Why do they repeat their predecessors’ mistakes? Isn’t that insanity? By studying this playbook, aspiring and rookie NBA and NFL athletes will be able to create a blueprint to prepare them to navigate the world of professional sports and successfully transition into the final stage of their lives. This playbook takes a proactive approach in addressing the common issues that plague athletes, enabling them to move forward strategically and with purpose. This is your opportunity to change your thinking so you can change the game! By listening to this audiobook, you will give yourself a better shot at surviving the lights!
©2017 Tywanna Smith (P)2018 I'm Hearing Stories
Tom Brady
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This audiobook aims to serve as a biography of Tom Brady, documenting his life and career to date. Inside, you will learn about Brady’s childhood, his high school career, his time at college, as well as all of his NFL achievements! As you will soon discover, Tom Brady was not a natural football player. His incredible work ethic has been his key to success and has served him well throughout the years. Although he is now in his 40s, Tom Brady is showing no signs of slowing down. In this audiobook, we also discuss what might be next for Tom Brady and where his career could take him after football!
©2018 Ingram Publishing (P)2018 Ingram Publishing
The Proving Ground
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Life in the minor leagues of football, which NFL Europe has been aptly dubbed, can be funny, sad, profound and ludicrous all at the same time. At its heart, this six-team league is a short-stop away from either the glamour of the NFL or the bottom of the professional football scrap pile - a crossroads full of real-life drama where the joy of "making it" can be tempered by failure or injury with one misstep; where the difference between a multimillion dollar NFL contract and abject poverty may only be one play away. Just ask Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner. Author Lars Anderson brings to life the compelling drama of NFL Europe by spending a season with the Scottish Claymores. Anderson lives with the players at a hotel in Glasgow, Scotland, spending every waking minute with them - eating and heading out to the pubs as the Claymores make their championship run. Along with detailing the life and times of the Claymores, Anderson digs deep into the background of the players and coaches to help explain why some succeed and others fail in their quest to make it to that shining city on the hill - the NFL. Through the eyes of Anderson, the listener experiences what it means and what it's like to be a football player in Europe. The men that make up the Claymores are the strength of this book - a funny and complex lot that face many of the same issues we tackle every day. An inspiring portrait of both new beginnings and bitter ends, The Proving Ground will shock and delight listeners, while showing them another side of the professional football player. Of The Proving Ground, Frank Deford, award-winning author and commentator, says "Anderson deftly shows that you can take the football player out of America, but...he's the same creature, loving the game and scrambling for one more chance."
©2004 Lars Anderson (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
Peyton Manning
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Discover the Inspirational Story of Football Superstar Peyton Manning! You're about to discover the incredibly inspirational story of football superstar Peyton Manning. If you're reading this, then you must be a Peyton Manning fan, like so many others. As a fan, you must wonder how this man is so talented and want to know more about him. Peyton Manning is considered as one of the greatest football players in the world, and it's been an honor to be able to watch him play throughout his career. This audiobook will reveal to you much about Peyton Manning's story and the many accomplishments throughout his career. Here is a preview of what you'll learn: Youth and Family Life High School and College Career Professional Career and Personal Life Legacy, Charitable Acts and Much More! If you want to learn more about Peyton Manning, then this book is for you. It will reveal to you many things that you did not know about this incredible football star!
©2013 Bill Redban (P)2015 Bill Redban
Understanding Football for Beginners
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Learning football is not as difficult as you may have thought. Some people think football is confusing and sometimes, it can seem that way. Often the problem begins with trying to learn football from someone who understands football, but is so wrapped up in the game they are watching that they can't explain football adequately. Fans of football get so mesmerized watching the game that they don't want to explain it and may even get agitated when asked to explain football. That's where this audiobook comes in. Listen to How to Understand Football for Beginners once. Then watch a game on television. You will see that it's possible to understand football in less than an hour! If you find some things about football that are not clear, listen to the short book again and watch another game. By that point, you will understand football enough to enjoy the game. You will pick up on the intricacies of football as you continue to watch and enjoy football. There are no complicated diagrams or discussions of football "formations" or any of that nonsense! You'll just learn how football works and how to enjoy football. It's fun! And you can listen to Understanding Football for Beginners: How to Understand Football in Less Than an Hour in LESS than an hour! Start enjoying Super Bowl parties. Have fun at games with your friends. Spend more time with your significant other and enjoy America's number-one sport: football!
©2015 Mark A Hicks (P)2015 Mark A Hicks
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Yonkis Y Gitanos [Yonkis and Gypsies]
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En realidad, la obra de Hemingway es un gran críptico sobre la historia sevillista. Y quien diga lo contrario, o se lo dijera a cierto chaval que vio a su equipo bajar con 16 años y ahí quedó tullido de la cabeza para siempre, miente o es un imbécil. Si no fuera así, ¿qué simboliza entonces el leopardo congelado en las nieves perpetuas del Kilimanjaro, sino el título de Liga que nunca podremos alcanzar mientras morimos de gangrena a pocos pasos de él? Es un audiolibro que cautiva al oyente en los primeros instantes, un relato que va más allá de la historia del fútbol. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
©2014 José Lobo 2014 Libros del K.O., S.L.L. (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
Finally Free
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One of the most talented and polarizing athletes of our generation, Michael Vick’s stunning story has captured news headlines across the nation. From his poverty-stricken youth, to his success on the field in high school and college, to his rise to NFL stardom and his fall from grace, Finally Free shows how a gifted athlete’s life spiraled out of control under the glare of money and fame, aided by his own poor choices. In his own words, Vick details his regrets, his search for forgiveness, the moments of unlikely grace - and the brokenness that brought his redemption on the way to his celebrated return to the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles.PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.
©2012 Michael Vick (P)2012 Oasis Audio
Messi vs Ronaldo
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En 2009 el Real Madrid pagó cerca de 80 millones de euros para hacerse con Cristiano Ronaldo con la intención de frenar a un F.C. Barcelona que parecía imbatible. Desde ese día nació un duelo histórico entre Messi y Cristiano Ronaldo, dos de las más importantes figuras de la historia del fútbol. Nunca antes dos estrellas de esta categoría habían convivido en un mismo momento histórico y en un mismo campeonato.La liga española lleva seis años disfrutando de un pulso entre dos jugadores que no dejan de superarse a sí mismos y cuya ambición no parece tener fin. Luca Caioli nació en Milán en 1958 pero vive en Madrid desde el año 2001. Como periodista especializado en deportes, a lo largo de los últimos años ha seguido muy de cerca los principales acontecimientos internacionales. Ha trabajado en periódicos italianos como Il Manifesto, L’Unitá, La Repubblica o la Gazzetta dello Sport. Ha sido redactor jefe de deportes en Euronews TV y ha colaborado en otros medios como la RAI en Italia y Granada TV en Gran Bretaña.Desde que en 2001 se trasladó a vivir a España, trabaja como corresponsal de Sky Tg24, a la vez que ejerce como comentarista deportivo de La Sexta, Cuatro, Onda Cero y Cadena Ser, así como de columnista del diario Marca y colaborador del Corriere della Sera.
©2020 SAGA Egmont (P)2020 SAGA Egmont