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Teresa Edwards has won more Olympic medals than any other basketball player in history with four golds and one bronze. She is the youngest woman to win a gold medal in basketball - and the oldest. She’s a WNBA pioneer and has been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Now, for the first time, she shares the story of her greatest loss - and her most incredible victory.

Abhinav Bindra once shot 100 out of 100 in practice six times in a row and walked out of the range unhappy. He is a perfectionist who once soled his shoes with rubber from Ferrari tyres because he thought it would help. He would wake up at 3:00 a.m. to practise at his range at home if an idea suddenly struck him. It is from such obsession that greatness arrives.

Read by the author. What fears are standing in your way or holding you back? How do you want to become stronger? Olympic and World champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin wants to help you answer these questions as she shares her personal story of struggles and victories, of faith and transformation...

The Gold Standard is a sports discussion podcast released and produced by the Minnesota Daily. Hosted by different sports reporters at the Daily, the podcast features event previews and discussion about all things sports at the University of Minnesota.

A riveting true account of gold rush fever in mid-19th-century America, rich with the thrilling exploits of daring fortune seekers and dangerous outlaws. America was never the same after January 24, 1848. It was on that day that a carpenter named James Marshall discovered a tiny nugget of gold while building a sawmill at Sutter's Fort, just east of Sacramento, California. Marshall's find ignited a fever the nation had never known before.

2 Ex - College Athleten und ein Podcast über Olympische Spiele & andere Sport-Events, die sie nie erreicht haben.

Es geht um alles oder nichts in Cortina d’Ampezzo! Unsere bayerischen Olympia-Hoffnungen Dajana Eitberger und Magdalena Matschina sind zu Gast und packen aus: Wie fühlt es sich an, mit 120 km/h und dem 15-fachen Körpergewicht in die Kurve gepresst zu werden? Während Dajana vor dem Start gegen Übelkeit und Nervosität kämpft, setzt Magdalena auf italienische Party-Hits. Die beiden verraten, warum sie trotz Polizei- und Bundeswehr-Jobs keine Profis im klassischen Sinne sind und warum ausgerechnet ein offenes Fenster das einzige Streitthema ihrer Freundschaft ist. Ein ehrlicher Blick ...

Green to Gold is an essential guide for forward-thinking business leaders who see the Green Wave coming and want to profit from it. This audio explores what every executive must know to manage the environmental challenges facing society and business. Based on the authors' years of experience and hundreds of interviews with corporate leaders around the world, Green to Gold, shows how companies generate lasting value.

Episode #1: Arkansas Tech University's Women's Basketball

Step into the inner circle of the global sports industry with host Robin Welch, a seasoned broadcasting executive who pulls back the curtain on the stories you were never meant to hear. Drawing from his own high-stakes experiences, from negotiating deals with Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone to launching sports channels across Europe, Robin offers a rare, insider perspective that goes far beyond the headlines. This is the home of "Sports Whisperer," where the business of sport meets the human drama behind the results. Each episode delivers unfiltered access to legends and dealmakers from ...

Snooker is a British success story, a working-class game which became a multi-million pound professional sport, exported to the world. Beginning as an upper-class pursuit invented in the British Raj, snooker was taken up in the working men's clubs of industrial Britain. It nearly ceased to exist as an organized sport in the late 1950s, before reviving and becoming big business in the Thatcher era: 18.5 million people watched the famous 1985 World Championship final.

Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell, and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail. Thiswill be the twenty-first novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Thomas Kydd series. 1809. After his heroic actions during the retreat to Corunna, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is the...

For decades, coal has been crucial to America's culture, society, and environment, an essential ingredient in driving out winter's cold, cooking meals, and lighting the dark. In the coalfields and beyond, Bob Wyss describes how this magical elixir sparked the Industrial Revolution, powered railroads, and built urban skylines, while providing home comforts for families.

Short episodes, big takes. The quickest Niners breakdown in the game and where the Faithful get there fast facts. If you are wanting San Francisco 49ers news, from injuries, statistics, and unbiased politics in 15 minutes or less, you have come to the right place. Join Angela for your 49er’s updates. Podcasts are uploaded weekly on Saturdays.

If you haven't seen a Discovery Channel gold-hunting show, you might picture a gold prospector as a relic of the Wild West: a TNT-toting bearded old man wildly swinging a pick on the hunt for nuggets, guided by old maps, superstition, legends and instinct. It's still predominantly a man's world, and still often fanatical, but these days the golden dream attracts people from all walks of life—and 25-year-old Tyler Mahoney (Australian star of the Discovery Channel's Gold Rush series) is leading the way.

One of America’s most heralded young divers, David Boudia twice went for Olympic gold, training obsessively and whole-heartedly for success. In his first Olympics, he failed miserably, not winning a single medal. Four years later saw a different story: he mounted the podium twice, winning both...

True athletic success lies not in achievements, but in perseverance. Hi, I'm Devon. Welcome to Glory Isn't Always Gold, where we spotlight athletes that didn't take the next step in their athletic career. As a retired gymnast of 15 years, yes, I know what it feels like to dedicate your life to a sport and eventually close that chapter. Maybe you didn't play professionally...maybe you suffered an injury and your biggest dreams were ripped away. Join me as we unpack the stories of individuals that deserve to honor their voice and athletic career. Glory Isn't Always Gold premieres Thursday, ...

From the bestselling historian and acclaimed broadcaster ‘A rich social history … Paxman’s book could hardly be more colourful, and I enjoyed each page enormously’ DOMINIC SANDBROOK, SUNDAY TIMES ‘Vividly told … Paxman’s fine narrative powers are at their best’ THE TIMES Coal is...

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Half a book on basketball, half a book on management techniques, The Gold Standard captures Coach K's personal style and approach to getting different (and sometimes difficult) people to work hard and succeed in reaching a common goal. "In all forms of leadership, whether you are a coach, a CEO...