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Lakota Hoops: Life and Basketball on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (Critical Issues in Sport and Society)
by Alan KleinFor over 150 years the Lakota have tenaciously defended their culture and land against white miners, settlers, missionaries, and the U.S. Army, and paid the price. Their economy is in shambles and they face serious social issues, but their culture and outlook remain vibrant. Basketball has a role to play in the way that people on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation configure their hopes for a better future, and for pride in their community. In Lakota Hoops, anthropologist Alan Klein trains his experienced eye on the ways that Lakota traditions find a seamless expression in the sport. In a variety of way such as weaving time-honored religious practices into the game or extending the warrior spirit of Crazy Horse to the players on the court, basketball has become a preferred way of finding continuity with the past. But the game is also well suited to the present and has become the largest regular gathering for all Lakota, promoting national pride as well as a venue for the community to creatively and aggressively confront white bigotry when needed. Richly researched and filled with interviews with Pine Ridge residents, including both male and female players, Lakota Hoops offers a compelling look at the highs and lows of a community that has made basketball its own.
Laktat: Stoffwechselgrundlagen, Leistungsdiagnostik, Trainingssteuerung
by Hermann Heck Ulrich Bartmus Volker GrabowLaktat im Energiestoffwechsel und seine Nutzung in Leistungsdiagnostik und TrainingssteuerungDieses Buch widmet sich dem Thema Laktat in seinen verschiedensten Facetten. Es beschreibt neben einem historischen Abriss den Energiestoffwechsel des Muskels sowie ein Energiestoffwechselmodell, mit dem die meisten laktatbezogenen Phänomene erklärt werden können. Gängige Laktatanalysemethoden und Laktatschwellenkonzepte werden ebenso vorgestellt und kritisch diskutiert wie die zahlreichen Einflussfaktoren auf die Laktatleistungskurve (z. B. Testprotokoll, Vorbelastungen, Umgebungsbedingungen). Darüber hinaus wird der Einsatz von Laktat in der Leistungsdiagnostik und Trainingssteuerung – mit einem speziellen Fokus auf die Sportart Rudern – ausführlich thematisiert.Das Buch richtet sich an Sportmediziner und andere Ärzte, die leistungsdiagnostische Untersuchungen durchführen, sowie an Sportwissenschaftler, Trainer und an dem Thema interessierte Leistungs- und Breitensportler.
Lamar Hunt: The Gentle Giant Who Revolutionized Professional Sports
by David SweetWhen Lamar Hunt died in 2006 at age 74, the United States lost a pro sports visionary. While most fans know that Hunt was the founder of both the Kansas City Chiefs franchise and the American Football League (which merged with the National Football League to form the most successful sports league in U. S. history), football was only one of Hunt's interests.
Lameness: Recognizing And Treating The Horse's Most Common Ailment
by Christine King Richard Mansmann Equine ResearchLameness, one of the most common and most troublesome of all equine ailments, remains the primary reason why horses are unable to fulfill their potential and their riders' and trainers' expectations. More preparation time is lost, more competitions are missed, and more careers are prematurely ended because of lameness than any other condition.This book analyzes the causes, diagnoses, and management of the myriad causes of lameness:--Defining and identifying the lame leg; spotting gait abnormalities and non-muscular causes; physical examinations and evaluations; diagnostic tools and other tests; the role of the veterinarian and farrier in pre-purchase examinations.--Physical therapies; the applicability of rest, medications, and other veterinary procedures.--Hoof conformation and shoeing options.--Joint, bone, muscle, and tendon and ligament problems.--Neurological, dermatological, and developmental orthopedic causes of lameness.--Treatment of specific conditions to the foot, pastern and fetlock, cannon and splint bones, knee, upper foreleg, hock, upper hind leg, and back.No other book covers this vital subject in such a comprehensive and understandable fashion. For that reason, no other book deserves a more prominent place on the shelf of anyone who owns, trains, rides, or drives horses.
Lance Armstrong
by Bill GutmanBACK ON THE BIKE LANCE ARMSTRONG is the premier cyclist in sports history. But the road to victory has not been smooth, which makes his story all the more compelling. In 1991 he was the National Amateur Cycling Champion, and a professional career seemed guaranteed. But a grim diagnosis of cancer in 1996 threatened to cut the career -- and his life -- short. With the help of family, friends, and a dedicated team of doctors, Lance began the hard work not only to beat the disease, but to get back on the bike. By the summer of 1999 Lance was not only back, he was leading the pack to his first Tour de France win. And he hasn't stopped winning since that sweet victory. Here's the story of Lance Armstrong, from his first ride, to his most recent race, and all the twists and turns in between!
Lance Armstrong
by Sandra DonovanThe crowd cheered as Lance Armstrong crossed the finish line. One of the world's best cyclists, Lance has overcome many obstacles to get where he is today. The hardest thing he had to face was a serious case of cancer. Lance feared he would never ride again. Yet he recovered and worked hard to regain his strength. Three years after nearly dying from cancer, he shocked the world by winning his first Tour de France. In 2005, he became the only man to have won seven Tours in a row! Follow Lance through the ups and downs of his incredible career.
Lance Armstrong's War: One Man's Battle Against Fate, Fame, Love, Death, Scandal, and a Few Other Rivals on the Road to the Tour de France
by Daniel CoyleThe extraordinary story of greatness pushed to its limits, a vivid, behind-the-scenes portrait of Armstrong, perhaps the most accomplished athlete of our time, as he faces his biggest test: a historic sixth straight victory in the Tour de France.
Lance Armstrong's War: One Man's Battle Against Fate, Fame, Love, Death, Scandal, and a Few Other Rivals on the Road to the Tour de France
by Daniel CoyleNew York Times Bestseller: An “intimate, insightful, unflinching” portrait of the cyclist as he trains for—and triumphs in—the Tour de France (Jon Krakauer, New York Times–bestselling author of Into the Wild).This is an extraordinary story of greatness pushed to its limits; a vivid, behind-the-scenes portrait of perhaps the most accomplished athlete of our time as he vies for a historic sixth straight victory in the toughest sporting event on the planet. It is the true story of a superlative sports figure fighting on all fronts—made newly vulnerable by age, fate, fame, doping allegations, a painful divorce, and an unprecedented army of challengers—while mastering the exceedingly difficult trick of being Lance Armstrong, a combination of world-class athlete, celebrity, regular guy, and, for many Americans, secular saint.With a new afterword by the author, this updated edition features in-depth reporting on Armstrong’s unprecedented seventh consecutive Tour de France victory; new blood doping allegations; his continuing personal and legal battles; and his retirement. A fascinating journey through the little-known landscape of professional bike racing, Lance Armstrong’s War provides a hugely insightful look into the often inspiring, always surprising core of a remarkable athlete and the world that shapes him.“Well-researched and entertaining . . . his reporting is, quite simply, amazing.” —The New York Times“Fueled by superb reporting and the built-in suspense of the 2004 Tour, Lance Armstrong’s War is the equal of its distinguished and very complicated subject.” —Booklist (starred review)“Brisk and brilliant . . . captures the fabulous life and fast times of an international icon—and pierces the mystic heart of motivation itself.” —Hampton Sides, New York Times–bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers
Lance: The Making of the World's Greatest Champion
by John WilcocksonFew people know exactly how lance Armstrong became such an amazing force in cycling. Now, in Lance, John Wilcockson draws on dozens of interviews with those who know Armstrong best, to trace his remarkable life, both on and off the bike.<P><P> Family members—including his adoptive father, speaking publicly for the first time—recall Armstrong’s humble origins, the father he barely knew, and his single mom’s struggle for survival. His childhood friends and early mentors recall how he also excelled at other sports, including swimming, running, and triathlons.<P> Known for pushing his body to the extreme and intimidating his rivals, Armstrong accomplished extraordinary feats like winning the world’s professional roadrace championship at twenty-one and taking home the Tour de France trophy seven consecutive years in a row. But his many achievements have consistently been dogged by allegations of doping and secrecy.<P> In Lance, Wilcockson provides numerous details, many for the first time, of how Armstrong’s legendary training, near-fatal bout with cancer, and battles with the media drove him to reach the pinnacle of his sport.
Land Navigation Handbook
by W. S. KalsSooner or later any outdoor enthusiast will need more than trail markers for guidance. This best-selling manual - now thoroughly revised and updated - is designed for anyone who wants to chart a course in the wilderness: hiker, backpacker, snowshoer, skier, fisherman, or hunter. Step by step, it teaches the skills that enable you to answer the vital questions: Where am I now? Which way do I head to reach my destination? How far is it? And how long will it take me to get there?Starting with the basics of interpreting maps and orienting by compass, the proceeds clearly through the more advanced mysteries of land navigation: measuring distances and estimating travel times; determining and adjusting for local declination around the globe; using an altimeter to add the dimension of height to one's position; and navigation by means of sun and stars. In updating the late W. S. Kal's text, coauthor Clyde Soles focuses on the latest developments in technology and equipment. Readers learn, for example, that through digital mapping software, one can order the exact area desired, at any scale, and print it on waterproof paper. Soles also surveys the popular handheld GPS units and instructs in their use, and provides an overview of marine navigation for the growing sport of sea kayaking. Visuals include a full-color foldout topographic map for reference and practice, plus dozens of helpful drawings and photographs.Though much has changed, one thing certainly hasn't: The new edition of Land Navigation Handbook retains the solid information, spirit, and lively humor that made it a classic among outdoorspeople everywhere.
Land of Little Rivers: A Story in Photos of Catskill Fly Fishing
by Enrico Ferorelli Austin M. FrancisThe Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Neversink, Esopus, Schoharie, and Delaware--the rivers of angling pioneers Thaddeus Norris, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Theodore Gordon, and many others--are celebrated in this gorgeous book of photographs and text. In three major sections, Land of Little Rivers presents historical and physical profiles of the rivers; classic rods, reels, and flies; and engaging stories of the people, events, and developments that constitute the Catskill fly-fishing tradition.Complementing its photographic beauty, Land of Little Rivers is a book of substance, filled with fascinating stories, anecdotes, and nuggety captions. Land of Little Rivers is the product of author Francis's twenty-five years of research and writing about Catskill fly fishing, and of photographer Ferorelli's more than thirteen thousand images, from which has been selected the most evocative portfolio of photos ever made of these historic rivers. Together they have produced an exquisite, museum-quality work, one that captures magnificently the beauty and passion so central to the sport Izaak Walton called "the gentle art."
Land of the Horses
by Chris LombardAn intensely moving memoir of a young man who left heartbreak in Maine to seek healing Out West in the company of horses.Growing up in a small Maine town, Chris Lombard had never ridden a horse—never even touched one. But on one fateful night, as what he'd thought was a happy twenty-something life full of love and possibility fell suddenly apart, he met two horses and looked into their eyes. What he saw inspired him to leave everything he had, and everything he didn't have, behind, and go in search of what was missing.With the little he needed packed in his ten-year-old Pontiac Grand Prix, and little more to go on than a belief thatsomeone would give him a chance,Chris headed west to find work on a horse ranch. His journey took him first to the mountains of Colorado, then the Hollywood Hills of California, and finally, the wild borderlands of Southern Arizona. The settings changed but the same lessons came in quiet moments, movingly captured in these pages: watching horses, reaching out to them, swinging upon their backs. Chris learned new meanings for words—presence, connection, softness, and balance—the elements of good horsemanship feeding a deep hunger he didn't know he had. But learning to ride a horse, learning to communicate with him, to teach him things, these required qualities Chris was only beginning to cultivate. Human nature plans; it pushes and it rushes. And it would take a terrible accident to awaken a whole new awareness for time and space, and Chris's place within it, beside a horse.In the austere beauty of the Sonora Desert, Chris met a cowboy whose intense love for life on the back of a horse held a deep sadness at bay, but only for so long. Their brief time together, working land and livestock, would bring Chris to the realization that the richly fulfilling new life he'd found held all the answers he sought, but only if he could ultimately leave it behind.Evocatively written, interweaving the author's growing understanding of horses and how we connect with them with his deeply personal experiences,Land of the Horsesbrings to life a young man's transformation alongside the horses, people, and dramatic landscapes of the American West. Healing heartbreak, falling and getting back on, searching for somethingtrue—this is a story that is in all of us. And it shows we are all capable of creating the life we truly want to live.
Landing It: My Life On And Off The Ice
by Scott Hamilton Lorenzo BenetOlympic gold medallist Scott Hamilton recounts his life story-from a childhood spent in & out of hospitals with a growth-stunting disease to his decision to leave home at the age of thirteen to train, to winning seventeen successive skating competitions, to his recent battle with testicular cancer.
Landing on My Feet: A deeply personal memoir
by Mike CattOn 20 October 2007 Mike Catt MBE made history by becoming the oldest player to appear in a World Cup Final. It was also to be his last game for England in an international career stretching back 14 years in which he was awarded 75 caps.The occasion England against South Africa completed an extraordinary renaissance for the then 36-year-old whose international career had appeared to be over after he helped England win the 2003 World Cup in Australia. Earlier in 2007 he was not only recalled but appointed captain by head coach Brian Ashton. For a player famously run over by Jonah Lomu in the 1995 World Cup it was a remarkable comeback. In LANDING ON MY FEET Catt gives unprecedented access to his personal highs and lows and takes a look at the glorious highlights and the difficult setbacks of his professional career.LANDING ON MY FEET is a refreshingly honest and personal story of fourteen years at the top of international and club rugby from one of the most distinguished and respected players in the game.
Landing on My Feet: A deeply personal memoir
by Mike CattOn 20 October 2007 Mike Catt MBE made history by becoming the oldest player to appear in a World Cup Final. It was also to be his last game for England in an international career stretching back 14 years in which he was awarded 75 caps.The occasion England against South Africa completed an extraordinary renaissance for the then 36-year-old whose international career had appeared to be over after he helped England win the 2003 World Cup in Australia. Earlier in 2007 he was not only recalled but appointed captain by head coach Brian Ashton. For a player famously run over by Jonah Lomu in the 1995 World Cup it was a remarkable comeback. In LANDING ON MY FEET Catt gives unprecedented access to his personal highs and lows and takes a look at the glorious highlights and the difficult setbacks of his professional career.LANDING ON MY FEET is a refreshingly honest and personal story of fourteen years at the top of international and club rugby from one of the most distinguished and respected players in the game.
Landon Mayer's Guide Flies: Easy-to-Tie Patterns for Tough Trout
by Landon MayerWhen you spend as much time on the water as guide Landon Mayer, you need simple, easy-to-tie patterns that get the job done, day in and day out. In this fly-tying book, Mayer shares 20 of his top patterns for trophy trout that have been perfected on rivers and still waters in the Rockies and across the globe. These flies include twelve of Mayer&’s own designs as well as eight of his favorite flies by, Arlo Townsend, Angus Drummond, Phil Tereyla, Walt Mueller, Jr., Michael Burgess, Dave Hoover, Kevan Davidson, and Ken Walwrath. Instructions for each fly are covered in over 200 detailed step-by-step photos, each chapter includes fishing and rigging tips, and the book includes seven rigging illustrations by Dave Hall. Patterns in this book include the Tails Up Trico, Mayer&’s Mini Leech, Titan Tube Midge, Mini Leech Jig Damsel, and many more.
Landry: The Legend and the Legacy
by Bob St. JohnFrom a sports journalist, the biography of the legendary head coach of the Dallas Cowboys from 1966 to 1985.Just the mention of his name brings smiles to the faces of sports fans everywhere. Landry: The Legend and the Legacy is a tribute to the man behind the hat, the look, and the game. In rich texture, sports writer Bob St. John tells the story of one of America’s most loved heroes—Tom Landry—who was, for twenty-nine years, the Dallas Cowboys’ only head coach. Favorite memories of Landry are shared by others who knew him as a person and as a friend: Dan Reeves, Mike Ditka, Charlie Waters, Bob Lilly, Charles Swindoll, Roger Staubach, Drew Pearson. Pictures from throughout Landry’s career and recollections from friends and fellow players help depict the man who molded lives and changed the course of football forever.
Language Signs and Calming Signals of Horses: Recognition and Application
by Rachaël DraaismaThis practical book helps you interpret and connect the physical signals that horses display in response to their environment. These signals are evident in the everyday actions, gestures and attitudes that horses communicate to each other, but are often so subtle that they can go unnoticed by humans. This book aims to rectify that, offering horse lovers and equine professionals an opportunity to gain a unique insight into their 'horse's world'.Key features:includes detailed description of language signs of domestic horses, with a special emphasis on calming signalsincludes 275 pictures to visualize various language signs, calming signals, behaviour sequences and facial featurespresents communication ladders to show how a horse responds to incentives in his environment, and what signals he uses at certain momentscontains tips on the use of the communication ladders and calming signals to improve the socialisation, training and wellbeing of your horseconsiders equine psychological stress from an environmental perspective, providing a valuable alternative to the current common clinical perspective.After reading this book you will be more astute in spotting calming signals, displacement activities, stress signals and distance-increasing signals, and better able to see which stimuli your horse can handle and which he cannot. This means you will know what to do to calm your horse before his stress rises to an unmanageable level. Language Signs and Calming Signals of Horses is both fascinating and important reading for any equine veterinary practitioner, student or nurse, as well as horse owners and trainers.
Language, Identity Online and Running
by Nur Kurtoğlu-HootonThis book focuses on language and identity online within the context of running from an interdisciplinary perspective. It brings together digital ethnography, existential phenomenology, interpretative phenomenological analysis and sporting embodiment in the pursuit to explore runners’ lived experiences and identities online. Language, identity and identity online are often studied in broader social contexts such as education, culture and politics, and running is intimately related to key issues in contemporary society, such as health and exercise, sport and nationalism, embracing a variety of discourse types and having implications more generally for our identity as human beings. The evolving online media through which people make sense of who they are and which groups they belong to are enabling new ways of realising identities and relationships. This book will be of interest to applied linguists, discourse analysts, as well as those interested in sports, sports psychology, and identity enactment.
Language, Sex and Social Structure
by Jodie ClarkThis book offers an innovative way of doing critical discourse analysis that focuses on the performatively produced concepts and social structures that support oppressive attitudes in a community. It draws upon ethnographic data from a women's field hockey club to examine players' homophobic attitudes towards lesbians on the team.
Lanterne Rouge: The Last Man in the Tour de France
by Max LeonardIf you complete a bike race of over 3,000 miles in last place, overcoming mountain ranges and merciless weather, all while enduring physical and psychological agony, should you be branded the loser? What if your loss helped a teammate win? What if others lacked the determination to finish? What if you were trying to come in last? Froome, Wiggins, Mercks--we know the winners of the Tour de France, but Lanterne Rouge tells the forgotten, often inspirational and occasionally absurd stories of the last-placed rider. We learn of stage winners and former yellow jerseys who tasted life at the other end of the bunch; the breakaway leader who stopped for a bottle of wine and then took a wrong turn; the doper whose drug cocktail accidentally slowed him down and the rider who was recognized as the most combative despite finishing at the back. Max Leonard flips the Tour de France on its head and examines what these stories tell us about ourselves, the 99% who don't win the trophy, and forces us to re-examine the meaning of success, failure and the very nature of sport.
Lapadula: Mi historia, mis goles, mi sangre
by Gianluca LapadulaLA AUTOBIOGRAFÍA DEL JUGADOR DEL MOMENTO Desde su llegada a la selección, Gianluca Lapadula no ha dejado de llenar de esperanza los corazones de millones de peruanos que sueñan con asistir al mundial de fútbol Catar 2022. El coraje con el que defiende la camiseta blanquiroja ha sido fundamental para lograr ese anhelado objetivo. Las páginas de este libro relatan con voz personal e íntima el nacimiento de una vocación indoblegable dedicada al fútbol. Los vaivenes entre Italia y el Perú, las prácticas en la niñez y juventud, los primeros goles fundamentales, la experiencia de los fracasos y éxitos, así como la adopción de una patria redescubierta son algunos de los temas centrales que el lector hallará en sus páginas. Esta edición llega acompañada de imágenes personales de sus inicios como jugador, así como de su fuero más íntimo. Esta autobiografía de Gianluca Lapadula expresa conemoción los recuerdos y vivencias de un jugador que ha convertido su entrega por el equipo peruano en su marca personal. Un atleta cuyo sacrificio sobre el césped ha contagiado de emoción e ilusión a todo un país, y lo han convertido en ejemplo de mixtura, integración y orgullo para todos los peruanos.
Larceny Games
by Brian TuohyMajor League Baseball claims it hasn't had a game fixed by gamblers since 1919. No points have been shaved in the NBA since 1954. And the NFL states no game of theirs has come under outside influence - ever. These, however, are lies. The proof resides in FBI files only recently uncovered and discussed in Larceny Games.
Larceny and Old Leather: The Mischievous Legacy of Major League
by Eldon L. HamEvery baseball player from little league to the big leagues knows it is illegal to steal signs, yet every major league team assigns someone to do just that. Baseball thrives on trickery and deception. But as our oldest major team sport, its larcenous legacy goes much deeper than the field of play. In LARCENY AND OLD LEATHER: THE MISCHIEVOUS LEGACY OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, Eldon Ham—sports lawyer, professor, and author—traces the game's lesser-known, roguish past. His wry chapters, filled with anecdotes and statistics, expose both the hidden and the obvious cheating occurring throughout baseball's history, from corked bats and spitballs to betting and media hyperbole. Here is a book for both seasoned baseball fans and neophytes who'd like to get a look at the game that evolved into an industry. Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa, Pete Rose, and many other lesser known players make their appearance in this fascinating history, as Ham seeks not only to chronicle the legacy of deception inherent within the game, but also to explore why it is, and how it is, that this deception is exactly what makes baseball the most endearing of American games.
Larry Doby in Black and White: The Story of a Baseball Pioneer
by Jerry IzenbergWhen people think of baseball trailblazers, their minds immediately go to Jackie Robinson. He was the man who broke the color barrier, appearing in 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and would go on to a Hall of Fame career. His number 42 is retired throughout baseball, and every year MLB holds "Jackie Robinson Day" across the league. But he was far from the only trailblazer. That same year, a twenty-three-year-old Larry Doby appeared in a game for the Cleveland Indians. He is essentially known as the second African American to break the color barrier, and was the first to appear in the American League (as the Dodgers are in the National League). While Robinson is always the one to be spoken about, Doby was just as good in the field and at the plate. In fact, he was a 9x All-Star, a World Series champion (being the first African American, along with teammate Satchel Paige, to win a World Series), home run and batting champ, and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998 after an incredible 13-year MLB career. He is, and will always be, one of the greatest players in baseball history. Beginning his professional baseball career at the tender age of eighteen, he would play five years for the Newark Eagles of the Negro Leagues. In between, he spent two years out of baseball, defending his country in World War II as a member of the US Navy. While Robinson had instant success with the Dodgers, Doby struggled off the bat. Having to endure immense racism (from fans, other ballplayers, and even teammates), disrespect, and threats on his life (and that of his family), it did not take until the following year, 1948, before he truly emerged as one of the best players in the game. Written by esteemed author Jerry Izenberg--who saw Doby play with the Eagles as a youngster and would build a lifelong friendship with the ballplayer--Larry Doby is the real, raw story of perseverance and determination in the face of immense hatred. Including in-depth research, to go along with personal accounts and numerous one-on-one interviews, Izenberg delivers an incredible tale that gives Doby his due as one of the all-time greats, while also sharing the struggles, trials, and tribulations of being a black man in a white country. With Major League Baseball finally incorporating the records and stats of those in the Negro Leagues, Doby's story is one that is long-overdo, shedding light on what it was like playing baseball and being black in the 1940s and '50s, and how hard work and determination was key to rising above all the hate and becoming one of the greatest to ever play the game