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Sporting Lives

Biographies

Lives of athletes and coaches, from Muhammad Ali and John Wooden to Andre Agassi, Abby Wambach and the men of Oregon.

25 books on Sporting Lives, recommended by 23 people including Mohnish Pabrai and Andrew Wilkinson.

25 books · 25 experts

Start here

  1. Bowerman and the Men of OregonKenny Moore, 2006
  2. The Billionaire and the MechanicJulian Guthrie, 2013
  3. A Sense of Where You AreJohn McPhee, 1965
  4. The Jordan RulesSam Smith, 1992
  5. Days Of Grace: A MemoirArthur Ashe, Arnold Rampersad, 1993

The best books on Sporting Lives 25

Bowerman and the Men of OregonBowerman and the Men of Oregon
T3 Bowerman and the Men of Oregon
Kenny Moore · 2006
Biography of Nike's co-founder and coach, by his athlete.
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The Billionaire and the MechanicThe Billionaire and the Mechanic
T3 The Billionaire and the Mechanic
Julian Guthrie · 2013
His America's Cup campaign; the only book covering the later Ellison.
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Recommended byAndrew Wilkinson
A Sense of Where You AreA Sense of Where You Are
T4 A Sense of Where You Are
John McPhee · 1965
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Recommended byPaul GrahamRyan Peterson
The Jordan RulesThe Jordan Rules
T4 The Jordan Rules
Sam Smith · 1992
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Recommended byLarry Ellison
Days Of Grace: A MemoirDays Of Grace: A Memoir
T4 Days Of Grace: A Memoir
Arthur Ashe, Arnold Rampersad · 1993
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Dark Side of the Game: My Life in the NFThe Dark Side of the Game: My Life in the NFL
T4 The Dark Side of the Game: My Life in the NFL
Tim Green · 1996
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and RefleWooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
T4 Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
John R. Wooden, John Wooden · 1997
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Recommended byPatrick Collison
King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the RiseKing of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero
T4 King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero
David Remnick · 1998
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
It's Not About the BikeIt's Not About the Bike
T4 It's Not About the Bike
Lance Armstrong · 1999
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Recommended byEv Williams
CoachCoach
T4 Coach
Michael Lewis · 2005
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Education of a CoachThe Education of a Coach
T4 The Education of a Coach
David Halberstam · 2005
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Recommended byRyan HolidayNick Crocker
My Life and BattlesMy Life and Battles
T4 My Life and Battles
Jack Johnson · 2007
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Recommended byRyan Holiday
A Champion's MindA Champion's Mind
T4 A Champion's Mind
Pete Sampras · 2008
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Recommended byBill Gates
OpenOpen
T4 Open
Andre Agassi · 2009
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Recommended byAndrew WilkinsonMohnish PabraiBill GatesJoe GebbiaMark ZuckerbergMichael BatkoTim Ferriss
In the Firing Line
T4 In the Firing Line
Ed Cowan · 2011
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Recommended byNick Crocker
Inside the Peloton: My Life as a ProfessionaInside the Peloton: My Life as a Professional Cyclist
T4 Inside the Peloton: My Life as a Professional Cyclist
Nicolas Roche · 2011
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Recommended byPatrick Collison
Barbarian DaysBarbarian Days
T4 Barbarian Days
William Finnegan · 2015
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“I'd been gifted this book like three times but had zero interest in reading it. I don't care about surfing. God was I wrong. Beautiful stuff.”Andrew Wilkinson
Recommended byAndrew WilkinsonPaul GrahamSahil Bloom
Back from the DeadBack from the Dead
T4 Back from the Dead
Bill Walton · 2016
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Recommended byBrad Feld
ForwardForward
T4 Forward
Abby Wambach · 2016
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Recommended bySheryl Sandberg
Late to the BallLate to the Ball
T4 Late to the Ball
Gerald Marzorati · 2016
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Recommended byBill Gates
Rising AboveRising Above
T4 Rising Above
Gregory Zuckerman, Elijah Zuckerman, Gabriel Zuckerman · 2016
Sports book for young readers
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Running ManRunning Man
T4 Running Man
Charlie Engle · 2016
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Recommended byDavid Cancel
The Sixth ManThe Sixth Man
T4 The Sixth Man
Andre Iguodala · 2019
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Recommended byArianna HuffingtonBill GurleyJeff Jordan
BraveyBravey
T4 Bravey
Alexi Pappas · 2021
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Recommended byCasey Neistat
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
T4 What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Haruki Murakami
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Recommended byBrian Koppelman

Experts 25

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Authors 2

Michael Lewiswrote 1 book here
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Gregory Zuckermanwrote 1 book here

Recommenders 23

MP
Mohnish Pabrairecommends 5 books here
AW
Andrew Wilkinsonrecommends 3 books hereBill Gatesrecommends 3 books herePaul Grahamrecommends 2 books hereRyan Holidayrecommends 2 books here
NC
Nick Crockerrecommends 2 books herePatrick Collisonrecommends 2 books hereBrad Feldrecommends 1 book hereArianna Huffingtonrecommends 1 book hereBill Gurleyrecommends 1 book here
BK
Brian Koppelmanrecommends 1 book hereCasey Neistatrecommends 1 book here
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DC
David Cancelrecommends 1 book hereEv Williamsrecommends 1 book here
JJ
Jeff Jordanrecommends 1 book hereJoe Gebbiarecommends 1 book hereLarry Ellisonrecommends 1 book hereMark Zuckerbergrecommends 1 book here
MB
Michael Batkorecommends 1 book here
RP
Ryan Petersonrecommends 1 book here
SB
Sahil Bloomrecommends 1 book hereSheryl Sandbergrecommends 1 book hereTim Ferrissrecommends 1 book here
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