Moments of courage
Subtitle: bravery under pressure
By: Jay Jennings
Series: Sports triumphs
Publisher: Silver Burdett
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 58
ISBN-13: 9780382241086; 9780382241147
Subjects: Athletes; Courage; Juvenile literature; Biography
Description: Examines the lives and hard work of five athletes who displayed courage in facing great obstacles. With individual stories taken from the lives of famous athletes, great moments of heroism and bravery are retold.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Greg Louganis: Diving's fearless perfectionist; title: Diana Nyad: Swimming's marathon master; title: Jackie Robinson: Breaking baseball's color barrier; title: Libby Riddles: Braving the cold; title: Billie jean King: Tennis's woman warrior; title: Index.