Diverse sport memoirs for adults

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Diverse sport memoirs for adults

1TooLittleReading
Apr 2, 2024, 5:54 pm

Hello!
I'm trying to find sport memoirs that fit with an adult reader collection theme of JEDI (justice, equity, diversity and inclusion). There are plenty of memoirs out there, but for some reason I'm struggling with finding ones that might tempt readers to try the genre out.
Any suggestions would be great!

3lilithcat
Apr 2, 2024, 8:12 pm

>2 tealadytoo:

Those aren't memoirs, are they?

5TooLittleReading
Apr 2, 2024, 10:29 pm

>3 lilithcat: I'm okay with them being either memoirs or biographies; I had originally thought that reading from the athlete's point of view might be more engaging for new readers, but honestly I'm open to all suggestions at this point. :)

7Diabolical_DrZ
Edited: Apr 3, 2024, 1:46 am

stranger to the game The Autobiography of Bob Gibson An important memoir by a remarkable athlete and human

8tealadytoo
Apr 3, 2024, 5:40 am

>3 lilithcat: Sorry, biographies, not memoirs.

9Ennas
Edited: Apr 3, 2024, 5:52 am

I really liked Maiden voyage by Tania Aebi.

10Cecrow
Edited: Apr 3, 2024, 6:38 am

11vwinsloe
Edited: Apr 3, 2024, 8:04 am

One Life (soccer) by Megan Rapinoe should definitely meet your criteria.

Man in the Middle (basketball) and The David Kopay Story (American football) should, too.

Life is Short and So Am I (wrestling)

Days of Grace (tennis)

12Hope_H
Apr 7, 2024, 8:15 pm

These are biographies:

The Idealist: Jack Trice and the Battle for a Forgotten Football Legacy by Jonathan Gelber and Seneca Wallace definitely fits with the themes.

Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe by David Maraniss would fit, as well.

13Aquila
Apr 7, 2024, 9:20 pm

I can recommend Straight Up by rugby and sevens player Ruby Tui, it's been extremely popular in New Zealand.

14MsMixte
Apr 7, 2024, 9:45 pm

A Long Way Up, by E.G.Valens (sorry, Touchstones don't seem to work for this one). The story about Jill Kinmont, an alpine race skier who suffered a near fatal accident whilst competing in the giant slalom in the Snow Cup at Alta, UT.

15lilithcat
Apr 7, 2024, 9:52 pm

>14 MsMixte:

Touchstones don't work for that title because it's catalogued under the title The Other Side of the Mountain.

16MsMixte
Edited: Apr 7, 2024, 10:15 pm

>15 lilithcat: Interesting. My copy is definitely 'A Long Way Up'. Will have to check to see if it's a non-US edition.

Edit: mine is a 1966 Harper & Row edition, signed by Jill Kinmont. The cover I am using is my own copy!