Sports Athletes

Right out of college, Abby Wambach shot to fame in the United States soccer scene. In 2002, she was picked second in the Women's United Soccer Association draft by the Washington Freedom. She also became a leading scorer on the US Women's National Team. After winning the 2012 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award and two Olympic gold medals, Abby is still going strong. She holds the world record for international goals. Follow Abby's story from her beginnings at University of Florida to becoming an international soccer superstar.

In this chapter book biography by acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss, listeners learn more about the life and work of Pat Tillman—an NFL player who left his career with the Arizona Cardinals to enlist in the army after 9/11, and ultimately was killed by friendly fire. After 9/11, Pat Tillman felt it was his duty as an American to stand up for the country, even though he was a pro football player in the prime of his career.

Roger Federer is recognized as the greatest tennis player of all time. An all-around, all-court player known for his exemplary fluid style in tennis play, with incredible speed and extraordinary shot making, his versatility in the court is simply one of a kind. He is also one of few highest-paid athletes, making around 40-50 million euros annually. Generally speaking, he is one of the few extremely successful athletes, specifically in the tennis field.

If you're an athlete hard in training, you're going to be at risk for a wide number of different conditions that you need to learn about so that you can not only work to prevent them (best case scenario), and so that you can learn to treat them if you do in fact find yourself suffering.