In honor of Disability Pride Month, why not learn more about disabled athletes and the way they compete? And if you're looking for more about athletes in general, did you know MHL now has a subscription to The Athletic?
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The hard parts : a memoir of courage and triumph
by Oksana Masters The United States' most decorated winter Paralympic or Olympic athlete tells how she overcame Chernobyl disaster-caused physical challenges through sheer determination and a drive to succeed to win the world's best in elite rowing, biathlon, cross-country skiing and road cycling competitions. |
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Centered : autism, basketball, and one athlete's dreams
by Anthony Ianni "They don't know me. They don't know what I'm capable of." Diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder, a form of autism, as a toddler, Anthony Ianni wasn't expected to succeed in school or participate in sports, but he had other ideas. As a child, Ianni told anybody who would listen, including head coach Tom Izzo, that he would one day play for the Michigan State Spartans. Centered: Autism, Basketball, and One Athlete's Dreams is the firsthand account of a young man's social, academic, and athletic struggles and his determination to reach his goals. |
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Fire in my eyes : an American warrior's journey from being blinded on the battlefield to gold medal victory
by Brad Snyder Recounts the inspiring story of how the author, a Navy Special Operations hero, lost his sight during an IED explosion before dedicating himself to adapting and training with the U.S. Paralympic Team, where a year after his injury he won a gold medal in men's swimming. |
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Hockey's hidden gods : the untold story of a Paralympic miracle on ice
by S. C. Megale Hockey's Hidden Gods is the incredible true story of the US Paralympic sled hockey team that overcame personal hardships to win gold. The tragic yet ultimately inspiring stories of the individual players, told through original interviews with the author, bring to life this uplifting, deeply moving, and little-known piece of sports history. |
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Imperfect : an improbable life
by Jim Abbott A one-handed pitcher who became one of the select few to pitch a no-hitter in Major League Baseball, explains how he rose above his disability to excel at the sport he loved through high school, college and adulthood. |
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Limitless : the power of hope and resilience to overcome circumstance
by Mallory Weggemann The Paralympic gold-medalist, world champion swimmer, ESPY winner and NBC Sports commentator shares the lessons she learned about redefining limitations and realizing that healing is not chronological after a routine medical procedure left her paralyzed from the waist down. |
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Murderball
The triumphant stories of quadreplegic athletes who competed in full contact wheelchair rugby in the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. |
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Unsinkable : from Russian orphan to Paralympic swimming world champion
by Jessica Tatiana Long The champion Paralympic swimmer presents an inspirational photographic memoir that describes her birth in Siberia with fibular hemimelia, her adoption from a Russian orphanage at 13 months and the big and small life events that marked her rise to the second most decorated U.S. Paralympic athlete of all time. |
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Unstoppable : from underdog to undefeated
by Anthony Robles The powerful and inspiring story of an all-American wrestler who defied the odds. |
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Walking miracle : how faith, positive thinking, and passion for football brought me back from paralysis ... and helped me find purpose
by Ryan Shazier An All Pro linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers shares his return to football after an injury that almost forced him into a retirement but also prepared him for another purpose—that of father and husband, philanthropist and football analyst. |
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Work with what you got
by Zion Clark In this inspirational story of courage, determination, strength and self-invention, an elite wheelchair racer and wrestler recounts a childhood of abuse and neglect until he meets two saviors—a wrestling coach who sensed his “warrior spirit” and his adoptive mother who set him up for success. |