20 greatest athletes of the 20th century (Sports illustrated for kids books) [Unknown Binding]

Brad Herzog (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sports illustrated for kids books | Publication Date: 2000

Who do you think are the greatest athletes of the 20th century? Would you pick athletes who were good at more than one sport? Would you pick individuals who were champions over and over again? Or how about team stars who set lots of records? 20 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century includes some of each of these types of stars. Wayne Gretzky broke almost every record in the NHL record book. Jackie Joyner-Kersee was an Olympic multi-sport superstar. Jim Thorpe was an Olympic track-and-field champion, as well as a college and pro football star. Michael Jordan was a six-time MVP in the NBA finals. These four super athletes are joined by 16 more sports greats in this book.

Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sports Illustrated for Kids (2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886749833
• ISBN-13: 978-1886749832
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,430,661 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

ABOUT BRAD HERZOG

Brad Herzog is the author of more than two-dozen books for children and four titles for adults, including three critically acclaimed travel memoirs about his travels through small-town America. His first travel narrative, STATES OF MIND, rose to #2 on the Amazon.com bestseller list. Brad's series of children's alphabet books for Sleeping Bear Press include S IS FOR SAVE THE PLANET, which was a finalist in the National "Best Books 2009" Awards and won a Mom's Choice Award.

As a freelance magazine writer, Brad has been honored several times by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), including a Grand Gold Medal for best feature article of the year. He has been interviewed on "The Today Show" and "Oprah" and has been profiled in publications ranging from People magazine to Reader's Digest. Brad (www.bradherzog.com) lives in California with his wife and two sons.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good book for children as it points out how some of the best ahtletes struggled to achieve their greatness, June 14, 2007

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This review is from: 20 greatest athletes of the 20th century (Sports illustrated for kids books)

While there will always be some dispute about the top 20 athletes of the 20th century, there can be no dispute about the accomplishments of these people. The 20 listed in the book are:

*) Muhammad Ali
*) Jim Brown
*) Wilt Chamberlain
*) Nadia Comaneci
*) Babe Didrikson Zaharias
*) Wayne Gretzky
*) Michael Jordan
*) Jackie Joyner-Kersee
*) Carl Lewis
*) Willie Mays
*) Joe Montana
*) Martina Navratilova
*) Jack Nicklaus
*) Jesse Owens
*) Pele
*) Jackie Robinson
*) Bill Russell
*) Babe Ruth
*) Pete Sampras
*) Jim Thorpe

Some of the people, such as Jackie Robinson, are in this list for greatness that went beyond his statistics in his sport. Unlike the records of others, his will stand forever with no hope of anyone else ever breaking it. However, for some of the others, the word dominance simply is not enough to describe their actions. Babe Ruth hitting more home runs than many other teams in the majors, Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points in a single game and averaging over 50 points a game for a season and Babe Didrikson Zaharias being the sole member of a track team and winning a championship are some examples.
This is an excellent book for children as it presents some of the amazing feats of people we call athletes. In many cases it also demonstrates that the best athletes play all aspects of their game very well and many struggled and worked hard to achieve their greatness.