Overcoming the Odds
5 total works
Traces the hockey career of the Pittsburgh Penguins star, Mario Lemieux, and discusses the challenge he faced in his battle against Hodgkin's disease.
A biography of the tennis star known for her two-handed grip who beat the odds after being stabbed in the back at the 1993 Citizen Cup tournament in Hamburg, Germany.
Relates how Hakeem Olajuwon overcame many obstacles to become one of the best centers in the NBA.