The Amateur Athlete

In addition to being an amateur athlete, I’m also a bookworm, so I’d like to share my favorite sports books with you:

General

Dynamic Stretching by Mark Kovacs

Tennis

Open by Andre Agassi

Basketball

Play Their Hearts Out by George Dohrmann

Baseball

The Only Way I Know by Cal Ripken Jr.

Hockey

The Game by Ken Dryden

Soccer

Soccernomics by Simon Kuper & Stefan Szymanski

Sports Psychology

Hockey Tough by Saul Miller

10-Minute Toughness by Jason Selk

Sports Economics

Hard Ball: The Abuse of Power in Pro Team Sports

Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won

I’m always reading several sports books so there will probably be additions to this list in the future.

Have you read any of these books? Tell me your thoughts on them in the comments section below.