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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Growing Up -- Tunnel Vision -- Molly-Putz -- Friendship Forever -- Life Change -- A Friend in Need -- Two Clippings -- The Anatomy of Defeat -- Making a Come-Back -- Team U.S.A. at the 1972 Munich Olympics -- The Case of the Missing Medal -- Olympic Tragedy -- A New Focus -- The Banach Legacy -- Wrestling Writer -- The Deduction of Barry Davis -- Fishing with Jenni -- A Total Life -- Growing Up (Annie) Gable -- Coaching the Brands -- Granny's Powerful Letter -- The Tattoos of Chad Zaputil -- Molly's Victory -- Ace in the Making -- Finishing Strong -- Mother Knows Best -- Epilogue: The Patience of Change -- List 1: Wrestlers. List 2: Awards. |
| Summary |
What does it take to be an Olympic gold medalist and to coach a collegiate team to fifteen NCAA titles? In A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable, famed wrestler and wrestling coach Dan Gable tells engaging and inspiring stories of his childhood in Waterloo, Iowa; overcoming the murder of his sister as a teenager; his sports career from swimming as a young boy, to his earliest wrestling matches, through the 1972 Olympics; coaching at the University of Iowa from the Banachs to the Brands; life-changing friendships he made along the way; and tales of his family life off the mat. A celebration of determination, teamwork, and the persevering human spirit, A Wrestling Life captures Gable's methods and philosophies for reaching individual greatness as well as the incredible amount of fulfillment and satisfaction that comes from working as part of a team. Whether we are athletes or not, we all dream of extreme success and are all looking to make our future the best it can be, but along the way we will undoubtedly need time to recover and rejuvenate. Let these stories inspire you to find your path to strength and achievement along whatever path you take. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Gable, Dan.
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Gable, Dan. |
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Iowa Hawkeyes (Wrestling team) -- Anecdotes.
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Iowa Hawkeyes (Wrestling team) |
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Anecdotes.
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Wrestling coaches -- United States -- Biography.
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Wrestling coaches. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports. |
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference. |
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- General. |
| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Anecdotes.
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Autobiographies.
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Schulte, Scott.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gable, Dan. Wrestling life : the inspiring stories of Dan Gable. Iowa City, [Iowa] : University Of Iowa Press, ©2015 xvi, 155 pages 9781609383404 |
| ISBN |
9781609383305 (electronic book) |
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1609383303 (electronic book) |
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1609383400 |
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9781609383404 |
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9781609383268 (paperback ; acid-free paper) |
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