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40 Great Sports Biographies

This being a collection of biographies, memoirs and autobiographies, there's little room for books about specific events, sporting revolutions, one-off incidents or great sports writing stunts. Except when I've decided that there should be, of course.
And the picture? Why it's none other than Bruce Lee unwinding in his library.
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Coming Back to Me (Marcus Trescothick)
Coming Back to Me (Marcus Trescothick)
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Ball Four
Ball Four
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Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (Mick Foley)
Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (Mick Foley)
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Lion Man (Ian McGeechan)
Lion Man (Ian McGeechan)
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Days of Grace (ARTHUR ASHE WITH ARNOLD RAMPERSAD)
Days of Grace (ARTHUR ASHE WITH ARNOLD RAMPERSAD)
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Addicted (Tony Adams)
Addicted (Tony Adams)
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A Lot of Hard Yakka (Simon Hughes)
A Lot of Hard Yakka (Simon Hughes)
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Sevens Heaven (Ben Ryan)
Sevens Heaven (Ben Ryan)
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10 for 10: Hedley Verity and the Story of Cricket's Greatest Bowling Feat (Chris Waters)
10 for 10: Hedley Verity and the Story of Cricket's Greatest Bowling Feat (Chris Waters)
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Seoul Glow: The Story Behind Britain's First Olympic Hockey Gold (Rod Gilmour)
Seoul Glow: The Story Behind Britain's First Olympic Hockey Gold (Rod Gilmour)
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In Search of Robert Millar: Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britain's Most Successful Tour De Fr (Richard Moore)
In Search of Robert Millar: Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britain's Most Successful Tour De Fr (Richard Moore)
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CB Fry: King of Sport - England's Greatest All Rounder; Captain of Cricket, Star Footballer... (Iain Wilton)
CB Fry: King of Sport - England's Greatest All Rounder; Captain of Cricket, Star Footballer... (Iain Wilton)
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Douglas Jardine: Spartan Cricketer (Christopher Douglas)
Douglas Jardine: Spartan Cricketer (Christopher Douglas)
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Open Side: The Official Autobiography (Sam Warburton)
Open Side: The Official Autobiography (Sam Warburton)
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Shoe Dog (Phil Knight)
Shoe Dog (Phil Knight)
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Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch
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Basil D'Oliveira: Cricket and Conspiracy: The Untold Story (Peter Oborne)
Basil D'Oliveira: Cricket and Conspiracy: The Untold Story (Peter Oborne)
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A Life Too Short the Tragedy of Robert Enke (Ronald Reng)
A Life Too Short the Tragedy of Robert Enke (Ronald Reng)
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (Geoffrey C. Ward)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (Geoffrey C. Ward)
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Night Train: The Sonny Liston Story (Nick Tosches)
Night Train: The Sonny Liston Story (Nick Tosches)
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Jim: The Author's Self-Centred Memoir on the Great Jim Brown (James Toback)
Jim: The Author's Self-Centred Memoir on the Great Jim Brown (James Toback)
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Sheilas, Wogs & Poofters (Johnny Warren)
Sheilas, Wogs & Poofters (Johnny Warren)
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Pushing the Limits (Ark Eccleston and Andrew Quirke)
Pushing the Limits (Ark Eccleston and Andrew Quirke)
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The Judge: More Than Just a Game (Robin Smith and Rob Smyth)
The Judge: More Than Just a Game (Robin Smith and Rob Smyth)
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How NOT to Be a Football Millionaire (Keith Gillespie)
How NOT to Be a Football Millionaire (Keith Gillespie)
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Tiger Woods (Jeff Benedict)
Tiger Woods (Jeff Benedict)
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Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine (Tom Jordan)
Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine (Tom Jordan)
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The Ballad of Les Darcy (Peter Fitzsimons)
The Ballad of Les Darcy (Peter Fitzsimons)
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The Peter Norman Story (Andrew Webster and Matt Norman)
The Peter Norman Story (Andrew Webster and Matt Norman)
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Kaiser!: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football (Rob Smyth)
Kaiser!: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football (Rob Smyth)
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Put Me Back on My Bike: In Search of Tom Simpson (William Fotheringham)
Put Me Back on My Bike: In Search of Tom Simpson (William Fotheringham)
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Mind Over Batter (Graeme Fowler)
Mind Over Batter (Graeme Fowler)
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We All Live in a Perry Groves World (Perry Groves and John McShane)
We All Live in a Perry Groves World (Perry Groves and John McShane)
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Outsider (Jimmy Conners)
Outsider (Jimmy Conners)
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Racing Through the Dark (David Millar)
Racing Through the Dark (David Millar)
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Mystery Spinner: The Life and Death of an Extraordinary Cricketer (Gideon Haigh)
Mystery Spinner: The Life and Death of an Extraordinary Cricketer (Gideon Haigh)
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Coming Clean: The Terry Newton Story (Terry Newton and Phil Wilkinson)
Coming Clean: The Terry Newton Story (Terry Newton and Phil Wilkinson)
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Alone: The Triumph and Tragedy of John Curry (Bill Jones)
Alone: The Triumph and Tragedy of John Curry (Bill Jones)
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Quiet Genius (Ian Herbert)
Quiet Genius (Ian Herbert)
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Beware of the Dog: Rugby's Hard Man Reveals All (Brian Moore)
Beware of the Dog: Rugby's Hard Man Reveals All (Brian Moore)
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