Made to be broken : the 50 greatest records and streaks in...

Made to be broken: the 50 greatest records and streaks in sports

Author:

St. John, Allen.

Publisher:

Triumph Books,

Pub. Date:

[2006]

Language:

English

+ DVD
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Gunnison Non Fiction

796.021 StJ

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[2006]	Triumph Books,	150 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm + 1 videodisc (DVD : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)	English	On Shelf Gunnison Non Fiction 796.021 StJ	More Info Place Hold

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This book ranks the 50 greatest records in sports while also taking a personal look at some of these amazing feats and the athletes behind them. Take Joe DiMaggio, for example, whose consecutive 56-game hitting streak is one of many records to beat in baseball, but some may not know that getting a daily hit became more important to Joe than eating, drinking, or sleeping. Then there is Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina who has held the record for most Olympic medals (18) for 40 years and counting who managed to find time to have three children during her record-breaking quest. In Made To Be Broken , sports fanatics can relive the thrill of each record-breaking moment while getting an intimate look at each record holder and the specific stories behind their journey to make history and do something that's never been done before. The book also includes an exclusive DVD highlighting some of the more memorable moments in sports history.

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The new Sultan of Swat : when Hank Aaron passed Babe Ruth, he set the greatest record in sports

Catch as catch can : Jerry Rice's career TD mark is the most enduring of his many NFL records

The Greatest One : Wayne Gretzky owns the NHL record book, but his points-scored mark is the most majestic of all

The streak : Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak has become as legendary as the player who set it

The key to 88 : John Wooden led UCLA to an unfathomable string of regular-season victories

Coming home : Rickey Henderson circled the bases more often than any player in baseball history

The game of the century : Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game was a performance for the ages

Win song : Cy Young's record for career victories is the product of history

and pure greatness

A leap of faith : Bob Beamon shocked the world

and himself

with his record long jump

Undefeated : the 1972 Miami Dolphins proved that perfection is possible in pro sports

Nothing plus nothing : Johnny Vander Meer's record of back-to-back no-hitters will likely never be equaled, much less broken

61* and beyond : Maris, McGwire, and Bonds each took their own swings at the Babe's single-season home-run mark

Thoroughly unbeatable : at the Belmont, Secretariat set a record that may never be broken

The King of Swing : Ty Cobb's career batting average of .366 has never been bettered

Ursa majors : combine the careers of any two golf legends, and Jack Nicklaus probably won more major titles

Must-see TD : Johnny Unitas's 47-game TD streak is one of the NFL's most enduring marks

A whiff of fame : Nolan Ryan's career strikeout record is a product of power and endurance

Rushing roulette : which NFL running back set the most impressive record?

For Pete's sake : no college player ever scored more than LSU's "Pistol" Pete Maravich

Man of the hour : in 60 minutes one afternoon, Jesse Owens set four world records

43 x 200 : Richard Petty is NASCAR's winningest racer with 200 victories

Mister Rogers's neighborhood : in 1924, Rogers Hornsby set a record for single-season batting average

The man of steal : Rickey Henderson's career and single-season stolen-base records have never been approached

The kindest cuts : for seven long years, Tiger Woods made every PGA tour cut

The miracle mile : they said it couldn't be done, but Roger Bannister's four-minute mile proved them wrong

Hits and misses : Pete Rose broke a great record, but is that enough to make him great?

Matching sets : for almost an entire tennis season, Martina Navratilova was unbeatable

Fast money : Formula One racer Michael Schumacher is not only the world's fastest athlete, he's the richest, too

The longest yards : QB Dan Marino passed for miles more than his nearest competitor

Getting on : Ted Williams reached base better than any hitter in history

The golden games : Mark Spitz's seven golds in 1972 set an enduring Olympic record

Double or nothing : Earl Webb's single-season doubles record has been stubbornly resistant

Goddess of gold : Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina won more Olympic medals than any athlete, male or female

Into the ring : Bill Russell and Henri Richard won more titles than any other players

Passing the boards : when it came to rebounding, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell were head and shoulders above the crowd

Special Ks : Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood are baseball's single-game strikeout kings

Night after night : the Lakers' 33-game winning streak set a standard for all of pro sports

Byron's lordship : in 1945, Byron Nelson strung together a matchless streak of wins

Dean of athletics : Dean Smith, of North Carolina, won more games than any men's Division I coach

The grandest slammer : Rod Laver won tennis' biggest prize

not once, but twice

Tour de force : Lance Armstrong defeated more than his rival riders to win a record seven Tours de France

Given the boot : having only half a foot didn't stop Tom Dempsey from kicking the longest field goal ever in the NFL

Hit parade : no major leaguer topped 250 hits for 80 years

until Ichiro came along

Biggest man on campus : three coaches deserve consideration for the college coaching win record

The longest yards : a 64-year-old teaching pro hit the longest drive in golf history

The old college try : Oklahoma's classic winning streak set the standard for big-time college football

Shut out the light : for five flawless games, Brian Boucher was the hottest of all goalies

Geezer of the gridiron : for more than a quarter of a century, George Blanda kicked field goals and completed passes

Amazingly bad : the 1962 Mets set a record for losses

and ineptitude

Perfect attendance : Cal Ripken didn't take a day off for 15 years

but was that a good thing?

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Sports
Sports -- History
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