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Profiles the careers of eight power hitters who are determined to set the ball sailing out of the ball park each time they cometo bat. Includes Reggie Jackson, Mike Schmidt, Willie Stargell,Jim Rice, George Foster, Dave Kingman, Gorman Thomas andDave Winfield.

..."athletes who have learned how to keep their eyes on Christ while finding the excitement of the NBA."

A brief biography of the Boston Red Sox pitcher who won the Cy Young Award in 1997 and 1999.

Discusses the life and accomplishments of Ichiro Suzuki, the first Japanese position player to make it into the American major leagues.

Tim Duncan, originally from the U.S. Virgin Islands, took the NBA by storm as the top draft pick in 1997. He joined the Spurs and helped them to win two NBA championships in his first six seasons. As well as being a powerhouse basketball player, Duncan is also very active with charities and the community. He and his wife formed the Tim Duncan Foundation, which focuses on causes that benefit breast and prostate cancer research, as well as community...

Nicknamed the World's Fastest Human," Jesse Owens grew up in a poor farming community. A sickly child, he went on to become one of history's most talented track athletes. The first man to win four gold medals in a single Olympics, Owens set six World Records and discredited Nazi leader Adolph Hitler's racist beliefs by showing his superior athletic skills at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. From his childhood in Alabama through his death in Arizona,...