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No Finish Line Written By - Marla Runyan with Sally Jenkins Narrated By - Emily Schirner Published By : Brilliance Audio Inc Runtime : 8 hours 5 minutes Categories : Autobiography Sports Price : $24.95 Buy Now... "Blind? I think there's no doubt that Marla Runyan can see things much clearer than most of us with 20/20 vision." - Lance Armstrong Marla Runyan was nine years old when she was diagnosed with Stargardt's disease, an irreversible form of macular degeneration. With the uneasy but unwavering support of her parents, she refused to let her diagnosis limit her dreams. Despite her severely impaired, ever-worsening vision, Marla rode horseback and learned to play the violin. And she found her true calling in sports. A gifted and natural athlete, Marla began to compete in the unlikeliest event of all: the heptathlon, the grueling women's equivalent of the decathlon, consisting of seven events: the 200-meter dash, high jump, shot put, 100-meter hurdles, long jump, javelin throw, and 800-meter run. In 1996, she astonished the sports world by qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Trials and, along the way, set the American record for heptathlon 800. It was then that she decided to concentrate on her running. Four years of intense effort paid off. In 2000, she qualified for the U.S. Olympic team by finishing third in the 1,500 meters. In Sydney, she placed eighth in the finals, the top American finisher - the highest women's placing for the United States in the event's history. With self-deprecation and surprising wit, Marla reveals what it's like to see the world through her eyes, how it feels to grow up "disabled" in a society where expectations are often based on perceived abilities, and what it means to compete at the world-class level despite the fact that - quite literally, for her - there is no finish line. Other titles you may be interested in Caddy For Life Written By - John Feinstein Narrated By - John Feinstein Published By : Hachette Audio Runtime : 3 hours Categories : Sports Price : $25.98 $18.25 Behind every top golfer, there is an amazing caddy. And Bruce Edwards, who became a caddy after foregoing college in favor of life on the Tour, is one of the best. In 1973, he walked... More info... Dickie Bird: An Evening with Written By - Dickie Bird Narrated By - Dickie Bird Published By : Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks Runtime : 2 hours Categories : Sports Biographical Price : $16.75 Dickie Bird is not only the world's most famous cricket umpire, he is also one of the most entertaining public speakers of our time... More info... Golf is a Game of Confidence Written By - Dr Bob Rotella Narrated By - Bob Rotella Published By : Simon & Schuster Runtime : 1 hour 30 minutes Categories : Sports Success Price : $18.00 $7.95 Dr. Bob Rotella, whose clients include Nick Price, Davis Love III, Tom Kite and Pat Bradley, is firmly established as the premier performance enhancement specialist in the golf world. In GOLF IS A... More info... In Search of Tiger Written By - Tom Callahan Narrated By - Buck Schirner Published By : Brilliance Audio Inc Runtime : 6 hours 45 minutes Categories : Sports Price : $24.95 Tom Callahan has written the seminal book on golfing great Tiger Woods. Woods, who has gone out of his way to protect his privacy, has never allowed himself to get close enough to a writer to be... More info...