|aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 198-202) and index
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|aIt's not easy being a kid: Babe Ruth, bad boy makes good -- Jackie Robinson, the pride of Pepper Street -- Billie Jean King, the girl who ran on racket power -- Peyton Manning, lord of the dance -- Danica Patrick, the girl without fear -- Family matters: Bobby Orr, little kid, big heart -- Michael Jordan and his two towering rivals -- Tiger Woods, kid superstar -- Yao Ming, big kid in a small world -- Gabrielle Douglas, grace under pressure -- Practice makes perfect: Babe Didrikson Zaharias, a girl for all seasons -- Bruce Lee, the Kung Fu Kid - Muhammad Ali and the case of the missing bicycle -- Jesse Kuhaulua, don't mess with Big Daddy -- Julie Krone and the Marvelous Mischievous Pony -- Lionel Messi, beware of the Flea
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|aSixteen "true tales from the childhoods of famous athletes, from Babe Ruth (so incorrigible that his parents put him in reform school at age 7) to Muhammad Ali (who learned to fight at age 12 after a thief stole his bicycle)"--Amazon.com
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|aManning, Peyton|vJuvenile literature
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|aPatrick, Danica,|d1982-|vJuvenile literature
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|aOrr, Bobby,|d1948-|vJuvenile literature
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|aJordan, Michael,|d1963-|vJuvenile literature
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|aWoods, Tiger|vJuvenile literature
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|aYao, Ming,|d1980-|vJuvenile literature
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|aDouglas, Gabby,|d1995-|vJuvenile literature
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|aZaharias, Babe Didrikson,|d1911-1956|vJuvenile literature
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|aLee, Bruce,|d1940-1973|vJuvenile literature
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|aAli, Muhammad,|d1942-2016|vJuvenile literature
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|aTakamiyama, Daigorō,|d1944-|vJuvenile literature
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|aMessi, Lionel,|d1987-|vJuvenile literature
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|aKrone, Julie|vJuvenile literature
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|aRobinson, Jackie,|d1919-1972|vJuvenile literature
Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations show how Tiger Woods, Gabby Douglas, Bruce Lee, Billie Jean King, and other budding sports champions faced kid-sized challenges growing up. Forget the gold medals, the championships, and the undefeated seasons. When all-star athletes were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Baseball legend Babe Ruth was such a troublemaker, his family sent him to reform school. Race car champion Danica Patrick fended off bullies who told her "girls can't drive." And football superstar Peyton Manning was forced to dance the tango in his school play. Kid Athletes tells all of their stories and more with full-color cartoon illustrations on every page. Other subjects include Billie Jean King, Jackie Robinson, Yao Ming, Gabby Douglas, Tiger Woods, Julie Krone, Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali, Bobby Orr, Lionel Messi, and more