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1) Fastball
Description
Hank Aaron and Derek Jeter, with Kevin Costner narrating, lead a cast of baseball legends and scientists who explore the magic within the 396 milliseconds it takes a fastball to reach home plate, and decipher who threw the fastest pitch ever. --Container.
2) Facing Ali
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DVD SPORTS BOXING FACING
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DVD SPORTS BOXING FACING
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Ten of boxing's finest fighters tell what it was like to battle Muhammad Ali, the man many consider to be the best boxer ever. Ali's incomparable journey is recounted through the eyes of those who stepped through the ropes and into history. Join these respected fighters as they weigh in on 'The Greatest' and pay tribute to a living legend.
3) dark horse
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4) Baseball
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DVD SPORTS BASEBALL BASEBALL
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DVD SPORTS BASEBALL BASEBALL
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It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of popular culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime. Here is the story of a nation at work and play. Experience it in ten thrilling "innings" from master storyteller and award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.
5) Hoop dreams
Series
Criterion collection volume 289
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DVD SPORTS BASKETBALL HOOP
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DVD SPORTS BASKETBALL HOOP
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Follows the high school careers of two young, African-American men from inner-city Chicago as they pursue their dream of playing professional basketball.
6) Meru
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DVD SPORTS CLIMBING MERU
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Three renowned climbers navigate nature's harshest elements and their own complicated inner demons to ascend Mount Meru, the most technically complicated and dangerous peak in the Himalayas.
7) Murderball
Description
A film about tough, highly competitive quadriplegic rugby players. These men have been forced to live life sitting down, but in their own version of the full-contact sport, they smash each other in custom-made gladiator-like wheelchairs. Tells the story of a group of world-class athletes unlike any ever shown on screen. In addition to smashing chairs, it will smash every stereotype you ever had about the disabled.
8) Senna
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DVD SPORTS AUTO SENNA
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DVD SPORTS AUTO SENNA
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Spanning his years as a Formula One racing driver from 1984 to his untimely death a decade later, Senna explores the life and work of the triple world champion, his physical and spiritual achievements on the track, his quest for perfection and the mythical status he has since attained.
Description
Seven runners journey to a race that will change their lives forever. This highly anticipated sequel follows seven runners from around the world as they journey to the starting line of the Rome Marathon.
10) Undefeated
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DVD SPORTS UNDEFEATED UNDEFEATED
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No hope. No future. Until a football season united a team and revealed the character that turned them into heroes. Undefeated is the inspiring and moving tale of three underprivileged student-athletes from inner-city Memphis and the volunteer coach, Bill Courtney, trying to help them beat the odds on and off the field.
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DVD SPORTS BOXING JOHNSON
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DVD SPORTS BOXING JOHNSON
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The in-depth and intimate story of one of the most important African Americans to live in the first half of the 20th century. It follows the career of Jack Johnson, who was the first African American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports -- Heavyweight Champion of the World. It also explores his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man.
Description
George Mallory was obsessed with becoming the first person to conquer the untouched Mount Everest. He was last seen 800 feet below the summit in 1924, before the clouds rolled in and he disappeared into legend. His death stunned the world. Seventy years later, climber Conrad Anker's life became intertwined with Mallory's, finding his frozen body with all his belongings intact. The only thing missing was a photograph of his wife, Ruth, which Mallory...