Biographies, Autobiographies, and Inspirational Books: Female Summer Olympians
Links go to Amazon, also see gymnast only list of biographies and autobiographies and picture books about female Olympians.
In the Water They Can’t See You Cry: A Memoir by Amanda Beard and Rebecca Paley (Swimming)
It’s Not About the Bra: Play Hard, Play Fair, and Put the Fun Back Into Competitive Sports by Brandi Chastain (Soccer)
Throw Like a Girl: How to Dream Big and Believe in Yourself by Jennie Finch and Ann Killion (Softball)
Go For the Goal: A Champion’s Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life by Mia Hamm and Aaron Heifetz (Soccer)
Breaking Through: Beating The Odds Shot after Shot by Chamique Holdsclaw (Basketball)
The Rivals: Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova Their Epic Duels and Extraordinary Friendship by Johnette Howard (Tennis)
A Kind of Grace: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Female Athlete by Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Sonja Steptoe (Track & Field)
Don’t Let The Lipstick Fool You: The Making of a Champion by Lisa Leslie and Larry Burnett (Basketball)
Running with Swords: The Adventures and Misadventures of an Irrepressible Canadian Fencing Champion by Sherraine MacKay (Fencing)
Misty: My Journey Through Volleyball and Life by Misty May-Treanor and Jill Lieber Steeg (Beach Volleyball)
You Let Some Girl Beat You?: The Story of Ann Meyers Drysdale by Ann Meyers Drysdale (Basketball)
Solo: A Memoir of Hope by Hope Solo (Soccer, there’s also a young readers edition)
Champions Are Raised, Not Born: How My Parents Made Me a Success by Summer Sanders and Melinda Marshall (Swimming)
Golden Girl: How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became America’s Olympic Champion by Michael Silver and Natalie Coughlin (Swimming)
Age Is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life by Dara Torres and Elizabeth Weil (Swimming)
On the Line by Serena Williams and Daniel Paisner (Tennis)
Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias by Don Van Natta Jr. (Track & Field)
