Courage makes the champion

Biographical sketches of thirteen men and one woman who fought physical handicap and injury to become successful sportsmen: Mordecai Brown, Ben Hogan, Ike Eisenhower, Lou Gehrig, Glenn Cunningham, Jackie Robinson, Gene Tunney, Lou Brissie, Babe Didrikson, Roy Campanella, Barney Ross, Red Schoendienst, Canada Lee, and John F. Kennedy.