24 Best Sports Biographies Books

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

"Such a fantastic book." - Tim Ferriss

List of books Bill Gates read in 2011.

"I really enjoyed [this book], it was so amazing to hear his story and his struggle of not enjoying the sport and then finally finding his love for it." - Shaun White

"Phenomenal." - Dave Elitch

"If [people are] interested in running, I give them [this book]." - Turia Pitt

Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"A great one -- had no idea Nike had such a long history." - Alexis Ohanian

"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano

"Loved [this book]." - Austen Allred

"A refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like." - Bill Gates

"All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley

"Memoir by the Nike founder and CEO." - Brian Armstrong

"The best baseball book." - Ben Shapiro

"The best baseball book ever written." - Aaron Gleeman

"The greatest sports book of all time." - Peter King

"It's one of those rare books that divide your life into two parts: before you read it, and after." - Paul Graham

Barack Obama's "2016 Summer Reading List."

Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.

Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano

"The story of Jordan is not the story of sports, but the story of American culture in the 1990’s." - Saagar Enjeti

"Even if you think you know Tiger Woods, there’s so much you don’t know. This is a SUPER interesting book. Tiger’s life was crazy." - Noah Kagan

"If I taught a reporting class, I’d make young students read this." - Peter King

"A wonderful illustration of the importance of teamwork, which was a core part of my focus out of the gate as CEO." - Satya Nadella