Olympics Books Learning Guide: Table of Contents
Introduction
Themes
Quotes
Perseverance
Perseverance Quotes
Competition
Competition Quotes
Strength and Skill
Strength and Skill Quotes
Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team
No Limits: The Will to Succeed
Rome 1960
The Boys in the Boat
Triumph
The Boys of Winter
Grace, Gold, and Glory
In the Water They Can’t See You Cry: A Memoir
Running For My Life
Dream Team
The Amateurs
It’s Not About the Bike
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
Brief Summary
Trivia
Allusions
Steaminess Rating
Characters
Juval Aviv (Vengeance)
Michael Phelps (No Limits)
Avery Brundage (Rome 1960)
Joe Rantz (The Boys in the Boat)
Jesse Owens (Triumph)
Herb Brooks (The Boys of Winter)
Gabby Douglas (Grace, Gold and Glory)
Amanda Beard (In the Water They Can’t See You Cry)
Lopez Lomong (Running For My Life)
Earvin "Magic" Johnson (Dream Team)
Tiff Wood (The Amateurs)
Themes
Quotes
Perseverance
Perseverance Quotes
Competition
Competition Quotes
Strength and Skill
Strength and Skill Quotes
Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team
No Limits: The Will to Succeed
Rome 1960
The Boys in the Boat
Triumph
The Boys of Winter
Grace, Gold, and Glory
In the Water They Can’t See You Cry: A Memoir
Running For My Life
Dream Team
The Amateurs
It’s Not About the Bike
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
Brief Summary
Trivia
Allusions
Steaminess Rating
Characters
Juval Aviv (Vengeance)
Michael Phelps (No Limits)
Avery Brundage (Rome 1960)
Joe Rantz (The Boys in the Boat)
Jesse Owens (Triumph)
Herb Brooks (The Boys of Winter)
Gabby Douglas (Grace, Gold and Glory)
Amanda Beard (In the Water They Can’t See You Cry)
Lopez Lomong (Running For My Life)
Earvin "Magic" Johnson (Dream Team)
Tiff Wood (The Amateurs)
Lance Armstrong (It’s Not About the Bike)
Greg Louganis (Breaking the Surface)
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Gold
Olympic Rings
Olympic Torch
Podium
Flags
Teddy Bear
Boat
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Epigraph?
What's Up With the Ending?
Tough-o-Meter
Study Questions
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Who Plays What?
Who Plays What? True or False
Winners' Circle
Winners' Circle True or False
Overcoming Obstacles
Overcoming Obstacles True or False
World Events vs. World Events (a.k.a. Politics and the Olympics)
World Events vs. World Events (a.k.a. Politics and the Olympics) True or False
So Fresh, But Not So Clean (Olympic Athletes' Drugs of Choice)
So Fresh, But Not So Clean (Olympic Athletes' Drugs of Choice) True or False
Movie
Charts
Greg Louganis (Breaking the Surface)
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Gold
Olympic Rings
Olympic Torch
Podium
Flags
Teddy Bear
Boat
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Epigraph?
What's Up With the Ending?
Tough-o-Meter
Study Questions
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Who Plays What?
Who Plays What? True or False
Winners' Circle
Winners' Circle True or False
Overcoming Obstacles
Overcoming Obstacles True or False
World Events vs. World Events (a.k.a. Politics and the Olympics)
World Events vs. World Events (a.k.a. Politics and the Olympics) True or False
So Fresh, But Not So Clean (Olympic Athletes' Drugs of Choice)
So Fresh, But Not So Clean (Olympic Athletes' Drugs of Choice) True or False
Movie
Charts