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Sports

A list of books about sports mentioned on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast

Made in America: The Most Dominant Champion in UFC History
by Matt Hughes with Michael Malice

biography
Born To Fight
by Mark Hunt & Ben McKelvey

biography
From Russia with Drugs (to be released May 2018)
by David Walsh
Lance Armstrong books by David Walsh
Mastering Jujitsu
by Renzo Gracie & John Danaher
Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves
by James Nestor

science
Tao of Jeet Kune Do
by Bruce Lee
Supertraining
by Yuri Verkhoshansky & Mel Siff
Science and Practice of Strength Training
by Vladimir Zatsiorsky & William Kraemer
Science of Sports Training: How to Plan and Control Training for Peak Performance
by Thomas Kurz
Blood in the Cage: Mixed Martial Arts, Pat Miletich, and the Furious Rise of the UFC
by L. Jon Wertheim

biography
Running the Table: The Legend of Kid Delicious, the Last Great American Pool Hustler
by L. Jon Wertheim

biography
Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won
by Tobias Moskowitz &‎ L. Jon Wertheim
The Way of the Fight
by Georges St-Pierre

biography
Open Water Swimming: A Complete Guide for Distance Swimmers and Triathletes
by Penny Dean
The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France
by Tyler Hamilton & Daniel Coyle
Mind Gym: An Athlete’s Guide to Inner Excellence
by Gary Mack with David Casstevens

psychology
How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life
by Dr. Bob Rotella with Bob Cullen

psychology
Part Reptile: UFC, MMA and Me
by Dan Hardy

biography
Sweetness and Blood: How Surfing Spread from Hawaii and California to the Rest of the World, with Some Unexpected Results
by Michael Scott Moore
Atlas: From the Streets to the Ring: A Son’s Struggle to Become a Man
by Teddy Atlas & Peter Alson

biography
My Life in the Ring and Out
by Jack Johnson

biography
Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big
by Jose Canseco
A Cross-Sectional Performance Analysis and Projection of the UFC Athlete (PDF)
by UFC Performance Institute

fitness
A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball
by Dwyane Wade

biography
The Fighter’s Mind: Inside the Mental Game
by Sam Sheridan
My Fight / Your Fight
by Ronda Rousey

biography
With Winning in Mind
by Lanny Bassham
I Am Duran: My Autobiography
by Roberto Duran

biography
Personal Foul: A First-Person Account of the Scandal that Rocked the NBA
by Tim Donaghy
Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding
by Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Code: The Unwritten Rules of Fighting and Retaliation in the NHL
by Ross Bernstein
Heart of a Lion: The Wild and Woolly Life of Bobby Layne
by Bob St. John

biography
A Wrestling Life 2: More Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable
by Dan Gable

biography
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
by Michael Lewis
What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen
by Kate Fagan

biography
Letters To A Young Athlete
by Chris Bosh
Quitters Never Win: My Life in UFC
by Michael Bisping with Anthony Evans

biography
Let’s Get It On!: The Making of MMA and Its Ultimate Referee
by “Big” John McCarthy

biography
Dinner with DiMaggio: Memories of An American Hero
by Rock Positano

biography
The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization
by Robert Drysdale
Hendo: The American Athlete
by Dan Henderson with David Kano

biography
Seven Seconds or Less: My Season on the Bench with the Runnin’ and Gunnin’ Phoenix Suns
by Jack McCallum
Who Makes the NBA?: Data-Driven Answers to Basketball’s Biggest Questions
by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Open: An Autobiography
by Andre Agassi

biography
Killing the Image: A Champion’s Journey of Faith, Fighting, and Forgiveness
by Andre Ward with Nick Chiles

biography