Wish Granted: 25 Stories of Strength and Resilience from America's Favorite Athletes - Softcover

Make-A-Wish Foundation

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9780062218414: Wish Granted: 25 Stories of Strength and Resilience from America's Favorite Athletes

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ISBN 10: 0062218417 ISBN 13: 9780062218414

Publisher: HarperOne, 2015

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"Those kids are my heroes and by actively deciding to help them continue their fight with a little more hope, you're one of my heroes, too."--Michael Jordan, from the Introduction

Poignant stories from this nation's best loved athletes include Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, John Cena, Bethany Hamilton, Danica Patrick, Tony Hawk, the New England Patriots, and many more.

Imagine a seriously ill child who gets to make one wish . . . and that wish is to meet you. How would you measure up? Wish Granted shows how twenty-five of the most celebrated professional athletes of all time answered this question by sharing what it is like to transform the lives of Make-A-Wish kids. You will find out that these wishes are game changers, not just for the kids . . . for the athletes themselves. Some, like record-breaking gold medalist Michael Phelps, discover the tremendous impact wish kids have had on wish granters' perspectives, on their understanding of real strength, and on how we all want to live our lives.

Sports fans will be thrilled to get an insider's look into the deeply personal moments of their favorite superstars, and every reader will find inspiration in the amazing gift of human connection.

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Poignant stories from this nation's best-loved athletes include:

Michael Jordan
Michael Phelps
John Cena
Tony Hawk
Evander Holyfield
Ken Griffey Jr.
Bethany Hamilton
Misty May-Treanor
Barry Sanders
Danica Patrick
The New England Patriots
Annika S�renstam

Imagine a seriously ill child who gets to make one wish . . . and that wish is to meet you. How would you measure up? In Wish Granted, twenty-five of the most celebrated professional athletes of all time answer this question, sharing their stories of what it's like to transform the lives of Make-A-Wish kids. You will discover that these wishes are game changers, not just for the kids . . . but for the athletes themselves.

Sports fans will be thrilled to get an insider's look into the deeply personal moments of their favorite superstars, and every reader will find inspiration in the amazing gift of human connection.

About the Author:

Make-A-Wish(R) was founded in 1980 after a group of law-enforcement officers granted the wish of a seven-year-old boy with leukemia. Make-A-Wish has since grown to become one of the world's leading children's charities. With the help of donors and more than 25,000 volunteers nationwide, Make-A-Wish has granted more than 240,000 wishes.

Don Yaeger is an eight-time New York Times best-selling author, longtime associate editor at Sports Illustrated, and award-winning inspirational speaker. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with his wife, son, and daughter.

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