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SPORTS

Murdico, Suzanne J.

Hakeem Olajuwon

48 pp. | Raintree | January, 1998 | Library ISBN 0-8172-4131-0

(3) 4-6 Overcoming the Odds series. These biographies profile six athletes who successfully battled adversity, including attention deficit disorder, a hunting accident, and cancer. Illustrated with black-and-white and color photos, these brief books clearly convey the physical and emotional obstacles each individual had to conquer and the life lessons they learned from their ordeals. The books contain a "career highlights" time line and a list of stats. Bib., ind.

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