Nonfiction books by and about women in professional sports
created by nessaRanee
last updated July, 2026
When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World
Carli Lloyd
Find a Way
Diana Nyad
The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History
Karen Valby
Choosing to Run: A Memoir
Des Linden
Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
Lauren Fleshman
Coming Home
Brittney Griner
Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out
Gracie Gold
Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice
Ben Rothenberg
Letters to a Young Gymnast
Nadia Comaneci
Grace, Gold, and Glory: My Leap of Faith
Gabrielle Douglas
One Life
Megan Rapinoe
Forward: A Memoir
Abby Wambach
Play It Forward: How Women Changed Sports to Change the World
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Winning Balance: What I've Learned So Far about Love, Faith, and Living Your Dreams
Shawn Johnson
I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams
Jordan Chiles
Just Add Water: My Swimming Life
Katie Ledecky
All In: An Autobiography
Billie Jean King
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