{"product_id":"no-finish-line-a-racers-journey-of-passion-perseverance-and-purpose-hardcover","title":"No Finish Line: A Racer's Journey of Passion, Perseverance, and Purpose - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDon Yaeger\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspirational memoir by the former IndyCar driver turned entrepreneur, race team owner and philanthropist, \u003ci\u003eNo Finish Line\u003c\/i\u003e is Sam Schmidt's account of leading the charge to find cures and treatments for spinal cord injuries after a racing accident left him paralyzed. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn January 6, 2000, Sam Schmidt, who had just won his first Indy Racing League competition in his adopted hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, backed into a wall at the Walt Disney World Speedway in Orlando, Florida. He did so at around two hundred miles per hour, and as a result, Sam broke his neck. Airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center before being transferred to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, where he spent six months in rehabilitation before going home to his new life with his loving wife Sheila and two young children, Savannah and Spencer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor over 25 years, Sam has learned to live paralyzed. But being a quadriplegic has not slowed him down. Almost immediately after his accident, he started a foundation that has raised millions of dollars for spinal cord injury and rehabilitation. He founded a racing team that's won dozens of races and competed for championships. He's driven cars again thanks to cutting-edge technology. His children have grown. He spoke at his son's college graduation and danced on two legs with his daughter at her wedding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSam's philosophy is you either get busy doing the work or you get busy waiting to die. For him, the latter is not an option. Indeed, Sam says he has done much more after (and because of) his accident than he would have otherwise. A former control freak, he has learned to delegate. A once-singularly-minded, self-described egocentric racer, he now lives to help others. The son of a driver who was also paralyzed from the sport, Sam has lived an astonishing, driven life. This is his journey.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e was a driver in the Indy Racing League before suffering an injury in practice in January 2000 in which he sustained a C-3\/4\/5 spinal cord injury that left him a quadriplegic. He created the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation (SSPF) that year to raise funds for medical research, innovative equipment used for rehabilitation, and quality-of-life issues. In 2014, the foundation was rebranded as Conquer Paralysis Now with a mission to cure paralysis while assisting those who are already disabled. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon Yaeger\u003c\/b\u003e is a 13-time \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, longtime Associate Editor for \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, and one of the most in-demand public speakers on the corporate circuit.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49174279717016,"sku":"9798895151617","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/7YoYO-oxfI9798895151617.webp?v=1779954936","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/no-finish-line-a-racers-journey-of-passion-perseverance-and-purpose-hardcover","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}