Amazon.com description: Product Description: For decades, American athletes have used the sports platform to stand against war. Sometimes, these athletes had public opinion on their side. Other times, they spoke out against a chorus of angry voices that labeled them "unpatriotic." From Vietnam-era athletes such as Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Gulf War protesters such as Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and Craig Hodges, to Pat Tillman, the NFL safety who gave up everything to fight for his country, only to discover that his country had lied to him, Echoes of Courage: Battle Lines examines the actions of star athletes who risked their careers to stand up for their beliefs.