Tough...as a Mother: Fist Bumping, Breast Pumping Stories of Motherhood from Women in Sports

Strength and sacrifice. Toughness and tenderness. Success and struggles. These elements--ever present in the world of sports--are also among the beautiful and challenging dichotomies at the heart of working motherhood.

Tough as a Mother tackles motherhood in a whole new way, bringing all moms up close and personal with some of the biggest names in sports while showcasing the shared strengths--the Tough Mother Tenets--that empower us all.

U.S. Soccer star Alex Morgan; Olympic swimmer Dara Torres; Hall of Fame broadcaster Andrea Kremer; WWE Superstar Becky Lynch; and award-winning journalist, producer, and director Hannah Storm headline an All-Star roster of tough mothers who share insight with readers through candid, vulnerable conversations. They come to you not as famous athletes, TV personalities, or professional movers and shakers but simply as fellow working mothers who share with you their very personal stories and give you a glimpse of some of the real challenges they’ve faced in their quest to ＂have it all.＂ These rock star mothers will become your sisters in arms, kindred spirits who know what you’re feeling as you try to find a place in the office to pump or step out of a meeting to take a call from a frenzied babysitter.

By turns wry, self-deprecating, heartfelt, and exuberant, this empowering anthology invites readers to destroy the myth of perfection, redefine the concept of balance, and help all mothers feel strong and supported.

Over an Emmy Award-winning career in sports television that has spanned over two decades, Jenn Hildreth has evolved into one of the premier play-by-play voices in women’s sports. She has called the FIFA Women’s World Cup for FOX, the Olympics for NBC, and the Women’s European Championship for ESPN. She is also the lead play-by-play voice for the National Women’s Soccer League on CBS, has called every NCAA women’s soccer championship for ESPN since 2016, and calls NCAA women’s basketball and softball for ACC Network and ESPN.

A five-time Emmy Award winner, Aimee Leone is currently the Senior Vice President of Talent Relations for FOX Sports. Her extensive experience in sports spans over two decades across the television industry, spending time at WME/IMG, and nearly 17 years at NBC Sports.