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'The greater the challenge, the sweeter the reward, but also the
greater the risk of failure. And fear of failure is the greatest
barrier to success.' Sabrina Verjee is an ultrarunning phenomenon.
In June 2021, on her fourth attempt, she became the first person to
climb the Lake District's 214 Wainwright hills in under six days,
running 325 miles with a colossal 36,000 metres of ascent. Where
There's a Hill tells the story of an outsider who was never picked
for a school sports team yet went on to become an accomplished
modern pentathlete and adventure racer. After switching her focus
to ultrarunning in her thirties, Sabrina moved to the Lake
District, where she could hone her mountain-running skills on the
local fells. High-profile success in endurance events followed, as
she completed the Dragon's Back Race three times and was the
outright winner of the 2019 Summer Spine Race, beating her nearest
competitor by more than eight hours. However, it was the
Wainwrights Round which really captured Sabrina's imagination.
Having learnt about the challenge from fell-running legend Steve
Birkinshaw, Sabrina began to plan an attempt of her own. Despite
multiple obstacles - including lockdown regulations, bad weather,
injury and controversy - Sabrina's grit and determination shone
through. Where There's a Hill is a frank and inspirational account
of how one woman ran her way into the record books.
It is so statistically unlikely as to be almost unbelievable.
Somehow, the Gronkowski family has produced three sons who play in
the NFL (Rob, Chris, and Dan), one who was drafted into Major
League Baseball (Gordie, Jr.), and another who is the starting
fullback for Kansas State (Goose). Their father, Gordy, even played
college football for Syracuse.
How did it happen? From an early age, Gordy realized the
potential his sons had and worked with them to make the most of it.
Beyond their monstrous size, physicality, and raw talent, he
instilled in them a commitment to fitness, health, drive, and
determination that would give his boys a leg up in ways other
families simply couldn't match. And the boys' motivation certainly
wasn't something solely triggered by a driven father. They were
like a pack of adolescent wolves readying themselves for the
recruiting hunt. Still, all were honor roll students; the three
oldest earned college degrees. Each was motivated and inspired by
his brothers. Competition and bragging rights were -- and continue
to be -- a big part of what makes the Gronkowskis tick. "Growing Up
Gronk "reveals the secrets to the Gronkowski's astonishing
collective success while opening the door to a lively,
entertaining, one-of-a-kind household.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018
WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
2019 THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE RISE, FALL AND RISE AGAIN OF TIGER
WOODS 'A rattling read... Superbly written' Daily Mail 'Arguably
the most serious attempt ever made to get behind golf's great
enigma' Guardian 'Exhilarating, depressing, tawdry and moving...
perfectly pitched biography' New York Times Based on three years of
extensive research and reporting, two of today's most acclaimed
investigative journalists, Jeff Benedict of Sports Illustrated and
eleven-time Emmy Award winner Armen Keteyian, deliver the first
major biography of Tiger Woods - sweeping in scope and packed with
groundbreaking, behind-the-scenes details of the Shakespearean rise
and epic fall of a global icon. In 2009, Tiger Woods was the most
famous athlete on the planet, a transcendent star of almost
unfathomable fame and fortune living what appeared to be the
perfect life - married to a Swedish beauty and the father of two
young children. Winner of fourteen major golf championships and
seventy-nine PGA Tour events, Woods was the first billion-dollar
athlete, earning more than $100 million a year in endorsements from
the likes of Nike, Gillette, AT&T and Gatorade. But it was all
a carefully crafted illusion. As it turned out, Woods had been
living a double life for years - one that exploded in the aftermath
of a late-night crash that exposed his serial infidelity and sent
his personal and professional life off a cliff. In Tiger Woods,
Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian dig deep behind the headlines to
produce a richly reported answer to the question that has mystified
millions of sports fans for nearly a decade: who is Tiger Woods?
Drawing on more than four hundred interviews with people from every
corner of Woods's life - friends, family members, teachers,
romantic partners, swing coaches, business associates, Tour pros
and members of Woods's inner circle - Benedict and Keteyian
construct a captivating psychological profile of an
African-American child programmed by an attention-grabbing father
and the original Tiger Mom to be the 'chosen one', to change not
just the game of golf, but the world as well. But at what cost?
Benedict and Keteyian provide the startling answers in a biography,
updated for this edition, destined to make headlines and linger in
the minds of readers for years to come.
Red Sox MVP Pedroia tells this feel-good story about his love of
baseball, overcoming the naysayers, and winning a World Series in
his first season.
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One of the most charismatic showmen ever to grace a WWE ring
recounts his life, his phenomenal career, and how he finally found
the one thing that gave his life meaning--his faith. Reprint.
35,000 first printing.
In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham began a solo around-the-world
voyage from San Pedro, California, in his 24-foot sloop, Dove. Five
years and 33,000 miles later, he had accomplished what few would
dare attempt, returning to port with a wife and daughter and enough
extraordinary experiences to fill this bestselling book. Originally
published in 1972. 32 pages of photographs.
Brilliant, honest, combative – Eddie Jones is a gigantic yet enigmatic figure in world rugby and a true legend of the game. In My Life And Rugby he tells his story for the first time, including the full inside story of England’s 2019 World Cup campaign.
Eddie Jones is one of the most experienced and decorated coaches in world rugby. He career has spanned four World Cups; from losing to England in the 100th minute in 2003, working with South Africa when they won in 2007, and causing the greatest upset in 2015 when he masterminded the Japanese defeat of South Africa.
Since taking over as head coach of England in 2015 Eddie Jones has masterminded a complete revival of the national team. He has won the Six Nations Championship back-to-back, including England’s first grand slam in a generation, their first ever whitewash of Australia, as well as taking them on their longest ever winning streak.
In his explosive autobiography Jones shows how his fiercely competitive attitude, his love of coaching and his philosophy of the game were formed while growing up in a tough working-class suburb of Sydney as a small half-Japanese kid, playing schoolboy rugby alongside the legendary Ella brothers.
Learning from the extreme highs and lows of his own playing career – the numerous successes playing for Randwick and New South Wales but also the painful disappointment of never playing for Australia – he shows what it takes to be the best in the world and how everything he has learnt about the game on and off the pitch has gone into plotting England’s route to the top of World Rugby.
My Life And Rugby is the story of one of the most compelling and singular figures in rugby, told with unflinching honesty this is the ultimate rugby book for all fans of the sport.
The phenomenal international number one bestseller with exclusive interviews with Richie McCaw, Steve Hansen, Beauden Barrett and Dan Carter, The Jersey is the definitive story behind the greatest sports team on the planet.
With a better winning record than any other sports team in history, they stand head and shoulders above their nearest rugby rivals. How did a country of just 4.8 million people conquer the world?
Peter Bills, who has reported on international rugby for more than forty years, was given exclusive access to all the key figures in New Zealand rugby as he set out to understand the secrets behind the All Blacks success. Peter talked at length with ninety people, both in New Zealand and around the world, with intimate knowledge of what makes the All Blacks tick.
The Jersey goes to the heart of the All Blacks success. It is also an epic story of not just a rugby team but a nation, whose identities are inextricably linked.
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