Unexpected: The Autobiography - Hardcover

Rutherford, Greg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1471162524 ISBN 13: 9781471162527

Verlag: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2016

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Greg Rutherford is one of the most successful British athletes of all time, winning gold at European, Commonwealth, World and Olympic levels, an achievement matched by only four others: Linford Christie, Jonathan Edwards, Sally Gunnell and Daley Thompson. Yet his route to the very top was never smooth. He always believed in himself as an athlete and sportsman, but for many years could not find an outlet that allowed him to truly excel.
During his reckless teenage years, he would sometimes sleep rough and he dropped out of school, before he found the focus that would help him to get to the very top. But even then, there were still setbacks, as when he fell short in the Beijing Olympics. It served only to spur him on. In London, he became a part of 'Super Saturday' when he joined Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis in winning gold in 45 astonishing minutes of British glory. Condemned by some as a 'lucky' winner, he went on to complete his clean sweep of major titles through sheer determination to succeed. In this long-awaited memoir, he not only reveals the secrets of his remarkable success, but also has plenty to say on the issues that are dominating athletics, such as doping, and much else besides. It is a raw, passionate, entertaining and fascinating read.

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Greg Rutherford was born in 1986, and after failing to make the grade as a footballer turned to athletics. Having missed out on the major medals previously, he finally struck gold in the 2012 London Olympics and went on to win gold in the European, Commonwealth and World championships to establish himself as one of the most successful British athletes of all time.

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• Verlag: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1471162524
• ISBN 13: 9781471162527
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352
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