Book description
Complete with stunning, specially selected photographs, Sir Steve
Redgrave recounts his favourite Olympic stories and reveals what it is
that makes these moments truly great. All the stars of past and present
are here, including Seb Coe, Steve Ovett, Nadia Comenech, Mark Spitz,
Jesse Owens, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Bob Beamon, Ed Moses, Flojo, Eric the
Eel, Michael Johnson, Eric Liddell, Daley Thompson, Chris Boardman,
Cassius Clay, Kelly Holmes and the Jamaican Bobsled Team. Also included
are some of the more infamous moments of Olympic history, including
Black Power 1968, the Munich massacre of 1972, Mary Decker Slaney's
clash with Zola Budd in LA 1984 and Ben Johnson's disqualification at
Seoul 1988, to name but a few. Sir Steve Redgrave is a genuine
sporting icon. He is the only athlete to have won gold medals in five
consecutive Olympic Games in an endurance event. He has received
numerous high-profile accolades and in 2000 was voted BBC Sports
Personality of the Year and earned the Laureus Lifetime Achievement
Award. Sir Steve is heavily involved in a number of commercial and
charitable initiatives, including the Steve Redgrave Fund, which helps
improve and enhance the quality of young people's lives. He was a
founding member of the successful London 2012 bid. He was Knighted in
2001.
