Alexis James

Unsung (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

NOT ALL HEROES WEAR KITS...Discover the untold stories of the unsung heroes behind the world's greatest sports.While sports' biggest stars and household names enjoy the glory, Unsung celebrates first-hand accounts from over 40 unheralded heroes, offering illuminating insight behind the scenes of professional sport.Told over 12 standalone chapters, this sporting anthology features previously untold stories from a range of unsung stars in sport, including: F1 pit mechanics, boxing referees, kit designers, doping officials, rugby medics, football mascots and many more.Inside, you will learn about:The international athletic starter who dared to disqualify Usain Bolt in a World Championship finalThe World Cup-winning designer who created the blueprint for modern football shirtsThe rugby doctor who saved Thom Evans's life on the Millennium Stadium pitchThe F1 pit crew that powered Lewis Hamilton to his maiden titleThe tireless anti-doping officials engaged in a perpetual sporting war with athletes prepared to win at all costsMany more hidden heroes, including performance chefs, snowmakers, interpreters, rowing coxswains and chaplains

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Distributed by eBookpartnership
• Seitenzahl: 381
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781801502931
• Artikelnr.: 66244107

Autorenporträt

Alexis James is a freelance writer with a passion for untold stories and unsung personalities from the fringes of sport. His work has featured in a number of publications, including FourFourTwo, Nutmeg, Planet Football and No Place Like Home. He lives in Northumberland with his fiancée and their two daughters. Unsung is his first book.