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Lifetime in a Race
Matthew Pinsent
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Description for Lifetime in a Race
Paperback. With his last-gasp victory as part of the Great British coxless four team at the Athens Olympics, Matthew Pinsent clinched an historic fourth Olympic Gold to add to the three already won with his legendary rowing partner Steve Redgrave. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGS; WSBB; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
With his last-gasp victory as part of the Great British coxless four team at the Athens Olympics, Matthew Pinsent clinched an historic fourth Olympic Gold to add to the three already won with his legendary rowing partner Steve Redgrave. In an uniquely exciting and evocative autobiography, Pinsent interweaves the build-up to Athens 2004 with the extraordinary story of his career and unforgettable partnership with Redgrave. Plucked from obscurity at the age of 20, told to partner his hero, and trained to within an inch of his life, Pinsent's story is uniquely revealing about what it takes to be a champion ... Read more
With his last-gasp victory as part of the Great British coxless four team at the Athens Olympics, Matthew Pinsent clinched an historic fourth Olympic Gold to add to the three already won with his legendary rowing partner Steve Redgrave. In an uniquely exciting and evocative autobiography, Pinsent interweaves the build-up to Athens 2004 with the extraordinary story of his career and unforgettable partnership with Redgrave. Plucked from obscurity at the age of 20, told to partner his hero, and trained to within an inch of his life, Pinsent's story is uniquely revealing about what it takes to be a champion ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091903381
SKU
V9780091903381
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99-18
About Matthew Pinsent
Matthew Pinsent started rowing at school in 1983, less than a decade later he won his first gold medal at the 1992 Olympics, with Steve Redgrave in the coxless pair. Together they defended their gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. In Sydney 2000 they changed to a coxless four and won another gold. In Athens 2004, this time without Redgrave, ... Read more
Reviews for Lifetime in a Race
A very honest book - not in a sensational way - but more revealing in the realities of training, competing and racing ... Extremely enjoyable
Daily Telegraph
A good book, well-written, informative, engaging, revealing ... The insights Pinsent brings to his sport are worth the price alone
Sunday Times
The most insightful of the post-Olympic books ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
A good book, well-written, informative, engaging, revealing ... The insights Pinsent brings to his sport are worth the price alone
Sunday Times
The most insightful of the post-Olympic books ... Read more