Moodsate olumpiamangude ajaloos on peale suure voitluse, triumfide ja kaotuste juhtunud ka hulk inspireerivaid ja uskumatuid sundmusi ning ootamatuid lugusid. Selles raamatus on alates 1896. aasta Ateena olumpiast kuni 2016. aasta Rio mangudeni iga suveolumpia kohta kokku kogutud koige varvikamad sarnased lood. Muuhulgas voime lugeda sportlasest, kes uppuvate konkurentide paastmiseks voistluse pooleli jattis; oma tegelikku sugu varjanud voistlej ...
Zinedine Zidane on uks meie aja andekaimatest ja kuulsaimatest jalgpalluritest, kelle imelist karjaari ilmestab hulk otsustavaid mange ja varavaid ning kes „kasitseb palli nagu Stradivariust“. Tema siirdumine Torino Juventusest Madridi Reali aastal 2001 oli jalgpalliajaloo koige kallim uleminek. Kuid Zidane’i ikoonilisus jatkab kasvu ka parast skandaalset lahkumist palliplatsilt: temast on saanud Madridi Reali voidukas, juba legendaarne peatreen ...
"Grigori Rodtsenkov (snd 1958) tootas aastaid Moskva Antidopingu Keskuse juhina ning vastutas Venemaa sportlaste dopinguproovide analuusimise eest. Tema taiendav tooulesanne oli jalgida, et Vene sportlased ei jaaks dopinguga vahele. 2015. aastal hakkas Maailma Antidopinguagentuur WADA poorama rohkem tahelepanu Venemaa sportlaste kahtlastele dopinguproovidele ja uudistesse joudis sageli ka Grigori Rodtsenkovi nimi. Rodtsenkov hakkas ...
Work In shares new mental and physical recovery techniques for athletes who give it all in every workout. Yoga and recovery coach Erin Taylor gives athletes practical tools and an integrated plan for real recovery from training—and everyday life. By making yoga and meditation easy for anyone, Taylor gives athletes a way to do recovery right. Just 5 minutes a day of “working in” can prime athletes for faster, fuller recovery and higher perfor ...
With a comb in his pocket, his glamorous blonde wife by his side, and an unyielding will backed by blazing speed, Jacques Anquetil became cycling's leading ambassador as the sport left behind the post-war era of Fausto Coppi to embrace the promise of the freewheeling sixties. Shoulder to Shoulder ushers us into the zenith of Anquetil's career with a fully restored collection of rare and valuable photographs. With the methodical son ...
Drawn from the one of the world's finest collections of cycling artifacts, Goggles & Dust collects over 100 stunning photographs from competitive cycling's heyday. Spanning the 1920s and '30s, Goggles & Dust: Images from Cycling's Glory Days celebrates the grit and determination of the bicycle racing pioneers who established the records, traditions, and distinct flavors of Europe's most hallowed races. The ...
