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Sto caricando le informazioni... A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journeydi Chrissie Wellington
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I heard people say Chrissie Wellington is the female Lance Armstrong. You can hardly miss her in any triathlete magazine. What many people don't know is her work with aid organization before she became a professional athlete. A life Without Limits is a well written autobiography on a truly remarkable athlete. Here is a person who worked with the homeless and realized that huge aid organizations may not be the best at help solve the world's poverty problems. She is also an athlete that no one seems to call “scandal” on. From all I have heard, she is much more personable than many athletes. She has an active Twitter account that personal rather than just a publicity page. Here is a world class athlete that shouldn't be considered the “Female Armstrong”, rather Armstrong should be so lucky to be the male Chrissie Wellington. Disclosure -- I received an autographed edition of this book from a co-worker at Interbike. Regardless it is going on the top shelf on my bookshelf. It's nice to read a memoir that doesn't scream "I am the greatest. No one will ever be better than me!" Chrissie Wellington meets my definition of a true champion: an amazing athlete and a good human being. If you're looking for some interesting stories and a good dose of inspiration, this is the book for you. This was a really wonderful, positive memoir by an amazing young woman. I'm a marathoner and boy, did she inspire me. I'm almost a different runner now and the difference is, she showed me how to believe in myself. Not just say it, and sign up for the run and all, but be it. But I don't think you have to be into running, swimming or cycling to appreciate the incredible hard work (often against some serious odds), sacrifice and dedication it took Wellington to win Kona four times, among many other ironman-distance triathalons. Her story as a young person is also inspiring and interesting as she is someone who believes in making the world a better place and, in fact does. I think this book would just be wonderful for any young woman struggling with body image issues, self esteem and falling prey to thinking she cannot do it on her own in this world. When so many young women feel they have no image without a boyfriend, husband, etc., here comes Wellington who for a decade plus was richer in friends than anyone I know and also, waited for the right guy, not just any guy. The writing isn't all that hot in places (and repetitive too), but that said, I still recommend this highly. I flew through it, learned a lot and got mightily inspired to boot. She is taking off Kona 2012, but boy, I now want to go watch the Ironman in Hawai'i! I would love watching her compete. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Chrissie Wellington is the world's No 1 female Ironman triathlete, a four times World Champion, having recently won the her fourth title in October 2011 and the World Record holder. In 2009 she was voted 'Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year' and in 2010 was awarded the MBE. She is the undefeated champion of Triathlon, having won thirteen Ironman titles from thirteen races. She set a new World Record of 8 hours19:13 at Quelle Roth Germany in 2010, which slashed over 14 minutes from the previous record and where she was only beaten by six men. She went on to improve this time by another minute in the 2011 race. She also set a new world record for the fastest ever Ironman sanctioned event at Ironman South Africa in April 2011. Chrissie has displayed unprecedented levels of stamina, strength and competitiveness in becoming Ironman World Champion in only her second event at Ironman level. Her victory in Kona, Hawaii in 2007 finishing five minutes ahead of her nearest rival was described as the 'biggest upset in Ironman history' and 'a remarkable feat, deemed to be near impossible task for any athlete racing as a rookie at their first Ironman World Championships'. She defended her World title in Hawaii in 2008 and again in 2009. However a bout of severe sickness on the eve of the 2010 event meant she was unable to make the start line to defend her title. She bounced back in 2011 to retain her title in her most fiercely competitive race to date, which adds another fantastic chaper to her extraordinary sporting career. This is the remarkable story of how a Norfolk girl - a 'sporty kid, swimming, playing hockey, running, but never excelling and always more interested in the social side of the sports scene' - became a world champion. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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But I digress. I enjoy reading sports memoirs, and Chrissie Wellington's is both interesting and entertaining to read. Recommended if you're into endurance sports, triathlon, or just super interesting women doing awesome things. ( )