Sportsbiografier

Double Speedway World Champion and former captain of the Great British speedway team, Tai Woffinden is one of the sport's biggest stars.

The story of one of the most recognisable and successful players in world football. Didier Drogba is renowned for his heading ability, sharp shooting and sheer strength. He has played for his native Ivory Coast and for clubs in France, China and Turkey, but it is as a Chelsea striker that he is best known. His feats with Chelsea have made him a cult hero among supporters. In Didier Drogba's honest and revealing autobiography he will talk about life as an immigrant in Paris, the importance of his education and how finding success later than most professional footballers has kept him grounded.In 2012 Didier was voted Chelsea's greatest ever player. He talks from a privileged behind-the-scenes position about tactics and how he felt mentally and physically as well as anecdotes from the dressing room. Didier provides unique insight into important and controversial matches from the first trophy he won with them in 2005 to the Premier League title a decade later; as well as what persuaded him to stay when he was at his lowest ebb.Away from football Drogba has been widely applauded for his involvement in trying to broker peace in the Ivorian civil war - he is a UN Goodwill Ambassador and does a huge amount of work with the Didier Drogba Foundation - Time magazine named him one of the world's 100 most influential people. Go behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge and find out about life on and off the field for this humble Chelsea hero.

The Secret Race is a riveting masterpiece from Tyler Hamilton, published in 2013 by Transworld Publishers Ltd. This book delves into the thrilling world of competitive cycling, offering readers an unprecedented look behind the scenes. Hamilton's gripping narrative and unique perspective make this book a must-read for sports enthusiasts and literature lovers alike. The Secret Race is more than just a sports book; it's a compelling story of determination, passion, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. Published by Transworld Publishers Ltd, this book is a testament to Hamilton's storytelling prowess and his deep understanding of the cycling world. Note: The book is written in English.

Physical Strength Can Only Take You So Far Reigning CrossFit World Champion Rich Froning is ΓÇ£The Fittest Man on Earth.ΓÇ¥ HeΓÇÖs fast. HeΓÇÖs strong. And heΓÇÖs incredibly disciplined. But it takes more than physical strength to compete and win at an elite level. It takes incredible mental and spiritual toughness as well. And it is the precise balance of all three that makes Rich Froning a champion. In First, readers come alongside Rich as he trains for and competes in back-to-back-to-back CrossFit World Championships. Along the way, Rich shares invaluable training tips, motivational techniques, and spiritual insights that, in keeping with the CrossFit philosophy, will prepare you to respond to any real-life physical, mental and spiritual challenge.

The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling memoir from the Tour de France cyclist who lifts the lid on his drug use and return to sport.

Presents the autobiography of Laurent Fignon, who is one of the charismatic cyclists of all time. This book shows his fans the glimpse of what really went on behind the scenes of this epic sport: the friendships, the rivalries, the betrayals, the scheming, the parties, the girls, and, the performance-enhancing drugs.

Lewis Hamilton's explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines. In My Story, for the first time Lewis opens up about his stunning debut season, including the gripping climax to the 2007 F1 World Championship, as well as his dad Anthony, his home life and his early years. The only book with the real story, as told by Lewis.In his first season in F1, Lewis Hamilton has thrilled the world of motor racing. With victories in Canada, America and Hungary and Japan he led the World Drivers' Championship, right up to the last race of the season. But bare statistics alone do scant justice to the amazing impact Lewis Hamilton has had on the sporting landscape this year. My Story gives the real account from Lewis himself, as he sets the record straight about his colourful life on and off the track.Given a grounded upbringing by his dedicated father in unremarkable Stevenage, Lewis tells about how he first tried out go-karting while on a cut-price family holiday in Ibiza. In his book he gives the real version of events at a motor sport dinner where, as a nine-year-old wearing a borrowed suit, he approached McLaren team boss Ron Dennis with the immortal words that were to change his life forever.He rose rapidly through the Junior and Formula ranks, dominating every series with his raw speed and canny race craft. Here Lewis candidly recalls those key moments that shaped his career and went some way towards compensating for the sacrifices made by his father Anthony in getting his son to the top.Lewis also charts how he got into the sport and was signed up by Ron Dennis, what motivates him, who are his closest friends, how he copes with the constant travelling, and the physical and mental challenges of driving a state-of-the-art Formula 1 car. He looks back in detail at the 2007 World Championship - his four race wins, the frightening crash in Germany, his rivalry with team-mate Fernando Alonso, his special relationship with Ron Dennis, and what it's like living under the spotlight of the paparazzi - right up to the last race of the season in Brazil.

Now, working tirelessly as a worldwide ambassador for peace, he talks of the damage caused when religion is used to tear people apart, the essential need for unity in this troubled world, and how his faith sustains him on this, the most important journey of his life - the journey to forgiveness and peace.

'Operatically emotional...exceptionally vivid' Martin Amis, GuardianCelebrate the life of one of the world's greatest footballers. Diego Maradona.

From the host and CEO of The Anfield Wrap comes a riveting book on the trailblazing Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp and the hope he gave to the club and the people of Liverpool

Updated to include the Champions League Victory 2019 It is the intensity of the football, of how the people live football in Liverpool, all the Liverpool fans around the world. It is not a normal club, it is a special club. J rgen KloppJ rgen Klopp is the charismatic German manager who single-handedly overthrew the accepted order in German football, taking Borussia Dortmund from nowhere to back-to-back Bundesliga titles and the Champions League final. He had long been admired in the Premiership and was finally wooed by Liverpool in the belief he could bring back the glory days to the Kop. Klopp is revered as a master tactician with his own unique playing philosophies. He is loved by his players for his passion and man-management skills, and adored by fans for his charm, wit and exciting football on the pitch. In 2019, Klopp cemented his name in the history books by returning Liverpool to Champions League glory. Here is the definitive story of J rgen Klopp - the normal one - and his footballing genius.

"A comprehensive illustrated guide to Formula 1 racing, from its fascinating origins and inner workings to the top drivers of the 1950s through today"--

Speedwaystjernens dramatiske vej til toppen, hvor ingen blev skånet. Mindst af alle ham selv.Han pakker kufferten og stiller den midt på gulvet i hotelværelset. Så er den klar, hvis det går galt i dag. Et simpelt uheld kan nemt smadre kød og knogler. Men i dag er anderledes. I dag er Nicki parat til at trække sin største rival med ned. ”Jeg er træt af den lille nar. Det slutter i dag. Uanset, hvad det koster,” siger han til sig selv.KNALLERTKONGEN er historien om Nicki Pedersen. Den danske verdensmester i speedway, som med brutalitet, rå vilje og charme blev en af landets største sportsstjerner. Kom helt tæt på en mand, der ærligt og selvkritisk fortæller om en konfliktfyldt opvækst og en barsk rivalisering mellem brødre på benzintanken i Brenderup. Nicki Pedersen er klar til at ofre alt i jagten på succes. Og den mentalitet har givet ham en ekstraordinært dramatisk karriere og et vildt luksusliv i Monaco og Dubai.Men han har betalt prisen med en række uhyrlige ulykker, der blandt andet har kostet brandsår og mere end 30 brækkede knogler. Der er ingen bremser på en speedwaymotorcykel, og det samme gælder Nicki Pedersen, der lever ET LIV UDEN BREMSER.

11 SANDE F.C. KØBENHAVN HISTORIER ’Zuma, Delaney og de andre store løver’ er en fodboldbog i familiehøjde, som er skrevet til FCK-fans i alderen 10 til 100 år. Bogens forfattere er både dygtige skribenter og store FCK-fans, og hver af deres fortællinger tager cirka 30 minutter at læse.Kom i selskab med nogle af de største spillere i klubbens 30-årige historie, og få gode læseoplevelser om deres personlige liv, om de største kampe, og om stjernernes bedrifter på banen.Læs om Rasmus Falks hurtige vendinger, om Delaneys lækre hår, om Zumas saksespark på Vestegnen, om Højers mange frispark, om den bedrøvede brasilianer, om de rødhårede tvillinger, om Grønkjær, om Kvist, om Hjalte, om Manne og om Nummer 32. Og læs om, hvordan det hele begyndte, læs om de mange mesterskaber og de europæiske brandkampe.’Zuma, Delaney og de andre store løver’ er en 144 siders illustreret kærlighedserklæring til Byens Hold. Bogen får store som små FCK-hjerter til at banke endnu mere for Skandinaviens største fodboldklub.

'He is skilful. He is outspoken. He is Zlatan' New York Times'He is an amazing talent, one of the best around' Pep GuardiolaFootball's most prolific and controversial goalscorer has nothing left to prove on the pitch. There is only one Zlatan.In the decade since his megaselling memoir I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he has played at Paris Saint-Germain (2012-2016), Manchester United (2016-2018), LA Galaxy (2018-2019) and Milan (2020-). This outrageous and hilarious follow-up is bursting with personal confessions and revealing anecdotes about the world's best players and managers.Packed with revelations, in Adrenaline we hear for the first time what Zlatan really thinks about his time in the Premier League and what it was like to score that glorious bicycle kick against England. We hear about the club he very nearly signed for, and see his hilarious run-ins with the French media - and the French in general, really. Plus so much more.Zlatan transports you into the world of top-flight football like no one else. Filled with revelations - including Zlatan's life lessons on happiness, friendship and love - you'll be talking about this book a long time after finishing it.

Thrown in at the deep end 'on a mighty whim' by F1 team owner Ron Dennis, Lewis Hamilton began his 2007 debut season with several podium finishes. With behind-the-scenes insight into the rivalry between Hamilton and his team mate Fernando Alonso which threatened to derail the young Briton's dream, this book describes how he rose above his critics.

Tony Jacklin rescued the Ryder Cup from oblivion. Following years of American domination, interest in the event nosedived in the 1970s. It was Tony''s appointment as captain of Europe in 1983 that helped resuscitate the matches and launch the remarkable transformation of a competition that is now one of the biggest showpiece occasions in the world of sport.This book takes us on a journey through Tony''s Ryder Cup career, his seven matches as a player and his four as captain. It details his friendships with some of the game''s greats like Seve Ballesteros, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer but also chronicles the times when he hit rock bottom - the sudden and unexpected death of his first wife, his own recent struggles with ill health, the year he lost everything financially and his affair with a sixteen-year-old that was splashed on the front page of a tabloid newspaper.

Nacho NovoWhen I left Spain for my Scottish adventure back in 2001, I could not have dreamt just how my career would take off. Six great years I spent at Rangers, making friends for life on and off the pitch. Yes, I won a league medal, scored the winning goal in a cup final, scored against Celtic and the winning penalty to take us to Manchester. However, what now gives me the greatest pleasure, is not only the memories, but knowing I am now a fan myself. I will be celebrating 55 like the rest of the Bears. Once a Ranger, always a Ranger.Robie Ferguson, GlasgowMy first away trip abroad was to Bilbao in 1969, in the Fairs Cup. Since then, my love for Rangers has taken me on over 200 trips all over Europe, South Africa, USA, Canada & Australia. From cup games to pre-season friendlies and tours, I have made good friends all over the world. Every trip has been an adventure following The Rangers.Ross McGill, Union BearsOur club and support really are second to none, and this experience at the time (in Leipzig) was a taster for the younger generation of trips to come and a bit of hope for our entire support, that natural order would one day be restored, and we would be back in Europe, following our club and at the top of Scottish football once again. Thankfully we are now there and 55 has been achieved. We are back....

A major biography of the greatest men's tennis player of the modern era.

Cristiano Ronaldo har millioner af fans over hele kloden. Det samme har Real Madrid. De følges, ses og beundres af et globalt publikum. Hvorfor? Moderne fodbold er under forandring. Fra at være folkets arbejderklassesport til big business i stræben efter perfektionisme. Spillere skabere ikke længere kun resultater på banen og pokaler til trofæskabet. De rykker globale markedsandele som reklame- og marketingssøjler med milliardomsætninger til følge, med den portugisiske superstjerne Cristiano Ronaldo som personificeringen af fodboldens rejse.Præstationer der lever foreviges af tv-kameraer, blitzende kameraer og fansenes blinkende mobiltelefoner, der får de opsigtsvækkende kampe og mål til at leve videre på de sociale medier. Fodbold er gået fra folkesport til fantasi. Den rejse og forvandling er 'Fodboldfantasi – Ronaldo, Real Madrid og Moderne Fodbold' en analyse af, skrevet i et medrivende og levende sprog. Forfatteren er Danmarks førende Real Madrid-skribent, medieforsker ved SDU, Bo Kampmann Walther, der med en stærk fortællerstemme tager læseren med ind i fodboldens moderne maskinrum og indvier læseren i sportens nye væsen. Et tankesæt der har set en ung portugisisk dreng ved navn Cristiano med skæve tænder og kejtet smil blive til fodboldens største stjerne, og hvilken rolle mægtige Real Madrid har spillet som udklækker af den fodbold, der i dag operer med milliardbudgetter som klodens største sportsgren.

From 2015 to 2017, Peter Sagan achieved the seemingly impossible: he won three road race World Championships in a row, ensuring his entry into the history books as one of the greatest riders of all time. But to look at Peter's record in isolation is to tell only a fraction of his story, because Peter doesn't just win: he entertains.

Legendary college basketball coach John Wooden and Jay Carty know that when it comes down to it, success is an equal opportunity player. Anyone can create it in his or her career, family, and beyond. Based on John Wooden's own method to victory, Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success reveals that success is built block by block, where each block is a crucial principle contributing to lifelong achievement in every area of life. Each of these 32 daily readings takes an in-depth look at a single block of the pyramid, which when combined with the other blocks forms the structure of the pyramid of success. Join John Wooden and Jay Carty to discover the building blocks and key values--from confidence to faith--that have brought Coach to the pinnacle of success as a leader, a teacher, and a follower of God.

Coming to cinemas in November 2019, under the title LE MANS '66 ____________________In the 1960s Enzo Ferrari emerged as the dominant force in sports cars in the world, creating speed machines that were unbeatable on the race track.

Everyone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude, loud, pathologically driven, stubborn as hell. But this is his real story...This is Gordon Ramsay's autobiography - the first time he has told the full story of how he became the world's most famous and infamous chef: his difficult childhood, his brother's heroin addiction and his failed first career as a footballer: all of these things have made him the celebrated culinary talent and media powerhouse that he is today. Gordon talks frankly about:* his tough childhood: his father's alcoholism and violence and the effects on his relationships with his mother and siblings* his first career as a footballer: how the whole family moved to Scotland when he was signed by Glasgow Rangers at the age of fifteen, and how he coped when his career was over due to injury just three years later* his brother's heroin addiction.* Gordon's early career: learning his trade in Paris and London; how his career developed from there: his time in Paris under Albert Roux and his seven Michelin-starred restaurants.* kitchen life: Gordon spills the beans about life behind the kitchen door, and how a restaurant kitchen is run in Anthony Bourdain-style.* and how he copes with the impact of fame on himself and his family: his television career, the rapacious tabloids, and his own drive for success.

Du kan ikke køre på Formel 1-stjernernes baner, ikke spille fodbold på Camp Nou eller Wembley eller slå et par tennisbolde over nettet på Wimbledons legendariske anlæg. Men enhver motionist med mod på det kan køre på mestrenes asfalt - dagen før eller få timer efter bjergkongernes nervepirrende dyst.På mestrenes asfalt er en hyldest til motionssporten, hvor alle samfundslag møder hinanden i et stort fællesskab af humor, fart, udmattelse og hjælpsomhed. Bogen viser dig ruter i blandt andet Pyrenæerne, Alperne, Mallorca, Piemonte, Toscana og tager dig med op på toppen af de historiske tinder fra Tour-transmissionerne.I På mestrenes asfalt giver Bjarne Riis for første gang tips specielt til motionister. Brian Holm giver dig et klap på skulderen. Lars Løkke Rasmussen fortæller om den motivation, der skal til for at cykle til Paris på syv dage i styrtregn og modvind. Lars Bom er supermotionist og giver gode råd om wattbike - den effektive træningsform, som ikke lader de professionelle noget tilbage. Ulla Tørnæs fortæller om at gå sukkerkold på Kongeetapen. Anja Fonseca fortæller om de tidlige morgener med over 30 km/t for at komme ud og give dig bedre vejr på DR1. Ole Ritter - manden, der slog timerekorden - er rystet over motionisternes uforsigtighed ? og alle deler de drømmen om at høre hjulene synge på mestrenes asfalt.