Selvbiografier: sport

"Jeg kunne se tilbage på en landsholdsdebut på min 18-års fødselsdag den 15. juni. Det var mod Norge i Oslo. Vi tabte 2-1, og den norske presse skrev, at det var det dårligste danske landshold, der havde spillet i Norge i 25 år. Det var ikke smigrende, men jeg oplevede dog den personlige trøst, at jeg scorede det danske mål. Senere på året stod jeg for endnu et landskampmål, det var mod Tjekkoslovakiet i Københavns Idrætspark. Den kamp tabte vi 3-1. Ak ja."I denne bog, som oprindeligt udkom i 1989, ser den allerede dengang legendariske fodboldspiller Michael Laudrup tilbage på sin suveræne karriere hos fodboldklubber rundt om i Europa og på det danske landshold. Han fortæller om isolation i benhårde træningslejre op til vigtige turneringer, om tiden hos Lazio og hos Juventus, som på et tidspunkt forbød ham at optræde på tv. Bogen skildrer desuden det dramatiske VM i Mexico i 1986.idden /title /head body center h1 403 Forbidden /h1 /center /body /htmlMichael Laudrup (f. 1964) er en dansk fodboldspiller og fodboldtræner. Han er en af de dygtigste danske fodboldspillere nogensinde og har scoret et utal af mål for landsholdet og for de mange europæiske fodboldklubber, han har spillet for i årenes løb. "Mod nye mål. Læreår og fodboldliv" er skrevet i samarbejde med sportsjournalist Rasmus Bech.Rasmus Bech er en dansk journalist og forfatter. Han har blandt andet været chef for sportsredaktionen på Politiken og har udgivet flere bøger om sport.

"Michael Valgren" Danmark har de senere år fostret en lang række særdeles dygtige cykelryttere, der har gjort sig flot bemærket i flere udenlandske, store løb. Således også i Tour de France, hvor Michael Valgren efterhånden med de fem deltagelser, kan betragtes som "veteran". Inden Valgrens helt store gennembrud for få år siden udkom hans biografi, forfattet af Rasmus Bech, og i denne kommer man bagom den tidligere "tykke" dreng fra folkeskolens baggrund for dennes opstigen til cykelrytter i verdenstoppen. Legimus og Rasmus Bech har valgt at sende bogen på gaden igen, da interessen for Valgren ikke er blevet mindre med årene.

Ulrik Wilbek fortæller i "Jeg var der selv" om sine mange år som landstræner i dansk kvindehåndbold – først de fem år for ungdomslandsholdet, hvor han første gang trænede de fleste af de spillere, som senere blev internationale stjerner – og dernæst de syv fantastiske år som træner for landsholdet.Ulrik Wilbek fortæller om de forskellige slutrunder, om de mange sejre men også om nedturene. I "Jeg var der selv" genopleves alle de sindsoprivende kampe, hvor den halve befolkning sad på yderste kant af stole og sofaer, ikke mindst OL-finalen i Atlanta!"Jeg var der selv" er fyldt med underholdende baggrundshistorier og sjove anekdoter – og Wilbek løfter også sløret for, hvorfor han holdt op som landstræner for kvinderne.idden /title /head body center h1 403 Forbidden /h1 /center /body /htmlUlrik Wilbek (f. 1958) er bedst kendt for sin rolle som landstræner i dansk herre- og kvindehåndbold. I 1990’erne førte han et kvindelandshold, der få år før havde været på nippet til at blive nedlagt, til store sejre under VM, EM og OL. I 2005 kom turen til herrelandsholdet, som han trænede frem til 2014. Ved siden af trænerkarrieren har Wilbek også været aktiv i lokalpolitik i Viborg Kommune og skrevet flere bøger om ledelse og motivation.

Først blev maratonløb et hit hos danskerne. Da det blev allemandseje, begyndte vi at bevæge os ud på længere distancer. Først var det triatlon, hvor flere prøver kræfter med halve og hele ironmen. De senere år har ultraløb vundet indpas. Ultraløb er løb, der er længere end maratondistancen.Men hvorfor løber vi overhovedet så langt? Hvad er det, der motiverer os til at bevæge os helt derud, hvor alt andet er skrællet af, og hvor det kun handler om at sætte den ene fod foran den anden?Dette vil Anne Marie Geisler Andersen, en af Danmarks bedste kvindelige 24-timersløbere gennem tiden, forsøge at svare på. Et spørgsmål, der for alvor blev interessant, da hun, efter at have sat tre Danmarksrekorder i streg, stoppede midt i et løb, fordi hun ikke længere vidste, hvorfor hun løb. Bogen berører også den mentale sundhed, og hvordan Anne Marie har løbet fra sine depressioner.

Battling time, tide and the weather, Big Dream, Little Boat is a compelling account of one man's journey by kayak around the island of Ireland. Kevin O'Sullivan, an Aer Lingus pilot based in Skerries in north County Dublin, had set himself a mission - to circumnavigate the entire Irish coast - and to get home safely. The only problem was finding a way to do it.With a demanding job and family commitments he decides to break the journey into manageable three- and four-day chunks, leaving his kayak at stages along the way and resuming the adventure when the opportunity arose. Traveling mainly in the summer months, his expedition takes three years.Along the way he reflects on the fascinating marine life, colorful Irish history, lovely scenery, and in particular on the remarkable people he met on his journey. He also recounts the many challenges he faced, not least of which was his biggest difficulty - chronic seasickness!Despite an attempt to paddle only in good weather, Kevin still encountered some very difficult conditions. Unexpected winds and great swells left him digging deep, using all his skills and experience of years of kayaking to survive.In the great Irish tradition of taking care of travelers on the road, he was supported by oftentimes complete strangers who put him up in their homes, fed him and enthusiastically encouraged him along the way. On a journey of soul-searching and deep contemplation, the kindness of strangers helped to renew his faith in humanity.

Tony ‘Grizzi’ er kommet på det franske A-landshold, og han er tilmed blevet en af de vigtigste spillere på holdet. Livet som professionel fodboldspiller er hårdt og krævende, og det er svært at leve op til alles forventninger uden at bukke under for presset. Men VM i Rusland 2018 nærmer sig, og trænernes, holdkammeraternes, familiens, vennernes og snart hele nationens øjne er rettet mod ham. Men Grizzi er overbevist om én ting: Denne VM-titel tilhører ham!GOAL-serien er fortalt af den verdensberømte fodboldspiller Antoine Griezmann og inspireret af hans egen barndom. Han beskriver med masser af humor og sans for spænding og den gode historie, hvordan vejen mod stjernerne har været fuld af bump, men også de vildeste sejre, de tætteste venskaber og ikke mindst en altoverskyggende passion for fodbold.Denne bog er nummer 9 ud af 9 i GOAL-serien.

I efteråret 2023 er det et hundrede år siden, at moderne speedway blev skabt i Australien. Journalist og tidligere speedwaykommentator på DR og dk4 Ib Søby udkommer med sin 3. bog om speedway, den 1. september 2023 på Løfbergs Forlag. SPEEDWAY 100 består af 16 selvstændige kapitler, som hver især er et nedslag i speedwaysportens turbulente historie, og som er garneret med fremragende fotos.Hvordan opstod sporten i Australien?Hvem er de mennesker som dyrker denne farlige sport? Hvem var den første dansker i en VM finale? Hvem var Ole Olsens idol?Hvorfor opstod konflikten mellem Erik Gundersen og Hans Nielsen? Hvorfor er speedway så populært i Polen? Historien om Vojens Speedway CenterSPEEDWAY 100 tager også læseren med på en rundrejse i de 40-50 lande hvor der har været kørt speedway på seriøst plan.

"Carl Hayman, All Black 1000, once the most highly prized player in world rugby and a giant of the game in every sense - someone who was always respected, even feared. But at the end of seventeen years as a professional rugby player, the last eight played with the sole aim of setting up his family's future, Hayman's life began to unravel. In Head On, Hayman relives a remarkable rugby career, living out his boyhood dreams and fast-tracked into the All Blacks at 21, playing in a world cup and then moving to Europe where he became one of the best-paid players on the planet. But this book is also about the pressures on the modern athlete, where physical performance and commerce collide and players become victims of their own success"--Publisher description.

A story about running away, crashing through and hitting my stride When the whole world seems set against you, how you keep the negative voice out of your head?Candice Warner knows all about the damaging consequences of living life in front of the cameras and has learned a lot about how to insulate from the worst of public life - for herself, as a wife and partner, and as a mother. Growing up with, competing in and living among some of the most abrasive environments, Candice has had her integrity attacked, her worth questioned, and her decisions, body and mind judged. But she has never been stronger or more determined to forge the space she and her family need to be safe, and to live a life filled with love, purpose, ambition and optimism.Candid, raw and uplifting, Candice tells it straight - about the ugly, bruising pivotal moments that almost broke her, to the extraordinary turning points that buoyed her ... and the saving grace of the transformative, regenerative power of running.From her beginnings as Australia's youngest Ironwoman and the joys and heartbreak of elite sport, to being publicly shamed as a woman, and her crucial role in Australia's most successful and highest profile partnership, Running Strong is Candice's story - about climbing back from rock bottom, the power of creating precious sanctuary for yourself and protecting the people closest to you.

National Hunt Champion trainer Nicky Henderson OBE shares behind-the-scenes stories of the 12 most extraordinary thoroughbreds that have defined his glittering career. The book features exclusive contributions from Sir AP McCoy, Barry Geraghty, John Francome, Mick Fitzgerald, Sam Waley-Cohen, Richard Dunwoody, Nico de Boinville and others.

Angelique Kerber is the most successful and popular German tennis player of the last decade: She won Wimbledon, the US Open and the Australian Open. In her autobiography she describes for the first time in detail her way to the top of tennis and the ups and downs of her career. She reports in a very personal and approachable way how her great successes, but also painful defeats came about. In doing so, she does not avoid the doubts and fears coming with a life as a tennis professional. She tells openly and honestly how she has repeatedly worked her way out of crises.

Trophies and Scars is the profoundly personal, sincere, and remarkably revealing story of the life and times of NASCAR Hall of Famer Ray Evernham. A son of the Jersey Shore, Evernham dedicated his life to fulfilling his boyhood dream of becoming a professional race car driver.By age eighteen, he was banging fenders with good success on the Northeast short track circuit. When his dreams of becoming an Indy car sensation literally crashed and burned, he turned to Roger Penske's International Race of Champions (IROC), before another brutal crash forced him to give up his Indy dream for good.It was time to change careers.As a leader of a race team on the technical rather than the driving side, he discovered new skills critical to building successful racing organizations. A brief, ill-fated, and downright volatile stint on Alan Kulwicki's crew, turned into a "right place at the right time" scenario, sparking a seminal partnership with racing phenom Jeff Gordon. They would prove to be one of the most potent racing duos in history.Evernham shares previously untold tales of how the duo led the No. 24 team to three championships in four seasons (1995, 1997, 1998) and a series-leading forty-nine wins, revealing in candid detail how and why their storied relationship came to an end.The book also details Evernham's time spearheading the return of Dodge to NASCAR, building Evernham Motorsports into one of the most successful NASCAR teams, as well as his transformation into a TV personality with roles as a NASCAR analyst for SPEED, ESPN, ABC, FOX, and NBC and as host to his own TV series, AmeriCarna, on the Velocity channel.Woven throughout all these stories recounting the many twists and turns of his life, he reveals how he buried himself in work to cope with his personal challenges: his son Ray J.'s battle with leukemia and later autism diagnosis, his controversial legal clash with Jeremy Mayfield, his divorce, and the scandal surrounding his relationship with second wife Erin Crocker. Many of these painful challenges ultimately brought rich rewards, such as the formation of the Evernham Family Racing for a Reason Foundation, funding for IGNITE, education and training programs for young adults with high-functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome, his loving marriage to Erin, and the birth of their daughter Caite.You needn't be a racing fan to appreciate Evernham's inspiring journey of tireless persistence, radical determination, steadfast leadership, and fearless reinvention. For as he believes, a life lived to the fullest is packed with trophies--and scars.

"The second book by Meaghan Marie Hackinen continues her cycling journey as she travels across the North American continent in the Trans Am Bike Race."--

In 1972, John McMaster got the chance to follow his dream and become a professional footballer with Aberdeen. No one could have known at the time that the making of him would come from a man who had just been sacked by St Mirren but who would go on to become one of the greatest football managers of all time-Sir Alex Ferguson.

"Unforgiving recounts Lindsey's journey from disappointment to triumph. It is an honest account of one life-altering misstep and its aftermath, and a reflection on what it means to come of age as an athlete in the spotlight, the weight of expectations, falling short, and ultimately fulfilling your dreams. Unforgiving is about the purpose-driven, forward-looking attitude Lindsey took on after her fall, when looking back wouldn't have done anyone any favors. It's about the pass she refused to grant herself until she'd earned it. Unforgiving is about the commitment to seek her own truth--and to speak up on one's own behalf after letting others do it for years. Forgiveness, in the end, is at the heart of Lindsey's story, but underneath and alongside is its polar opposite--an unending, uncompromising determination to push herself, to prove herself, to power past every obstacle in her path, even those of her own making."--

Join Eddie 'The Beast' Hall for 10 rounds as we follow his incredible journey from the world's strongest man to competing in 'The Heaviest Boxing Match in History'.

The long-awaited autobiography of Welsh rugby legend Anthony 'Charlie' Faulkner. Immortalized in the Max Boyce song, 'The Pontypool Front Row', he was a key member of the 1970s Golden Era Wales team in a period in which they dominated Northern Hemisphere rugby, with Grand Slams in 1976, 1978 and 1979, and four consecutive Triple Crowns.

Embrace your authentic self with paralympic champion and Dancing with the Stars finalist, Ellen Keane.

Sultan is the official biography of Wasim Akram, the sultan of swing, one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of cricket. For twenty years, Wasim Akram let his cricket do the talking his electrifying left-arm pace, his explosive left-handed striking, his leadership and his inspiration. For another twenty years he kept his own counsel about those days, full of drama, controversy and even mystery, in a country, Pakistan, that to outsiders is a constant enigma. Until now. Sultan tells the story of cricket's greatest left-arm bowler, and one of its greatest survivors, who was chosen from the streets of Lahore and groomed by Imran Khan to become champion of the world man of the match in the final of the 1992 World Cup. Along the way were unforgettable rivalries with the greatest of his time, from Viv Richards and Ian Botham to Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne. Along the way, too, a backdrop of conspiracy and intrigue over ball tampering and match fixing about which Wasim finally sets the story straight. But there's more: Sultan goes frankly into the crumbling and rebuilding of Wasim's private life, marred by the tragedy of his first wife's death and the torment of addiction. The result is an unprecedented insight into the life of a cricketer who revolutionised the game with his speed and swing, and a patriot buoyed and burdened by the expectation of one of the game's most fanatical publics.