The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for

The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal

In â€œone of the best books ever written about a sport,â€ Halberstam chronicles the story of four amateur US rowers and their 1984 Olympic dream (Newsweek).
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In 1984, rowing was a sport continually relegated to the margins, far from the spotlights attracted by other Olympic events. That year, four men went head-to-head for the right to compete for gold as the United Statesâ€™ single sculler, an honor that would lead not to lucrative endorsement deals, but to the fleeting glory of the Olympic Games, and the satisfaction of ranking supreme among their competitive community of oarsmen. In pursuit of that goal, the rowers pushed through crippling pain, delaying personal relationships and careers, all for the rush of winning. Determined to understand these athletes of a seemingly bygone era, Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning journalist and author David Halberstam chronicles their bravery and obsession, delivering a dramatic human story, buzzing with adrenaline, about the lengths to which athletes will go to prove their mettle and compete on the highest level.Â This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam.
Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-12-18
Format Kindle eBook

The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal