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  • Published: 11 March 2011
  • ISBN: 9781845969035
  • Imprint: Mainstream Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320
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My Sporting Heroes

His 50 Greatest from Britain and Ireland



Cricket legend Sir Ian Botham's personal perspective on what it takes to be a sporting hero and which sportsmen and women make the grade

In My Sporting Heroes, one of the country's great sportsmen, Sir Ian Botham, draws up his template of what he believes makes a true sporting hero.

Botham singles out the ten qualities he believes are the basic elements in any true sportsperson - bravery, passion, composure, determination, skill, leadership, instinct, dedication, humour and compassion - then highlights the sportsmen and women who he believes best demonstrate each quality, backing up his selection with personal anecdotes of his time spent with them or watching them in action.

Covering a wide variety of sports and discussing admired athletes of both the past and present, from Ian Woosnam, Paul Gascoigne and Jonathan Davies to Joe Calzaghe, Lewis Hamilton and Andy Murray, My Sporting Heroes is a lively celebration of exactly what makes a true sporting legend - from someone who knows a thing or two about it!

  • Published: 11 March 2011
  • ISBN: 9781845969035
  • Imprint: Mainstream Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320
Categories:

About the author

Ian Botham

Sir Ian Botham OBE is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain whose playing career lasted from 1976 to 1993, and he still holds the record for the highest number of wickets taken by any England bowler. Widely known by the nicknames 'Beefy' and 'Guy the Gorilla', Botham was knighted in 2007 and has authored two autobiographies, most recently Head On. He is now a writer and cricket commentator, and is regularly involved in charity work.

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Praise for My Sporting Heroes

Botham's insights and personal anecdotes put the seal on a light, informative and often humorous read, which undoubtedly deserves pride of place on any sports-buff's bookshelf

City AM

A genuinely absorbing read

Spin

If you've ever wondered what it would take to excel in a sport, this book will give you a fair indication

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