My Sporting Heroes

Sep 20, 2024 7:38 AM

Author:Ian Botham

My Sporting Heroes

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!

Reviews

A genuinely absorbing read

—— Spin

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

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

—— All Out Cricket

A stunning story

—— Shortlist

An intoxicating, captivating tale of great boxers in a fatally flawed environment

—— The Herald

A flawless and singular account of fights that remain potent and important decades after the final bell . . . Four Kings will, unquestionably, be ranked as a classic boxing book that will take future generations back to those smoky, raucous ringside nights in Vegas

—— Irish Times

Fight fans wanting a good read on their summer holidays should grab a copy

—— Colin Hart , The Sun

Certainly the best value of any book out there at the minute as well as being comfortably among the best . . . probably the best boxing book since Kevin Mitchell's War, Baby

—— Sunday Tribune

A born storyteller, [Kimball] throws in enough yarns and anecdotes to fill three or four books

—— Sunday Business Post

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