Эдуард Стрельцов стал Олимпийским чемпионом в девятнадцать лет. Легендарного футболиста, игрока московского «Торпедо», называли «русским Пеле». Но политическая и судейская машина раздавила форварда. Стрельцов оказался в тюрьме.
Перед вами уникальная книга, в которой обо всех тайнах перипетиях судьбы Стрельцова рассказывают те, кто близко знал великого спортсмена, – родные, друзья, партнеры по команде, в том числе сын и внук Эдуарда Анатольевич ...
The 2018 Winter Olympics will be the stage for many compelling stories. Athletes like Ashley Wagner and Sven Kramer are windows into hidden social phenomena, from figure skating's eating disorders to the Dutch obsession with speed skating. Controversies like the Russian doping scandal, the NHL player ban, and the question of whether North Korea will compete or disrupt are creating human drama that affects thousands of athletes. Paralympic a ...
Who reprimanded Hitler during the 1936 Olympic Games? When did the Olympic event «shin kicking» get banned? Which Shakespearean play refers to the Olympic Games? Who was the first official cheat in 388BC? Find the answers to these and many other intriguing aspects of the Olympic Games in this absorbing collection of stories and trivia. Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: The Olympics reveals the beguiling stories behind the well-known history ...
Edge of the Map is equal parts inspiring, dramatic, and heartbreaking. One of America’s greatest high altitude mountaineers, Christine Boskoff was at the top of her career when she and her partner died in an avalanche in 2006. Charismatic, principled, and humble, Boskoff was also a deeply loved role model to her climbing partners and the Sherpa community. Edge of the Map traces the sharp twists and turns in Boskoff’s life, from her early yea ...
• Full-color guide to 50 trails, many of them within city limits • Routes rated for fitness for walkers, runners, and hikers San Francisco is home to more than 800,000 residents and hosts more than 17 million business and leisure travelers each year. But few visitors—or locals, for that matter—realize that there are more than 220 premier parks and 70 miles of hiking trails in the city itself. Urban Trails: San Francisco is the only guide avail ...
Твоя профессия «тренер»? Гордись! Это возможность воспитать в детях качества, которые позволят им добиться успехов и в спорте, и в жизни: сила воли, упорство, уверенность в себе, смелость идти вперед и не бояться трудностей. А значит, именно тренер способен кардинально изменить ситуацию и в российском спорте, и в стране в целом. И при этом самому быть богатым, успешным и счастливым. Автор книги Алексей Политыко поделился двадцатилетним опытом тр ...
From the front office to the family room, sabermetrics has dramatically changed the way baseball players are assessed and valued by fans and managers alike. Rocketed to popularity by the 2003 bestseller Moneyball and the film of the same name, the use of sabermetrics to analyze player performance has appeared to be a David to the Goliath of systemically advantaged richer teams that could be toppled only by creative statistical analysis. The st ...
The story of black professional baseball provides a remarkable perspective on several major themes in modern African American history: the initial black response to segregation, the subsequent struggle to establish successful separate enterprises, and the later movement toward integration. Baseball functioned as a critical component in the separate economy catering to black consumers in the urban centers of the North and South. While most black ...
