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Making Champions How South Africas Sporting Heroes Are Made
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Book Synopsis Making Champions - How South Africa's sporting heroes are made by : Michael Jenkins
Download or read book Making Champions - How South Africa's sporting heroes are made written by Michael Jenkins and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a journey into the histories, hearts and homes of some of South Africa's greatest sporting heroes. Featuring the varied and very human stories of 13 icons of our time, including AB de Villiers, Ryan Sandes, 'Beast' Mtawarira, and Bridgitte Hartley, the book shows that it takes far more than natural talent to transform an athlete into the best that sport has to offer. Making Champions is an answer to the question: what goes into achieving champion status? It tells of the battles these sports stars have lost and won in their desire to set themselves apart from others just as gifted and aspiring for success. In the process, it equips all South Africans aiming to achieve in whatever field with the knowledge of the decisions and sacrifices these athletes have made, and the habits they have adopted on their way to the top.
Book Synopsis In the Words of South African Sporting Heroes by : George Claassen
Download or read book In the Words of South African Sporting Heroes written by George Claassen and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Africans embrace their sportsmen and women as heroes and symbols of hope, courage and reconciliation. Collected in In the Words of South African Sporting Heroes are comments - from the inspirational to the humorous to the downright bizarre - by those we hold with such high esteem, on subjects as diverse as Captaincy, Fame, Life, Money in Sport and Being a South African.
Book Synopsis English L/b Gr8 by : Mathevan Naidoo
Download or read book English L/b Gr8 written by Mathevan Naidoo and published by New Africa Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis In the Words of South African Sporting Heroes by : G. N. Claassen
Download or read book In the Words of South African Sporting Heroes written by G. N. Claassen and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sport, Cultures, and Identities in South Africa by : John Nauright
Download or read book Sport, Cultures, and Identities in South Africa written by John Nauright and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The meanings attached to sports in South African societies, past and present, are explored in this book, which focuses particularly on the part played by the prominent team sports of rugby, soccer and cricket in the creation of social divisions and unities over the course of South African history. In the past, only white South Africans could represent "South Africa" in international sport. Now, formerly white-dominated sports have been promoted as unifying forces for a nation in the process of forging a new national identity. The book considers the history and changing meanings attached to particular sports in the old and new South Africas, and how sport is being used and abused today.
Book Synopsis Comrades Marathon - The Ultimate Human Race by : John Cameron-Dow
Download or read book Comrades Marathon - The Ultimate Human Race written by John Cameron-Dow and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the world's largest and oldest ultramarathon race. It is a festival celebrating the triumph of human spirit over adversity. It has a camaraderie that enables ordinary mortals to overcome human fragility and perform beyond their wildest expectations. In the words of Comrades marvel Bruce Fordyce, this race 'can inspire ordinary people to do extraordinary things, and it brings out the best in all of us. This race has a power to transform, to inspire and to motivate unlike any other'. The official Comrades Marathon: The Ultimate Human Race begins in 1921 and chronologically describes every race in detail, up to 2010's commemorative 85th event. All the legends are here, in their full Comrades glory and human frailty: Arthur Newton, Hardy Ballington, Wally Hayward, Jackie Mekler, Alan Robb, Frith van der Merwe, Bruce Fordyce, and others. But there is also deeply affectionate and admiring coverage of the backmarkers, the ones often called 'the real Comrades runners' - those 'ordinary people' behind the front-runners. This meticulously researched account will certainly inspire all types of athletes, but more than that, it will evoke a sense of wonder at what body and mind can achieve in pursuit of extreme challenge. The heartbreaking and heart-stopping moments are documented alongside the countless successes and triumphs, as well as a rich collection of humourous and quirky anecdotes from Comrades lore. An updated history of the Comrades Marathon is long overdue, and author John Cameron-Dow is uniquely qualified to write about this remarkable athletic event: he holds a prized green number - mark of a ten-time Comrades medallist.
Book Synopsis A Short History of South Africa by : Gail Nattrass
Download or read book A Short History of South Africa written by Gail Nattrass and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Africa is popularly perceived as the most influential nation in Africa – a gateway to an entire continent for finance, trade and politics, and a crucial mediator in its neighbours' affairs. On the other hand, post-Apartheid dreams of progress and reform have, in part, collapsed into a morass of corruption, unemployment and criminal violence. A Short History of South Africa is a brief, general account of the history of this most complicated and fascinating country – from the first evidence of hominid existence to the wars of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries that led to the establishment of modern South Africa, the horrors of Apartheid and the optimism following its collapse, as well as the prospects and challenges for the future. This readable and thorough account, illustrated with maps and photographs, is the culmination of a lifetime of researching and teaching the broad spectrum of South African history. Nattrass's passion for her subject shines through, whether she is elucidating the reader on early humans in the cradle of humankind, or describing the tumultuous twentieth-century processes that shaped the democracy that is South Africa today.
Book Synopsis They Did You Can by : Michael Finnigan
Download or read book They Did You Can written by Michael Finnigan and published by Crown House Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mike Finnigan has been working in performance psychology since 1991 and he has also worked in the elite sports arena in golf, cricket, rugby and football. His latest success is with Darren Clarke, who recently won golf's Open Championship. Mike believes that, with the help of their sporting heroes, young people can achieve anything they want in the sporting world. By interviewing many sporting celebrities he has discovered just what it was that helped them to make it. Mike says "We can all make up excuses but you have to want to win more than you want the alibi for losing. Once you do that, you give yourself a proper chance of winning." Find out the secrets of success of: Sir Clive Woodward, Martin Johnson CBE, David Moyes, Sir Tom Finney, Philip Neville, Gordon Banks, Gary Kirsten, Karen Barber, Dame Mary Peters, Jeremy Snape, Eric Simons, Beth Tweddle and Jonathan Davies MBE. Revised edition of ISBN 978-1-84590-064-9 with new and updated material.
Book Synopsis In the Zone with South Africa's Sports Heroes by : Michael Cooper
Download or read book In the Zone with South Africa's Sports Heroes written by Michael Cooper and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Making of Les Bleus by : Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff
Download or read book The Making of Les Bleus written by Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2012-12-16 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Making of Les Bleus traces the Fifth Republic’s quest to create elite athletes in two global team sports, football and basketball, primarily at the youth level. While the objective of this mission was to improve performances at international competitions, such programs were quickly seized upon to help ease domestic issues and tensions. The onset of the Cold War forced countries of all sizes to rethink their relevancy. A country’s ability to exert “soft power,” or influence others through the cultural sphere, became more important. Sport was but one way through which to do so. The extent to which France harnessed the athletic domain was unprecedented among other West European nations. In France, sport, particularly at the youth level, was used to cultivate soft power internationally, to transmit republican ideals of democracy and fair play to the youth, and to examine and create a modern, post-colonial French identity in a globalizing world. The French sought to find a “third way” in sports, much in the way that it sought to create an alternative between the diplomatic policies of Washington and Moscow. Fifth Republic sports systems placed the training of elite athletes under the state. At the same time, private clubs also played an important role in developing players to serve the republic in elite competition. Examination of the republic’s quest to create elite athletes provides perspective on how France coped with and adapted to the post-1945 world. In what ways did the country reconfigure its global role? How did domestic changes impact society? In a globalizing, post-colonial world, how has France come to terms with the past? In what ways has France sought to create a new “French” identity? This story helps answer such questions. The history of the state’s cooption of youth sports forms a compelling tale and serves as a prism through which to investigate the larger history of France, the evolution of society, the impacts of the media revolution, and the government’s mission of public health. It underscores just how much things have changed—yet still remained the same. You can find a podcast interview with the author about this book at: http://newbooksinsports.com/2013/11/14/lindsay-krasnoff-the-making-of-les-bleus-sport-in-france-1958-2010-lexington-books-2012/
Book Synopsis Sport in a Changing World by : Howard L. Nixon
Download or read book Sport in a Changing World written by Howard L. Nixon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a stressful, turbulent world, sport can be an escape from reality. Yet sport actually mirrors the issues and problems of our world today, bearing the imprint of powerful forces of social change. This book offers a sociological perspective for seeing and understanding the place of sport in society and how it is affected by big business and by demographic, cultural, organization, economic, political, and technological change. Nixon writes vividly of the making and unmaking of heroes and celebrities. Throughout he shows how the combined influence of networks of major sports organizations, media corporations, and corporate sponsors is shaping sport around the world.
Book Synopsis A Companion to Sport by : David L. Andrews
Download or read book A Companion to Sport written by David L. Andrews and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Sport brings together writing by leading sports theorists and social and cultural thinkers, to explore sport as a central element of contemporary culture. Positions sport as a crucial subject for critical analysis, as one of the most significant forms of popular culture Includes both well-known social and cultural theorists whose work lends itself to an interrogation of sport, and leading theorists of sport itself Offers a comprehensive examination of sport as a social and cultural practice and institution Explores sport in relation to modernity, postcolonial theory, gender, violence, race, disability and politics
Book Synopsis Cricketing Cultures in Conflict by : Boria Majumdar
Download or read book Cricketing Cultures in Conflict written by Boria Majumdar and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title looks at the economic and social implications of the 2003 Cricket World Cup in various countries and explores the role of cricket in relation to South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West India, and Kenya.
Download or read book PD, Health and PE written by Fay Courtney and published by Pascal Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sports and Nationalism in Latin / o America by : H. Fernández L’Hoeste
Download or read book Sports and Nationalism in Latin / o America written by H. Fernández L’Hoeste and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-06 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection interrogates sports in Latin America as a key terrain in which nation is defined and populations are interpellated through emotionally charged practices (state policy, media representations, and sports play itself by professionals, national teams and amateurs) of inclusion and exclusion.
Download or read book Be a Winner written by Kenny Kemp and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland needs more winners - all kinds of winners - in sport and in life. And with the Olympics heading to London and the Commonwealth Games coming to Glasgow, we now have the major catalysts to inspire us to be winners. But as a nation we need to overcome our natural reserve and tendency to underperform when it really matters. We need to find new levels of self-belief and optimism. We need more winning role models: more Chris Hoys, Alex Fergusons, Andy Murrays and Liz McColgans. Packed with significant insights from Scotland's leading sportsmen and women, past and present, Be a Winner takes the reader on a personal journey to help them become a genuine success. It encourages them to set their own sporting goals and identify their own personal bests, and, most importantly, gives guidance about how to reach them, through the example of great Scottish winners. It also highlights the steps that an individual can take to develop a winning mentality. From motivation to dedication, competitiveness to teamwork, this book covers all the bases. Be a Winner tells it straight when it comes to sport and how to succeed in it, through the advice of the Scottish men and women who have reached the very pinnacle of their various fields. This book will enable a proud Scot to become a 'super Scot'.
Author :Dee Rissik Publisher :Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd ISBN 13 :9814398667 Total Pages :394 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (143 download)
Book Synopsis CultureShock! South Africa by : Dee Rissik
Download or read book CultureShock! South Africa written by Dee Rissik and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2011-02-10 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
