"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play…it is war minus the shooting."
21st Century Lives.
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21st Century Lives. British Olympians, Debbie Foy, Wayland, 2009
21st Century Lives. British Olympians, Debbie Foy, Wayland, 2009ISBN 978 0 7502 5946 0 (25 pages)
The book features 9 successful members of the British Olympic team in Beijing including Christine Ohoruogo, Rebecca Addlington and Ellie Simmonds.
Each 2 page feature includes 7 standard questions, 2 colour photos and details of he career. My favourite of the standard questions is "You might not know".
If you ever wondered which Olympian would like to be a forensic scientist, who has a Chinese meal before competing, who would like to be on Strictly come Dancing, which two cyclists were once rowers...this is the book for you.
This is an excellent, interesting and informative book for the young reader.