Ben Ainslie: Close to The Wind: Britain's Greatest Olympic Sailor
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (919 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0224082949 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fantastic book Ferris Ben really tells you how he became one of the best sailors in world. Every aspect of his life is covered in this book. Really inspiring.
It shows what really takes place in the white heat of competition and lifts the lid on this toughest of sports.. In Olympic races he is alone, in his tiny boat, channelling aggression and plotting tactics. Ben has won successive golds in the last three Olympics, making him a British hero and our greatest Olympic sailor ever. Knife-edge decisions, adrenaline rushes, extreme weather, bitter rivalries, heart-stopping races -- they are all in a day's work for 'sailing's superman' Ben Ainslie. Ben's twenty-year sailing career, which began on a dinghy in a remote Cornish bay, has a scope unmatched by other sports. From his proudest moment representing Team GB, to one tough decision that almost risked destroying his career, this is a unique insight into the man who cannot be second best. In 2012 he plans for a fourth. He admits to fierce rivalries, above all with Brazilian Robert Scheidt, who robbed a nineteen-year-old Ben o
BEN AINSLIE, CBE, was born in 1977 in Macclesfield. He has won three Olympic gold medals and was awarded Yachtsman of the Year in 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2002. He started sailing at age four and first competed at the age of ten.
"Take it from a neutral observer: the most accomplished competitor at work in British sport today is Ben Ainslie. Chris Hoy, Lewis Hamilton and Rebecca Adlington deserve praise but the real fanfare should be reserved for Ainslie He has a combination of dedication, stamina, tactical nous and, the clincher here, a sustained level of ruthlessness rarely witnessed before in British sport" -- Henry Winter Daily Telegraph "Sailing's superman" The Times "An interesting self-portrait it encapsulates his personality: pleasant and unassuming off the water, ruthless on it" Independent "A must-read for any sailing fan Ben's inside account makes for fascinating reading" All at Sea magazine