Fields Of Courage: The Bravest Chapters In Sport By Max Davidson,
Football Books.

Product Description

The history of sport is littered with tales of exemplary courage: sportsmen & women pushing their bodies through the pain barrier, or defying career-threatening injuries, in quest of victory. From the goalkeeper who played in a FA Cup Final with a broken neck to the batsman who saved a Test match with his arm in plaster, their heroics have inspired generations of schoolchildren. But courage is as much a moral as a physical attribute. Some of the most inspiring chapters in sport feature men & women of principle who have challenged authority, fought prejudice or simply had the guts to confess to weaknesses that went against the grain of their profession. Ben Hogan, Jackie Robinson, Marcus Trescothick, Billie-Jean King, Eric Lidell... Max Davidson's cavalcade of sporting heroism celebrates virtues that transcend winning & losing -- & explains why sport at its best is so inspirational. The size of this book is 19.8cm in height & 12.7cm wide with 272 pages.