Warriors An Epic Battle for Olympic Rowing Victory

What does it take to win at the Olympic Games? How many years of hard work and dedication does it take to prepare for such a feat? How many disappointments do you have to endure on this journey? Danielle Brittain has walked this journey over and over again-her two sons won Olympic medals for South Africa in rowing, all four of her sons have rowed at top levels, and she is currently the team doctor for the SA rowing team. Danielle has faced her own battles with cancer and then watched as her son battled Hodgkin's Lymphoma during his Olympic training and overcame it, and went on to win silver after his recovery in this high-performance sport. The Olympic wins for the South African teams at the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics were iconic moments for South Africa, and Brittain's descriptions of what the wins meant for the individuals in the teams, their families, the coaching staff, and ordinary South Africans demonstrates the power of sport to unite the country. A rowing story, a family story, a cancer survival story, a South African story-and the story of a mother watching it all unfold.

ISBN:	9781928257905
Publisher:	Bookstorm
Imprint:	Bookstorm
Published date:	16 Nov 2021
DEWEY:	797.123092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	304
Weight:	416g
Height:	157mm
Width:	235mm
Spine width:	26mm

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