Книги, похожие на «Carl Fogarty, Foggy: The Championship Years»

In the spring of 2017 Dmitri Voloshin ran 230 km along the sands of the Sahara desert during the ultramarathon Marathon Des Sables. He put on paper all his impressions about the training, the desert and the atmosphere of the race. In this book you will learn how to run 230 km in the Sahara desert, how to make the Bedouins laugh, what is the taste of the last sip of water, if socks can stand upright, why not eat bugs, and what stitches are best to sew a corn.

From a pint and a pie to ice baths and deep tissue massages … from Cornish Colts to World Cup final captain … from qualified cattle inseminator to owner of a sports fashion label … Phil Vickery, aka «Raging Bull», has pretty such seen and done it all in life and in rugby, straddling the amateur and professional eras like a bovine colossus.Raging Bull is the iconic tight-head prop's own incredible story, the tale of a true legend of rugby union; a tough, no-nonsense player who is as fearless and uncompromising on the pitch as he is a great raconteur off it.His career spans amateurism and professionalism, starting in the Cornish countryside and travelling to two World Cup finals and two Lions tours.Vickery is a hugely passionate player. He sports a tattoo which announces 'I'll fight you to the death', and has overcome serious injuries (including eight operations) in a career of stunning highs and devastating lows. He plays his sport in the best traditions of rugby and he is a story teller par excellence.Raging Bull will transport readers to the England front row in Six Nations clashes at Twickenham, to the changing rooms on British Lions tours, and to the bars of many an amateur rugby club. It will remind fans what rugby is really all about – the fun and camaraderie, and the passion and commitment, as the former herdsman turned England and Lions star takes you to the heart and soul of the sport he loves.