Great Moments of Sportsmanship & Extraordinary Sports People Book

"This book is wonderful." Ryder Cup golf hero, Paul McGinley. "Inspirational and uplifting true stories. It's a gem." Ireland & Lions rugby hero, Ollie Campbell. "True sporting stories with heart warming endings." International athletics champion, Sonia O'Sullivan. "A cracking book. Read it." Champion jockey, Richard Dunwoody. This unique collection of true short stories reveals how the 'brotherhood' of sport brings men and women together - even the most unlikely of brothers: including warring German and British soldiers or, more recently, Iranian and US players; a heavyweight boxer carries his old adversary's coffin, or football fans mourn another club's loss; an Englishman abandons his dream and saves a Frenchman's life; an Australian refuses temptation to make history to protect a past hero; a Czech secretly gives his gold medal to an opponent; through to a Palestinian kidnapper who shares a moment of sporting kindness with a western prisoner. This book captures these magical moments, and many more, from sports and countries around the world. A sample of the short stories in this unique book: 1908 A Moving Finish Line, A Wobbly Italian And Sympathetic Queen; 1914 Warring German & British Play Football & Celebrate; 1936 Blond German Helps Black American During Hitler's Olympics; 1948 A Sad Celebration, A Standing Ovation & Three Cheers; 1958 Irishman Saves Lives and Honour in Munich Air Crash; 1969 America's Jack Nicklaus Gives A Brit A 'gimme' Ryder Cup; 1976 Fujimoto Shattered Knee Doesn't Affect The Team; 1981 German Pallbearer Lays His Old USA Adversary To Rest; 1995 Mandela Calms The Rage and Boosts The Strength; 2003 Cycling's Gentleman's Club Wait For Leader To Remount; 2007 Alan Johnston's Palestinian Kidnapper's Sporting Kindness; 2008 101 Year Old Marathon Runner Helps Next Generation; 2008 He Junquan, The Quintessential Sportsman;Read More