Momentum: Chasing the Olympic Dream
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (624 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1892590565 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 191 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The insights into life as a junior skier are particularly rewarding, as it's a time not often covered in sports writing. Bob Gregg, editor, Master Skier magazine, said it was the best XC ski book ever. He has also been a favorite writer in XC ski magazines. Vordenberg opens up the skiing life in a way we haven't seen before. "It is not a retelling of the little engine that could, but why the little engine even tried." In addition to being Head Coach, Vordenberg was a 2-time Olympian and National Champion. Here's a big "Let's ski!" sale on "the best XC ski read ever!" (Now only $9.95 -- almost half off the list price of $17.95.) Pete Vordenberg is the retired Head Coach of the US XC program. "Momentum" is a memoir of life as an Olympian as well as of being a kid taking his early steps toward such a goal. He puts us inside the global goal of striving for near-impossible American gold in XC. Recently, the US has been achieving worldclass results for the first time in decades! Includes dozens of black & white photos.
Momentum In describing his fourteen-year pursuit of an Olympic medal in Nordic ski racing, Vordenberg recalls his youthful adventures in Boulder, Colorado; from there his saga takes us on to survey his years of training, summer and winter, in such places as Trout Lake, Washington, Marquette, Michigan, Sweden and Oregon, with high jinks adventures and merry pranks to balance . Pat Peterson said Join the momentum. Momentum is not only what author Pete Vordenberg has on skis; it's what he uses to propel the reader through this dynamic book! It's hard to put down as you follow Pete from junior high trials to Olympic trails, from Swedish snow to Mexican mermaids, from inspiring coaches to aspiring competitors. But I find myself stopping to savor the flavor of particularly vivid . "If Quixote tilted at Bigfoot" according to Kevin D. Hayes. Admittedly I felt a little like Sancho Panza, because I didn't really anticipate reading "Momentum." Odds were that it prove to be just another insipid, quixotic memoir in the vast wasteland of sports literature. I was in for a surprise. In that ego-fueled and littered expanse "Momentum" shines like a rare and precious gem.The body of the work is solid, and there ar