The Price of Gold: The Toll and Triumph of One Man's Olympic

The Price of Gold: The Toll and Triumph of One Man's Olympic Dream

The harrowing, triumphant tale of a cyclistâ€™s journey to Olympic victory and the price he paidÂ to achieve greatness.
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Marty Nothstein, one of the greatest cyclists of all time, arrived at the 1996 Olympic Games a heavy favorite. In the match sprint at the Atlanta Olympics, an event akin to prizefighting on a bicycle, he raced around a banked, oval track. Nothstein lost by a hairâ€™s width on the finish line and vowed to win the gold at the next Olympics, saying, â€œI didnâ€™t come here for a silver medal.â€
In The Price of Gold, Marty Nothstein eloquently and honestly tracks his journey to the games in Sydney and the events that molded him into the worldâ€™s fastest man on a bicycleâ€”from his tough-love upbringing in a blue-collar, split home, to the â€œborderline outlawâ€ cast of cycling characters who helped guide him through the ranks.
â€œI had to become the worst, to become the best,â€ Nothstein says of the single-minded determination that turned him into a veritable monster on his bike, but often forced him to neglect his own family. Sure to become a sports classic, this book will be published in time for the 2012 Olympics, when the worldâ€™s eyes are trained on London and international conversation will turn to the question of what it takes to win the gold.
Country USA
Manufacturer Rodale Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2012-06-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781609613372

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Rodale Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2012-06-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781609613372

The Price of Gold: The Toll and Triumph of One Man's Olympic Dream

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