Running My Life - The Autobiography

Winning On and Off the Track

Biography & Memoir, Sports
Cover of the book Running My Life - The Autobiography by Seb Coe, Hodder & Stoughton
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Seb Coe ISBN: 9781444731040
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Publication: November 8, 2012
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton Language: English
Author: Seb Coe
ISBN: 9781444731040
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication: November 8, 2012
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton
Language: English

One second in time may separate the great athlete from the merely good. Seb Coe has made every second count. From an early age he has been driven to be the best at everything he does. Since the moment Coe stood alongside a 'scrubby' municipal running track in Sheffield, he knew that sport could change his life. It did. Breaking an incredible twelve world records and three of them in just forty-one days, Seb became the only athlete to take gold at 1500 metres in two successive Olympic Games (Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984). The same passion galvanised Coe in 2005, when he led Britain's bid to bring the Olympic and Paralympic Games to London. He knew that if we won it would regenerate an East London landscape and change the lives of thousands of young people. It has. Born in Hammersmith and coached by his engineer father, Coe went from a secondary modern school and Loughborough University to become the fastest middle-distance runner of his generation. His rivalry with Steve Ovett gripped a nation and made Britain feel successful at a time of widespread social discontent. From sport Coe transferred his ideals to politics, serving in John Major's Conservative government from 1992 to 1997 and developing 'sharp elbows' to become chief of staff to William Hague, leader of the Party from 1997 to 2001 and finally a member of the House of Lords. Running My Life is in turns exhilarating, inspiring, amusing, and extremely moving. Everyone knows where Sebastian Coe ended up. Few people realise how he got there. This is his personal journey.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

One second in time may separate the great athlete from the merely good. Seb Coe has made every second count. From an early age he has been driven to be the best at everything he does. Since the moment Coe stood alongside a 'scrubby' municipal running track in Sheffield, he knew that sport could change his life. It did. Breaking an incredible twelve world records and three of them in just forty-one days, Seb became the only athlete to take gold at 1500 metres in two successive Olympic Games (Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984). The same passion galvanised Coe in 2005, when he led Britain's bid to bring the Olympic and Paralympic Games to London. He knew that if we won it would regenerate an East London landscape and change the lives of thousands of young people. It has. Born in Hammersmith and coached by his engineer father, Coe went from a secondary modern school and Loughborough University to become the fastest middle-distance runner of his generation. His rivalry with Steve Ovett gripped a nation and made Britain feel successful at a time of widespread social discontent. From sport Coe transferred his ideals to politics, serving in John Major's Conservative government from 1992 to 1997 and developing 'sharp elbows' to become chief of staff to William Hague, leader of the Party from 1997 to 2001 and finally a member of the House of Lords. Running My Life is in turns exhilarating, inspiring, amusing, and extremely moving. Everyone knows where Sebastian Coe ended up. Few people realise how he got there. This is his personal journey.

More books from Hodder & Stoughton

Cover of the book For Better, For Worse by Seb Coe
Cover of the book Heat Wave by Seb Coe
Cover of the book Season of Desire by Seb Coe
Cover of the book Outstanding Creativity in a Week: Teach Yourself by Seb Coe
Cover of the book Understand Science: Teach Yourself by Seb Coe
Cover of the book Kingdom of Fools by Seb Coe
Cover of the book Figs in Frost by Seb Coe
Cover of the book Gunning for Greatness: My Life by Seb Coe
Cover of the book Khamsin by Seb Coe
Cover of the book The Scorpion's Strike: Empire X by Seb Coe
Cover of the book The Love That God Forgot by Seb Coe
Cover of the book The Other Love by Seb Coe
Cover of the book Meredith by Seb Coe
Cover of the book Not Alone by Seb Coe
Cover of the book High Street by Seb Coe
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy