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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
totally enjoyable,
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This review is from: Will it Make the Boat Go Faster?: Olympic-winning Strategies for Everyday Success (Paperback)
this really is an enjoyable read! not only is this a story of dedication and sheer motivation - a totally inspiring account of how a team went on to win a UK gold medal at the olympics, but it is also extremely funny... i have enjoyed dipping into the insights offered at the end of each paragraph that give you practical and realistic tips - life skills and pointers that make you think - and offer you ways of applying some skills to your own life. An excellent read that once you start, is hard to put down. Loving it....
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Brilliant book : gripping and full of practical strategies,
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This review is from: Will it Make the Boat Go Faster?: Olympic-winning Strategies for Everyday Success (Paperback)
This is an outstanding book both for business and life. I have read many, many leadership and personal development books over the last twenty years and this is by far the most engaging AND practical.It covers goals, motivation, taking risks, change and importantly how to filter out unhelpfulness from others.The story of Ben winning his gold medal in Sydney is nothing short of miraculous and really gripping. I am not interested in sports but this had me hooked right until the end. I found I was implementing many of the tips in this book afetr only a couple of chapters and it was making a difference to me. Excellent book and I will continue to dip in to it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What it takes to win Olympic Gold - revealed!,
This review is from: Will it Make the Boat Go Faster?: Olympic-winning Strategies for Everyday Success (Paperback)
A really well written, descriptive, emotional rollercoaster revealing the highs and lows of a rowing crew's journey towards, and dramatic winning of, an Olympic gold medal in the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Ben Hunt-Davis tells the story of his own feelings ranging from despair to jubilation as the crew fails to live up to their own potential, suffers numerous setbacks, achieves encouraging training and racing results, and ultimately executes their high-risk race strategy to perfection when it really matters - in the Olympic final.Ben's style of writing puts you in the boat with him, experiencing the concentration and commitment and pain that makes international-standard rowing look so ridiculously easy to the outside observer, but which demands superhuman training, dedication and sacrifices. The book is written as both a sportsman's autobiography and as a businessman's motivational aid - and works brilliantly on both counts. Rowers will love the tantalizing glimpses into the coaching psychology of Harry Mahon and Martin McElroy, and the fascinating comparisons with other written accounts of international rowing from Redgrave, Pinsent and Foster from the Sydney coxless four. Businesses and anyone looking for 'How to Succeed in Life' tips will simply find the book inspirational. If you are thinking of buying this book; don't think about it - just do it!
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