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Chris Hoy: The Autobiography
by
Chris Hoy
The first Briton to win three Olympic golds at the same Games, Scotland’s Chris Hoy is a genuine sports superhero. His autobiography charts the life of a seven-year-old BMX fanatic, supported by a devoted dad and his local cycling club, through paralyzing self-doubt and a major career overhaul, to the sport’s Holy Grail. This 32-year-old cycling fanatic from Musselburgh in
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Paperback
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352 pages
Published
June 1st 2010
by HarperCollins UK
(first published 2009)
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I enjoyed reading Chris Hoy's book, it made a pleasant read after Nicole Cook's moaning and complaining of my previous book. Hoy definitely comes over as cycling's 'Mr Nice Guy' although to achieve what he did there must be a determined, stubborn streak there somewhere. He certainly seems to have his wits about him be it on the track or making the most of his assets to earn a living. He strikes me as the sort of person I would like to invite round for dinner. The writing style is not great but I
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Though perhaps not the slickest autobiography I've ever read, the book feels straightforward and honest, an account of a career that is wildly successful, but never underestimating the hard work that it has taken to get there.
There is an element of narrative that is perhaps a little to "this happened and then this happened, and I wouldn't know about this at the time, but this happened" in style. My own tastes prefer a little more purple in my prose for flavour, but on a more serious note, I do t ...more
There is an element of narrative that is perhaps a little to "this happened and then this happened, and I wouldn't know about this at the time, but this happened" in style. My own tastes prefer a little more purple in my prose for flavour, but on a more serious note, I do t ...more
You'd like this a lot more than I did if you were a cyclist. Chris's ambitions and his love of cycling are described here from early years to the Olympic years. A very talented and focused man.
Some of the cycling chapters bored me to tears, but better than I thought. More for cycling/Olympic enthusiasts...
Autobiography focussed on the cycling career of the multiple Olympic champion. A very open and down-to-earth book with a lot of humility. Some fascinating insight into sports psychology and training approaches, Hoy comes across as a very likeable character with a lot of determination but with motivation coming from enjoyment of the sport rather a driven need to prove himself. What can appear as annoying 'name dropping' in some biographies, here comes across as genuine appreciation and admiration
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His autobiography charts the life of a seven-year-old BMX fanatic, supported by a devoted dad and his local cycling club, through paralyzing self-doubt and a major career overhaul, to the sport’s holy grail.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I think that the main reason why I enjoyed it so much is because I look up to Chris as a role model and I always have done. If anyone wants to find out interesting facts about him then this is the book for you!
...it was all a bit 'I did this, then I did this...' for 350 pages. Not much about the motivation and the man. The bolted on London 2012 stuff was a bit rushed...
After a year of sitting on my shelf half read, I finally finished! The second half definitely much more interesting.
With Chris Hoy being one of my favroite cyclist, I highly rate this book.
One of Edinburgh's finest sporting stars,
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