Ergebnis für "Alice" in Sport

Depuis toute petite, Violette rêve d'horizon, de vent et de liberté. Très vite, elle se lance des défis que beaucoup jugent impossibles : traverser la Manche en Optimist, puis l'Atlantique en solitaire. Son courage et sa détermination la conduisent jusqu'au départ du Vendée Globe, où elle séduit des centaines de milliers de passionnés. Écoutez l'autrice Alice Babin raconter comment Violette Dorange est devenue la plus jeune navigatrice à terminer le Vendée Globe !

In August 1939, Alice Marble graced the cover of Life magazine, photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt. She was a glamorous worldwide celebrity, having that year won singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles tennis titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open, then an unprecedented feat. Yet today one of America's greatest female athletes and most charismatic characters is largely forgotten. Queen of the Court places her back on center stage.

“In Robert Weintraub’s exhaustive biography, The Divine Miss Marble, he transports the reader into Marble’s vibrant world. It’s a dreamy, indomitable life worth reading about as today’s tennis tries to return to form.”—The Washington Post “An intriguing book about a fascinating...

WINNER OF THE CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE HATCHARDS AND BIOGRAPHERS' CLUB FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 'Poetic, candid and utterly compelling' - FREYA BROMLEY 'Absolutely remarkable' - LYNN BARBER 'Reads with the...