Colin Jackson; The Autobiography

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780563487388
• ISBN10: 0563487380
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: BBC Books

Summary

One of the greatest athletes ever to come out of the United Kingdom, Colin Jackson has defied injury and the athlete's typically short career span to become a champion hurdler of previously unheard of longevity. Jackson won his fourth European 110m hurdle title in August 2002 and has ranked in the world's top ten hurdlers every year since 1986. He has recorded more fast times than any other hurdler and holds the world record for the 110 metres. In this book he speaks candidly for the first time about drugs, corruption, and mismanagement, as well as his relationships with the greats of British athletics.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	7	(4)
ONE: DAYDREAM BELIEVER	11	(14)
TWO: COACH ARNOLD	25	(18)
THREE: ALWAYS MAKE THE FINAL	43	(8)
FOUR: WHEN IN ROME	51	(10)
FIVE: SEOUL SILVER	61	(12)
SIX: THE PEERLESS PRINCE OF WALES	73	(8)
SEVEN: BARCELONA	81	(16)
EIGHT: STUTTGART	97	(16)
NINE: GOLDEN SHOES	113	(10)
TEN: FEDERATION FALL OUT	123	(14)
ELEVEN: ALAS FOR ATLANTA	137	(10)
TWELVE: THE RENAISSANCE BOY	147	(16)
THIRTEEN: BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE	163	(10)
FOURTEEN: NICE WARM BATH	173	(8)
FIFTEEN: ROSS	181	(12)
SIXTEEN: EUROPEAN RECORD BREAKER	193	(12)
SEVENTEEN: GOODBYE TO ALL THAT	205	(14)
INDEX	219