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Kiwis adore underdogs. We never cheer louder than when the long-shot
outsider
charges in from nowhere to blitz the field, or the written-off veteran finds
redemption.
This book celebrates some of the most inspiring against-the-odds stories in
New
Zealand sport. From the famous to the forgotten, from the Carterton
Showgrounds
to the Stadio Olympico, the tales within are a tribute to determination,
self-belief and
bloody mindedness.
Tour de France pioneer Harry Watson, Invercargill speed demon Burt Munro,
Waiuku
whitebaiting wonder Stephen Donald, tenacious runner Anne Audain, legendary
tail-end batsman Ewen Chatfield. The dozens of sportspeople (and one horse) in
this
book come from across the codes but they have one thing, at least, in common.
The
odds may have been daunting, the critics scathing, the challenges formidable,
but
they never gaveĀ up.
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