A Medal of Honor: An Insider Unveils the Agony and the Ecstasy

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A Medal of Honor: An Insider Unveils the Agony and the Ecstasy of the Olympic Dream
- A Medal Of Honor
- John S. Morton
- Adventure Narrative
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From his hometown in Vermont, to Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park, to Native villages in Alaska, Matt Johnson pursues his dream of competing in the Olympics. After dirty tricks by unscrupulous competitors make him almost miss being named to the Olympic biathlon team, Matt is thrust into the glamorous world of international competition. Here he finds that there is a dark side to the international circuit as well; the demands of sponsors, national pride and individual pride, combined with the insatiable appetite of the news media create sometimes irresistable pressures on coaches, athletes and sports officials. Always in the background, hovering over everything is the specter of illegal doping. Experience the inner world of Olympic competition, with seven-time Olympic participant John Mortonâ€™s A MEDAL OF HONOR.Â Â This powerful novel peers into the Olympic Games in northern Italy while telling a story of enormous courage, dedication and international intrigue. A MEDAL OF HONORÂ is about people driven to excel and win.Â It shows why athletes, coaches and administrators feel compelled to push the envelope, sometimes beyond ethical and moral limits.

Country	USA
Author	John Morton
Binding	Paperback
Brand	John Morton Outdoors
EAN	9781929401048
Edition	Second
ISBN	1929401043
Label	Discover History LLC
Manufacturer	Discover History LLC
MPN	789660
NumberOfItems	9
NumberOfPages	352
PartNumber	789660
PublicationDate	2005-12-29
Publisher	Discover History LLC
SKU	ACOMMP2_book_usedlikenew_1929401043
Studio	Discover History LLC
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

A Medal of Honor: An Insider Unveils the Agony and the Ecstasy of the Olympic Dream

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