Born To Win: A Lifelong Struggle To Capture The America's Cup (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed with inscription
Condition remarks: Boards: good with light foxing
Few sporting triumphs have captured the world's imagination quite like Australia's legendary 1983 America's Cup victory — the first time in 132 years that the United States had relinquished the oldest trophy in international sport. Born to Win chronicles the extraordinary journey of John Bertrand, the skipper who led the yacht *Australia II* to that historic and improbable victory, recounting a life defined by obsession, sacrifice, and an unyielding belief in the possible. As told to co-writer Patrick Robinson, Bertrand's narrative moves from his earliest days on the water through decades of gruelling competition, tactical brilliance, and the crushing weight of national expectation, building to a crescendo that gripped audiences around the globe. Beyond the drama of the race itself, this memoir presents a penetrating study of elite sporting psychology, team leadership, and the fine line between ambition and hubris. Bertrand's voice — candid, passionate, and at times searingly honest — illuminates the personal costs of chasing greatness, while Robinson's skilled hand ensures the prose crackles with the tension and salt-spray energy of ocean racing at its most ferocious. For anyone who has ever dared to dream against impossible odds, this account of one man's lifelong pursuit of perfection will leave them wondering: what might you achieve if you simply refused to lose?
Author: John Bertrand
Format: Hardback
Published: 1985, Hodder & Stoughton
Genre: Sport & fitness
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed with inscription
Condition remarks: Boards: good with light foxing
Few sporting triumphs have captured the world's imagination quite like Australia's legendary 1983 America's Cup victory — the first time in 132 years that the United States had relinquished the oldest trophy in international sport. Born to Win chronicles the extraordinary journey of John Bertrand, the skipper who led the yacht *Australia II* to that historic and improbable victory, recounting a life defined by obsession, sacrifice, and an unyielding belief in the possible. As told to co-writer Patrick Robinson, Bertrand's narrative moves from his earliest days on the water through decades of gruelling competition, tactical brilliance, and the crushing weight of national expectation, building to a crescendo that gripped audiences around the globe. Beyond the drama of the race itself, this memoir presents a penetrating study of elite sporting psychology, team leadership, and the fine line between ambition and hubris. Bertrand's voice — candid, passionate, and at times searingly honest — illuminates the personal costs of chasing greatness, while Robinson's skilled hand ensures the prose crackles with the tension and salt-spray energy of ocean racing at its most ferocious. For anyone who has ever dared to dream against impossible odds, this account of one man's lifelong pursuit of perfection will leave them wondering: what might you achieve if you simply refused to lose?