Believe, Nicola Adams
Believe, Nicola Adams
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Believe
Boxing, Olympics and my life outside the ring

Author: Nicola Adams

Narrator: Emma Swan

Unabridged: 4 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 05/18/2017


Synopsis

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Believe by Nicola Adams, read by Emma Swan.

At London 2012, Nicola Adams made history. The flyweight boxer - nicknamed the smiling assassin - becamethe first ever woman to win an Olympic Gold medal for boxing. In Rio 2016, with the nation cheering her on, she did it all over again.

Growing up in Leeds, Nicola stumbled into boxing in her local sports centre while her mum was at aerobics. Age 13 she decided that she would win an Olympic Gold: nobody was going to stop her.

Years of relentless training, fundraising and determination have seen Nicola battle through injury, prejudice and defeat to become one of Britain best-loved athletes and an inspiration to all those who are chasing after a seemingly impossible dream.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Helen on July 27, 2017

Really good. Very natural writing style. Fascinating to see how Nicola and her family had to fight to get women's boxing recognised. Elements that are all too familiar in our fight to get synchronised swimming more widely publicised. Loved when Nicola talked about visiting the National Sports Centre......more

Goodreads review by Mat on May 07, 2024

An inspirational person comes across as very genuine person. The book was quite light weight but probably did cover everything important parts just never really gripped me......more

Goodreads review by Amy L. on November 08, 2018

Great information, writing is so-so. Do Not do the audio book. I could not get into the narrator. Almost every sentence sounded like a question, and not just because of the British accent. I'd be interested in reading more about Adams, but particular book felt like and Point A to B rather than a rea......more


Quotes

The British public don't just admire her, they love her Guardian