Hermann Maier: The Race of My Life

by Hermann Maier

Book Overview

Hermann ""The Herminator"" Maier, born in 1972, rose from humble beginnings as a scrawny mason to the heights of sports stardom, skiing to four world champion titles and two gold medals in super-G and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931382832
• ISBN13: 9781931382830
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: VeloPress
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

No Guts no Glory

Hermann Maier's story is inspiring. He tells us all just what it might take to be a world champion. No one has had the same mountians to climb to stand on the top. A must read

Skiingwith the best of the best!

I thought that Hermann Maier wrote a very candid and authentic book about his victories and struggles in the world of expert skiing...a help to the layman and an inspiration to the professionals about not giving up and how to reach for those goals/dreams! This book is a realistic perspective of a true hero and athlete and it's a great read for young and old! I enjoyed it very much and I applaud Hermann for his perspective on life and on skiing.

Inspiring

I have always been a fan of Hermann Maier - not many have the ability to bounce back like he can. I bought the book for my son who is just learning to ski and he really enjoyed the biography. It is a good against all odds story and I would encourage anyone looking for a gift for an aspiring skier to send them a copy. We have learned that Hermann has a talent for skiing but the guy can write too. The book also teaches good sportsmanship and I want my son to grow up respecting his team mates and have a good attitude. Being a good sport is not just about big sponsors. We really enjoyed watching him ski and win medals at the Olympics!! And we really enjoyed his book!

Great book that shows you how hard Olympic level athletes train and how to recover from an accident

This book is about hardwork and recovery. This is a great read for anybody who competes or somebody that is recovering from an accident. Hermann Maier presents himself as a human that just really wants to win. The book is very funny in that he has all of the problems that everybody else does but many more problems as a celebrity. I would recommed this book to anybody.