Determined to understand these athletes of a seemingly bygone era, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author David Halberstam chronicles their bravery and obsession, delivering a dramatic human story, buzzing with adrenaline, about the lengths to which athletes will go to prove their mettle and compete on the highest level. This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam. In pursuit of that goal, the rowers pushed through crippling pain, delaying personal relationships and careers, all for the rush of winning. That year, four men went head-to-head for the right to compete for gold as the United States’ single sculler, an honor that would lead not to lucrative endorsement deals, but to the fleeting glory of the Olympic Games, and the satisfaction of ranking supreme among their competitive community of oarsmen. The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal Kindle Edition by David Halberstam (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 332 ratings Best Price in 30 Days See all formats and editions Kindle 2.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. In telling this story, Halberstam takes as his focus the 1984 single sculls trials in Princeton. In 1984, rowing was a sport continually relegated to the margins, far from the spotlights attracted by other Olympic events. Written in 1985 by David Halberstam, The Amateurstells the story of four young men, all vying for the coveted 84 Olympic team and ultimately the Olympic gold medal. In “one of the best books ever written about a sport,” Halberstam chronicles the story of four amateur US rowers and their 1984 Olympic dream ( Newsweek).
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