Blankina priča: iskrena ispovijest najveće hrvatske sportske zvijezde

by Paula Bobanović

The largest active Croatian sports heroin told in charming, lucid, and sometimes auto ironic way a fascinating story of how champions are born and everything that happens behind the scenes on their arduous ascent to the top.

So in this frank confession you can read about Blanka's growing up in Split, her early sympathy and love, jealousy and possessiveness, vices and virtues, crises, 'unfortunate photograph topless' complex relationship with her father and coach, her obtaining life independence and of all sports , medical and life vicissitudes that followed an incredible sports path to the top of the world.

Blanka's story reveals that behind the public face of world champion there is temperamental and smart girl who enjoys life and is aware of every step that she had to do and will still have to make to continue ruling the world athletics in years to come.

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Najveća aktivna hrvatska sportska heroina ispričala je šarmantno, lucidno, pa ponekad i autoironično, fascinantnu priču o tome kako se rađaju šampioni i svemu onom što stoji iza scene na njihovom mukotrpnom usponu do vrha.

Tako u ovoj iskrenoj ispovijesti možete čitati o Blankinom odrastanju u Splitu, Blankinim prvim simpatijama i ljubavima, ljubomori i posesivnosti, manama i vrlinama, krizama, 'nesretnoj fotografiji u toplesu', kompleksnom odnosu s ocem i trenerom, njenom životnom osamostaljivanju te o svim sportskim, medicinskim i životnim peripetijama koje su pratile jedan nevjerojatan sportski put do svjetskog vrha.

Blankina priča otkriva nam da iza javnog lica svjetske prvakinje stoji temperamentna i pametna cura koja uživa u životu i koja je svjesna svakog koraka koji je morala napraviti i koje će još morati učiniti da nastavi godinama vladati svjetskom atletikom.

119 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Frane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vrlo zanimljiv intervju sa Blankom Vlašić, vrhunskom sportašicom. Obični ljudi, poput većine nas, kod nje vide samo nastup na natjecanju i ne razmišljaju o ogromnoj količini krvi, znoja i suza uloženih u svaku medalju. Blanki duboki naklon, a i knjiga je za preporuku :)

[Davor K · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book although I read it full 4 years after it was published and many things happened since then.

I was always wondering what does a top athlete actually think about while preparing to jump for gold, also how do you train yourself to make those unbelievable achievements seem efortless?

Now I know ...

"Remedy, stay high, do not hang your hips"

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