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Headhunter
The hopes and dreams of Team GB's golden girl Jade Jones"
70 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 3, 2014
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August 31, 2016
My reading was pushed aside by the Olympics and Rio 2016.
News that Jade Jones was again the most successful member of our Taekwondo squad got me interested in learning more about this astonishing sportswoman who turns dreams and hopes into Gold medals.
I was delighted to find something in Quick Reads: ‘Headhunter’ by Jade Jones. This short account by the athlete herself tracks her build up to London 2012 and ultimate success in becoming Britain’s youngest Olympic Champion.
Now I love Quick Reads and was a little annoyed not to have discovered this gem earlier. Being from Jade’s own perspective it is an honest and insightful account into the preparation and planning that went into promoting sport and focusing on potential medal contenders.
It is good to read about dedication in an elite athlete that is matched by determined coaching and the support of family and friends to realise a dream. In Jade’s case it was also heartening to hear of the whole community’s commitment to their young star which has been acknowledged in full by Jade herself.
No-one can knock the passion of this young woman for her sport or the love of Grandparents who took her and protected her on that journey nor not be moved when so many gathered to share her success in London.
I was also moved by a young woman who has given so much credit to her coaches and never seems to tire of speaking to others to encourage their sporting ambition or belief in a future built on hard work and vision.
In such a brief story this book pack a punch as hard as Jade Jones kicks in the arena and like all good Quick Reads is accessible to a range of readers who will not just enjoy the act of reading but maybe become inspired by such sporting ambition.
As a guilty watcher of so much GB success at Rio 2016 to the detriment of my own reading time, it was good to combine the two and like finishing most good books be surprised in the process too.
News that Jade Jones was again the most successful member of our Taekwondo squad got me interested in learning more about this astonishing sportswoman who turns dreams and hopes into Gold medals.
I was delighted to find something in Quick Reads: ‘Headhunter’ by Jade Jones. This short account by the athlete herself tracks her build up to London 2012 and ultimate success in becoming Britain’s youngest Olympic Champion.
Now I love Quick Reads and was a little annoyed not to have discovered this gem earlier. Being from Jade’s own perspective it is an honest and insightful account into the preparation and planning that went into promoting sport and focusing on potential medal contenders.
It is good to read about dedication in an elite athlete that is matched by determined coaching and the support of family and friends to realise a dream. In Jade’s case it was also heartening to hear of the whole community’s commitment to their young star which has been acknowledged in full by Jade herself.
No-one can knock the passion of this young woman for her sport or the love of Grandparents who took her and protected her on that journey nor not be moved when so many gathered to share her success in London.
I was also moved by a young woman who has given so much credit to her coaches and never seems to tire of speaking to others to encourage their sporting ambition or belief in a future built on hard work and vision.
In such a brief story this book pack a punch as hard as Jade Jones kicks in the arena and like all good Quick Reads is accessible to a range of readers who will not just enjoy the act of reading but maybe become inspired by such sporting ambition.
As a guilty watcher of so much GB success at Rio 2016 to the detriment of my own reading time, it was good to combine the two and like finishing most good books be surprised in the process too.
March 25, 2017
A really good, interesting, quick read about our Olympic taekwondo champion! :D
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