Inside Track

by Carl Lewis

The world's fastest human and one of the greatest athletes of our time has written the most controversial inside account of any sport since A Season on the Brink. Coauthor Jeffery Marx won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting about cheating in college sports. Fast Track is certain to be the hardest-hitting book about track ever published. 16 pages of photographs.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Johan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Born in -83, in Sweden, Carl Lewis was probably my first sport hero. One of my first and best TV moments is the fantastic lungjump competition against Mike Powell (when they both jumped longer than the world record).

Interesting to read about his upbringing and strong family ties. And that he was small and weak as a child (who would have though that!). Some athletes come from poor upbringings (both socially and financially), clearly not Carl. His parents were teachers, he is very much American good self confidence middle class.

Clearly an interesting man with a strong personality. I have to admit I felt very much dissapointed when it came to my realization that he had taken illegal substances (it remains very unclear I think how much this was "in system" and how much it influenced him). However I have decided he remains my hero.

[Gabe Erwin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its been way to long to really recall much about the book. I remember reading it and thinking that, much like other professional sports stars, he was really egotistical but I guess that is fairly normal. I always admired Carl when I was younger and ran track in school.

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