The Perfect Distance

Steve Ovett, one of the two people the book is about, sums up the book for me, “I think people don’t understand failure, and not just in sport. It’s naïve, because they think winning will go on. I don’t think there is failure as long as you try your best. True failure is not even bothering to try.” He is referring to his defeat by Steve Cram at Helsinki, who succeeded him and Coe as the top notch British athlete in the 80s.

The book has definitely been one of my most enjoyable reads in recent times. Must read if you are a runner. Recommended if you are a sports buff.

P.S.Another book,"The Secrets of Happiness by Richard Schloch" joined our collection this week.