110 Per Cent: Great Australian Sporting Speeches

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110 percent: Great Australian Sporting Speeches is a collection of ocker oratory, capturing the greatest moments in Australian sporting history through the lens of the people who were there - the sportsmen, sportswomen, coaches, journos and ringside refs. From Roy Masters on the Fibro/Silvertail wars, to Bob Hawke on Australia's first (and only) America's Cup win, to AFL coaching legend Alan Killigrew letting rip in his pre-match rev-up. From Stuart O'Grady on his yellow-jersey rides, to Cathy Freeman on lighting the Olympic flame and likening it to being on a giant oven-plate, to Jeff Fenech hollering 'I love youse all!' to a stadium of 12,000 people after his WBC super-bantamweight title win. From the eloquent to the downright puerile, this book's got it all. Halfway between information and entertainment, this book has substance but doesn't take itself too seriously. It's the perfect book for the sports-loving dad, the sports nerd and those seeking inspiration in our nation's great sporting moments.

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Michael Winkler has worked in all branches of the media - print, radio, television and the Internet - as well as in factories and on building sites. He has co-written or contributed chapters to eight books, and has had short stories and poetry published in various literary magazines. He lives in Melbourne with his wife and two sons.