Wind Driven: Barbara Kendall's Story

Author(s): Wendy Kendall

Sports & Athletics | Secondhand

Barbara Kendall will go to her fifth Olympics this year. She's 40 and it's incredible that she's still competing, let alone winning, when most of her competitors are in their 20s. Her years of experience in racing, tactics, knowledge about wind and tide conditions, equipment and board handling skills play a big part in her success. But the most important factor of all, is her desire to win. Managing the psychology of winning has been the most challenging aspect of staying at the top. Barbara won Gold at the Barcelona Olympics, Silver at Atlanta and Bronze at Sydney. She'll be hoping to add to the medal tally at Beijing. A campaign for an Olympic Games takes Barbara at least three years. She keeps her fitness up by running, swimming, yoga, working out at the gym and windsurfing every day she can. First published October 2008, Auckland


Product Information

Wendy Kendall is Barbara's older sister and she has been a competitive wind surfer herself

General Fields

  • : 9781869790431
  • : Random House New Zealand Ltd
  • : Random House New Zealand Ltd
  • : 0.42
  • : May 2009
  • : 234mm X 153mm
  • : New Zealand
  • : April 2012
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Wendy Kendall
  • : Paperback
  • : 797.33092
  • : 288pp
  • : Biography & autobiography: sport; Surfing, windsurfing, water skiing
  • : Colour photographs