AMPHORA Publishing is a leader in France’s sports book sector, with over 300 titles in their catalog, available in paper and/or digital formats across twenty sports themes. These works cater to coaches, educators, physical education teachers, sports professionals (physical and mental trainers), healthcare professionals (doctors, nutritionists, dietitians, physiotherapists, osteopaths), and all athletes, regardless of their level.
None of these books are exclusively dedicated to baseball. In some, baseball appears in anecdotes or examples. This gap in France’s sports landscape is reflected in this publisher’s editorial choices. However, the tide is turning with the release of Gaétan Alibert’s book on ‘the popular history of baseball’ and the upcoming novel by Alexandre Bertin, ‘the tenth inning’.
Here, we discuss the latest book by Eurosport journalists Maxime Dupuis and Laurent Vergne: ‘The Great Stories of Sport’. For over three years, the two authors have shared incredible tales of athletes and figures close to the sports world through podcasts.
Two baseball examples:
Now, about the book: ‘The Great Stories of Sport’
What secrets did Ivan Lendl, the champion hated by all, hide? Why are the words ‘curse’ and ‘bambino’ always associated with baseball? How did Wilma Rudolph, the girl who wasn’t supposed to walk, become the queen of sprinting? Why are Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna forever linked? Who is Steve Gleason, the emblem of New Orleans, whose life was upended by a collective tragedy and a personal drama? Behind the legendary chapters that make up the grand novel of sport, there are champions and championesses with sometimes extraordinary accomplishments, but above all, men and women with unique stories.
From the 1920s to the present, Eurosport’s Great Stories recount a century of extraordinary destinies. Between eternal glory, unlikely heroes, curses, and broken lives.
