Originally Posted by
Elite_Pie
I've read quite a few racing ones with 'Obsessed' by Richard Dunwoody the best. A real honest and gritty insight into the sacrifices that have to be made to reach the top as a jump jockey. Another favourite is Paula Radcliffe's autobiography. She was probably more popular as a gallant loser than as a ruthless winner, but it details the lengths she went to to become arguably Britain's greatest ever female athlete. Instead of turning to drugs, she went through an obsessive and incredibly gruelling training plan. It was high risk and when it worked she conquered the world, when it didn't she was called a quitter. The book explains the real story.