{"product_id":"ideals-are-like-stars-the-dame-yvette-williams-story-by-angela-walker","title":"Ideals Are Like Stars The Dame Yvette Williams Story By Angela Walker.","description":"\u003cp\u003eIdeals Are Like Stars\u003cbr\u003eThe Dame Yvette Williams Story\u003cbr\u003eBy Angela Walker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher:\u003cbr\u003eDavid Bateman, Auckland, 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good softback, no inscriptions.\u003cbr\u003e232 pages, illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first New Zealand woman to win an Olympic gold medal, a feat not repeated for forty years.\u003cbr\u003eIdeals Are Like Stars is the remarkable true story of Yvette Williams, a trailblazing young athlete who defied the odds to win gold in the long jump at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. Ignoring the pressure to abandon her dreams and become a housewife, Yvette’s sports career is a highlight reel of newly set records which propelled her into the spotlight. Well-known for her rigorous training, down-to-earth nature and sense of humour, Yvette was the epitome of the Kiwi sporting hero — humble, hardworking and dedicated — who won the hearts of the nation. To this day she is regarded as a national treasure and her story is destined to inspire many young Kiwi athletes to follow in her wake.\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Angela Walker has written a remarkably intimate narrative account of the life of one of our nation’s finest athletes. Angela, who herself competed at the Olympics (Seoul) 36 years after Yvette, has drawn on never-before-seen diaries, as well as interviews with the late Kiwi icon to recreate the day-to-day world of Yvette on the page. This is a long overdue celebration of an extraordinary sporting life and a highly engaging chronicle of a young woman’s quest for excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51395074031863,"sku":null,"price":137.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7687\/5255\/files\/IMG_5366_e8cbeb37-66a8-4f96-b742-43f208623be0.jpg?v=1792804305","url":"https:\/\/phoenixbooksnz.com\/en-hk\/products\/ideals-are-like-stars-the-dame-yvette-williams-story-by-angela-walker","provider":"Phoenix Books NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}