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Alex Zanardi: My Sweetest Victory: A Memoir of Racing Success, Adversity, and Courage
by
Alex Zanardi
The racing world held its collective breath in 2001 when Alex Zanardi lost both his legs in a horrifying accident at the Lausitzring in Germany. The racing world held its breath again 19 months later while witnessing his incredible return to racing. In Alex Zanardi - My Sweetest Victory Zanardi takes us from his childhood in Italy through his hard-fought racing success to ...more
Paperback, 420 pages
Published
October 25th 2004
by Bentley Publishers
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This was a good biography about Alex Zanardi and his rise to the top of professional motor racing. In 2001 he suffered a terrible accident in Germany during a race that resulted in the loss of both of his legs. The story recounts the struggle to deal with his disability and how he eventually over came it. I only gave it three stores because this book was originally released in Italian and something was lost in translation. The book gets difficult to follow at some point and at other times i...more
Alex tells great stories about his racing career from racing a POS go-cart to his dabbling in F1 and CART. Plus he goes into detail about his horrific crash and his amazing recovery. I found it to be a great read.
Alex is one of my favorite race car drivers ... and not just because of his driving. Anazing, corageous guy that took a great tradegy in his life and turned it positive.
The story of a wonderful driver who came within a tick of loosing his life and his unbelievable comeback. Too much of a MFW (mister f**king wonderful)book.
Alex Zanardi is my favorite driver and quite possibly my favorite sports figure. His drive is very inspirational although a but cocky. This book though I can honestly say was not the easiest to get through, so much detail although great detail, but it would close my eyelids a bit too much. The victory in the book shows the drive and energy behind a person that could have easily just shut down and lived his life in a wheelchair and depression, he beat the odds.
Good autobiography by one of my favorite open-wheel racers whose stellar career was cut short by a near fatal collision.
Not well written. Skipped large sections.
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