Vytrvalost - Pozoruhodný život a doba Emila Zátopka – Broadbent Rick (2021)

This book is the first foreign biography that documents the extraordinary rise, fall, and rehabilitation of a man who was declared the 'greatest runner of all time.' It is also a story from the golden age of sport, set against the backdrop of the paranoid horrors of the Cold War. From the London Olympics in 1948 to Czech prison camps, this is a harrowing yet uplifting tale of survival. While Zátopek rose to the pinnacle of his global fame, his former coach was arrested and tortured. Their divergent paths reveal how unpredictable fame can be, as they crossed again in a time when Zátopek's world was collapsing. All that remained for both men was to endure and stay strong. 'Finally, we have the chance to learn about the hidden life of the shining athletic star Emil Zátopek. And it is even more dazzling than I expected. No one has done on the Olympic track what he did, no runner was so revered and loved, yet none of us knew what happened when he suddenly vanished from the world's sight. For years, I longed to read his story, and in this book, I found all the secrets, dramas, and pains of his remarkable life.' Christopher McDougall - author of the books Natural Born Heroes and Born to Run.