Blade Runner

Oscar Pistorius

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Virgin Books
15 July 2012

Autobiography: sport

The inspirational story of the first Paralympian to compete at the Olympic Games

Blade Runner is the inspirational memoir of Oscar Pistorius. Discover his incredible, emotional journey from disabled toddler to international sports phenomenon.

At eleven months old, Oscar Pistorius had both his legs amputated below the knee. His mother wrote a letter to be read by Oscar when he was grown up- 'A loser is not one who runs last in the race. It is the one who sits and watches, and has never tried to run.'

On discovering that their son had been born with no fibulae, Oscar's parents made the difficult decision to have both his legs amputated, giving him the best possible chance of a normal life. Oscar received his first pair of prosthetic legs at just seventeen months, made specifically for him. From then on he became invincible- running, climbing and, with the encouragement of his older brother, getting into any mischief he could.

Throughout the course of his life, Oscar has battled to overcome extraordinary difficulties to prove that, with the right attitude, anything is possible. Blade Runner charts the extraordinary development of one of the most gifted sportsmen and inspirational figures on the planet - from immobilised child to world-class sprinter.

By: Oscar Pistorius
Imprint: Virgin Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 156g
ISBN: 9780753540855
ISBN 10: 0753540851
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 July 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Oscar Pistorius was born in 1986 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Known as the 'Blade Runner' and 'the fastest man on no legs', Pistorius is the double-amputee world-record holder in the 100m, 200m and 400m events, and runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon fibre transtibial artificial limbs.

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This is a tale that needs to be told, a tale of love, death and massive determination. Daily Mail An extraordinary story. Financial Times An inspirational story - he's a walking, sprinting miracle. The Scotsman

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