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Winners : the new generation of Maritime sports stars / Philip Croucher ; foreword by Bruce Rainnie.

by Croucher, Philip.

Formac Publishing Company Limited, 2018.

796.0922715 C952w

Athletes -- Maritime Provinces -- Biography.

Athletes -- Canada -- Biography.

Sports -- Biography.

9781459505179 (softcover)

Alternate title:

New generation of Maritime sports stars

128 p. : photo. ; 23 cm.

Includes glossary and index.

"Maritimers take great pride in watching other Maritimers do well on the national and global stage. This book tells the inspiring stories of 12 athletes drawn from a variety of backgrounds and sports. Men and women, black and white, Acadian and Mi'kmaq, able-bodied and non able-bodied. The common thread: young people who grow up in the Maritimes, with backgrounds that every reader will recognize, can and do chalk up impressive achievements. And they stay true to their roots in doing so. As CBC broadcaster Bruce Rainnie writes in the book's preface, "In every character-defining way, [the featured athletes are exactly the same today as before any money or acclaim entered their lives. No wonder we punch so far above our weight. No wonder so many of our stories are 'unlikely but possible.' And no wonder we relish in hearing these stories told, as Philip Croucher does so tastefully in this book. Quiet confidence, humility, and a rock-solid base. What a mix. What an unbeatable mix. What a Maritime mix."--From publisher.

Rainnie, Bruce, 1967-

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