OLYMPIAN Sam Quek will be back in Wirral for a book signing next month.
The 34-year-old former hockey player went to Calday Grange Grammar School.
She won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics and since her retirement has presented numerous high-profile sports programmes and is currently team captain on A Question of Sport as well as regularly hosting BBC One’s Morning Live.
Her new book Roar: A Celebration of Great Sporting Women will be released on September 7.
In the book, Sam takes a look into the experiences of some of sport’s most high-profile female athletes – some have overcome heartbreaking adversity to reach the top of their game; others have succeeded in the face of prejudice.
Many now campaign for women’s equality and acceptance in sport, knowing the confidence it can bring young girls and the message that they can achieve anything.
Featuring a series of candid interviews from some of sport’s most successful women, Sam lifts the lid on what it takes to reach those heights: from coping with puberty to foregoing teenage fun to pursue a dream; from the punishing physical training schedule to the mental power needed to win or bounce back from defeat; from the pressure of the media spotlight to the challenge of competing as a new mother. And, what it feels like in that magical moment when you step up to the podium knowing every sacrifice has been worth it.
Sam will be visiting Heswall Hall on September 14 at 7pm for a book talk and signing.
For tickets to the event, click here.
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