FREE JESSICA ENNIS: UNBELIEVABLE - FROM MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS TO WINNING OLYMPIC GOLD PDF Jessica Ennis | 288 pages | 01 Aug 2013 | Hodder & Stoughton General Division | 9781444768633 | English | London, United Kingdom Unbelievable: From My Childhood Dreams To Winning Olympic Gold by Jessica Ennis Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. Home 1 Books 2. Add to Wishlist. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Members save with Jessica Ennis: Unbelievable - From My Childhood Dreams to Winning Olympic Gold shipping everyday! See details. Overview On 4 August Jessica Ennis kicked off what some described as the greatest night in British sporting history. For her it was the end of a long, winding, and sometimes harrowing road. Hers is an inspiring tale of following your dreams no matter what life throws at you. Unbelievable is a refreshingly candid account of her rise to fame in a highly charged world in which body image issues and drug abuses lurk. From the unique pressures facing her, to behind-the-scenes glimpses into the greatest show on earth, and a revealing account of her love-hate relationship with her long-term coach, Jessica reveals the truth behind the smiles for the first time. Unbelievable includes exclusive behind-the- scenes photos. This is the story of how the girl next door became London's poster girl, and how an ordinary woman used an extraordinary talent to claim the title of the world's greatest all-round female sports star. About the Author Jessica Ennis was born in Sheffield in Her greatest achievement to date has been winning heptathlon gold at the London Olympic Games. Related Searches. Cuckoo in the Nest: 28 and back home. 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Ennis-Hill took to the sport immediately and joined the City of Sheffield and Dearne Athletic Club the following year, aged Ennis's full-time coach throughout her career was UK Athletics national coach for combined events Jessica Ennis: Unbelievable - From My Childhood Dreams to Winning Olympic Gold 'Toni' Minichiello, who coached her since she was eleven years old. Ennis took part in athletics from a young age. She competed in the high jump and pentathlon at the English Schools AAA Junior Girls in[15] [16] then won the AAA Girls title in the high jump the following year at the age of fourteen, clearing 1. One of Ennis's first victories as a senior came in Februarywhen she was eighteen years old. Her high jump of 1. In January, Ennis set a new personal best of 8. Jessica Ennis: Unbelievable - From My Childhood Dreams to Winning Olympic Gold doing so Ennis equalled the British high jump record of 1. Ennis also led GB women to first place in the team competition. In January, Ennis set new indoor personal bests of 8. A scan later revealed the injury as stress fractures of the navicular and a metatarsal of the right foot. As a consequence she missed that year's Olympic Games in Beijing and the rest of the season. Sheffield City Council held a reception for Ennis in the city's Peace Gardensat which she was presented with a Mulberry designer handbag and a canteen of Sheffield cutlery. Afterwards Jones, who hadn't lost in over two years in her event, expressed shock at being beaten by a multi-eventer, saying; "I'm looking forward to not letting heptathletes beat me when I'm only working on one thing. That's kind of crazy. As a consequence Ennis became the first British woman to win world titles both indoors and outdoors. She recorded a Jessica Ennis: Unbelievable - From My Childhood Dreams to Winning Olympic Gold best in the javelin of At the Indoor UK Trials and Championships in Sheffield Ennis pulled out of the high jump, and the rest of the meeting, after clearing 1. At the UK Trials and Championships at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham Ennis competed in five events, equalling her outdoor personal best in the shot put Ennis beat Chernova in five of the seven events, Chernova scored more points in the javelin Ennis registered personal bests of In June Ennis was inducted into the Sheffield Legends 'Walk of Fame', alongside other well-known people born in or connected with Sheffieldwho are honoured by plaques set in the pavement outside the Town Hall. Ennis recorded two indoor personal bests at the Grand Prix in Birmingham on 18 February; 7. In May, Ennis ran The event was notable for there being only nine hurdles instead of the regulation ten due to an administrative error. Ennis participated in three events at the UK Trials at the Alexander StadiumBirminghamwinning the high jump with a season's best of 1. Ennis' first- day score included two personal bests: Ennis achieved another personal best of Ennis, along with other British Olympic gold medal winners, was featured on a special Royal Mail commemorative postage stamp and had a post box on the corner of Division Street and Holly Street in Sheffield city centre painted gold in her honour. Ennis was honoured in various ways. Prints were to be sold for the benefit of the Sheffield Children's Hospital charity, of which Ennis is a patron. The label also made use of the company's slogan in relation to Ennis: "Congratulations Jessica — Strong and Northern". In mid August Ennis was welcomed back to Sheffield by an estimated twenty thousand people in Barker's Pool in the city centre. Afterwards a civic reception was held at the City Hall. Ennis obtained 48 per cent of the vote, narrowly beating Mo Farah. The award went to Felix. In early November Toni Minichiello announced that Ennis would compete in the heptathlon at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, a competition Ennis has not previously won, having taken the bronze medal in and not entering in The year began with uncertainty over the future of Ennis's coach Toni Minichiello and her primary training facility, the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield. Minichiello's contract as the UK Athletics national coach for combined events expired at the end of and was not renewed as he was not prepared to move to Loughborough as part of the organisation's high-performance programme, whilst Sheffield City Council considered closing the Don Valley Stadium due to budget cuts. Ennis decided not to compete in the indoor season to concentrate on the outdoor World Championships in Moscow. Ennis made her season debut Jessica Ennis: Unbelievable - From My Childhood Dreams to Winning Olympic Gold an invitation meeting at Leeds Metropolitan University on 20 April. She won the javelin competition with a best throw of She also missed the British Championships in mid July. Ennis-Hill returned to action in a meeting at Loughborough where she recorded a javelin personal best of She also competed in the long jump, reverting to the right-foot take off she used before her injury. Afterwards she still complained of pain in her ankle. Ennis-Hill's pregnancy caused her to miss the season, but she was still voted 'the most inspirational figure by underyear olds in the UK' in a poll conducted by the organisation UK Youth for its Starbucks Youth Action programme. The competition was won by Canada's Brianne Theisen- Eatonwho set a national record. In July it was announced that a re-test Jessica Ennis: Unbelievable - From My Childhood Dreams to Winning Olympic Gold a blood sample given in by Tatyana Chernova showed the presence of a prohibited anabolic steroid. The Russian anti-doping agency annulled two years' worth of Chernova's results, but the period of annulment ended 16 days before the Daegu World Championships, where she won the gold medal.