{"product_id":"ideals-are-like-stars-by-angela-walker-3383u","title":"Ideals Are Like Stars by Angela Walker","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first New Zealand woman to win an Olympic gold medal, a feat not repeated for forty years. Ideals Are Like Stars is the remarkable true story of Yvette Williams, a trailblazing young athlete who defied the odds to win gold in the long jump at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. Ignoring the pressure to abandon her dreams and become a housewife, Yvette's sports career is a highlight reel of newly set records which propelled her into the spotlight. Well-known for her rigorous training, down-to-earth nature and sense of humour, Yvette was the epitome of the Kiwi sporting hero - humble, hardworking and dedicated - who won the hearts of the nation. To this day she is regarded as a national treasure and her story is destined to inspire many young Kiwi athletes to follow in her wake. Author Angela Walker has written a remarkably intimate narrative account of the life of one of our nation's finest athletes. Angela, who herself competed at the Olympics (Seoul) 36 years after Yvette, has drawn on never-before-seen diaries, as well as interviews with the late Kiwi icon to recreate the day-to-day world of Yvette on the page. This is a long overdue celebration of an extraordinary sporting life and a highly engaging chronicle of a young woman's quest for excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41843448873034,"sku":"3383u","price":11.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/3383u.jpg?v=1764501015","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/ideals-are-like-stars-by-angela-walker-3383u","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}