At eight years old, Samia loved running. She shared her dream with her best friend and neighbor, Ali, also eight,…
who appointed himself her coach. As she aged, this love never died and she dreamed of representing Somalia in the Olympics. She represented her country in the 2008 Beijing games, coming in last, but the sight of her amidst the others brought the crowd to its feet
Sports (romans)Sports et jeux, Rédaction, Anthologies, Voyage (récits)
Audio avec voix humaine
Twenty-six sports articles from American and Canadian magazines and newspapers. Linda Robertson writes about Richard Williams's grooming his daughters for…
tennis careers in "On Planet Venus." In "Late Boomer," Tom Boswell describes Brady Anderson, the Orioles center fielder. David Remnick covers boxer Mike Tyson in "Kid Dynamite Blows Up." Some strong language