Hill, Michael <br/><br/>
In pursuit of excellence :  a student guide to elite sports development / 
Michael Hill 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  c2007 
 - viii, 121 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Student sport studies .
 - Student sport studies .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Sporting excellence : the concept -- Sporting excellence : an historical overview -- The long winding path : sport excellence in the UK, 1950-1990 -- Atlanta 1996 : an Olympic failure too far -- Australia : why are they winning? -- Vive la France! -- USA : no. 1 -- The German Democratic Republic -- World class at long last : UK sport excellence, 2000+ -- Win at all costs? : the art of gamesmanship -- Citius, altius, fortius, pharmacus : drugs in elite sport -- What the future holds -- The current view 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415349345 (hbk.) 0415349346 (hbk.) 0415423546 (pbk.) 9780415423540 (pbk.) 9780203695401 (ebk.) 0203695402 (ebk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Physical education and training--Study and teaching--History<br/>Physical education and training--Study and teaching--Case studies<br/>Sports--Study and teaching--History<br/>Sports--Study and teaching--History--Case studies