"Great Australian Sporting Moments" covers all sports, and some of our biggest sporting legends--Freeman, Thorpe, Bradman, Whitten, Eales, Laver and many more--as well as others best remembered for a single performance, such as Steven Bradbury or the 1983 America's Cup team. Over the years, our sportsmen and women (and horses) have produced moments of history, as long-held records are broken or previously unimaginable heights reached. There have been moments of high drama, with headline-making controversies, heartbreaking failures, and nail-biting victories. And moments that are simply magic--the triumphs and individual performances where you're just happy to say, "I was there when . . .""Great Australian Sporting Moments" captures in words and stunning photographs some of the biggest and most memorable moments in the history of Australian sport--moments that captivated sports fans throughout the country. This book gives all of us the chance to relive the very best that Australian sport has offered--and remind ourselves that we have good reasons for being a nation of sports-lovers.