Strike Hard – The Michaela Blyde Story
$9.95 – $24.95 + GST
It’s Saturday 31 July 2021, and Michaela Blyde is in Tokyo Stadium with her Black Ferns Sevens teammates. They’re playing against France for the Olympic gold medal!
“Remember, it’s just a game of rugby,” Michaela reminds herself. “All I have to do is work hard, tackle hard, strike hard!”
Will Michaela and the Black Ferns win gold for New Zealand? Twenty minutes from now, we’ll know …
Strike Hard is the inspiring story of the Black Ferns Sevens’ speedster and try-scoring machine, Michaela Blyde. Learn how Michaela grew up to become one of the best women’s rugby players in the world … and how hard work and determination can help you achieve greatness too!
“The light just shimmers off these pages. I loved this great book, depicting one of our most recent female athletes.”
Mary Tulaga-Teleia. Magpies. September 2024.
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Description
Paperback 9781991079275
PDF 9781991079282
52 pages, 210mm x 280mm
1 review for Strike Hard – The Michaela Blyde Story
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Reading Warrior –
Michaela Blyde is one of New Zealand’s best rugby sevens players and, at the recent Olympics, helped her team win gold. This book by David Riley follows the ups and downs, the determination and perseverance, of Michaela in her chosen sport. Fiercely competitive, Michaela learns to deal with losing from her mother, a former Black Ferns player, facing disappointment head-on. I loved her story and enjoyed the pace the storytelling took in the book. You can feel the ambition jumping off the page. Michaela says: Work hard. Tackle hard. Strike hard. This quote is repeated a few times in the book, which is packed with an abundance of information. From cross country being her favourite event, to being named World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year. There are ‘Let’s get to know Michaela’ pages at the end of the book.The illustrations by Sarah Trolle are vibrant and colourful on glossy pages. The light just shimmers off these pages. I loved this great book, depicting one of our most recent female athletes.
Mary Tulaga-Teleia, Auckland
Magpies. September 2024.