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Index
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1 – the realisation
You’re going to the Olympics
Take a breath
The Olympic dream fallacy
Naturals
The best Christmas ever
Sign up and dress the part
Chapter 2 – the expectation
The last stop
Searching for perfection
Sacrifices
Chapter 3 – the reality
Going up in the world
Welcome to Olympics PLC
Village people (part 1)
The Crufts of humanity
Finishing touches
Chapter 4 – the doping arms race
Cheat a little or cheat a lot?
She-males, blood doping and a drunken Swede
EPO, The Clear and designed gold medallists
Chapter 5 – lift off
The greatest shows on earth
The field of dreams or disappointment
The pressure cooker
Ready for the biggest day of your life?
Yoda and the head doctors
Chapter 6 – the performance
Is that it?
Poles apart
Nature or nurture?
It’s all in the genes
Practice, practice, practice
Chapter 7 – the release
Into temptation
141 The unintentional pick-up artists at the ultimate party
Village people (part 2)
Deeper, stronger, longer: the sexiest Games ever
Weightlessness
Chapter 8 – politics and perfect moments
Into the colosseum
Perfect moments?
Bittersweet endings
Chapter 9 – reborn
Aftershocks
Welcome home
Chapter 10 – the dark side of the moon
Going cold turkey
Sink or swim
Lost
Redirecting the rocket
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Imprint
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