Severiano Ballesteros

There are golfers, and there are golfers. And then there's Seve. Severiano Ballesteros is perhaps the most naturally gifted golfer ever to have walked a fairway. From the moment his brother Manuel gave him his first club acirc;euro;" a 3 iron acirc;euro;" he was unstoppable; he played shots others could only dream of. A few weeks before his 17th birthday he turned pro. Five years later he won the Open. A year after that he became the first European ever to win the Masters. A genius had arrived. For the best part of two decades Seve dominated the golfing landscape. With 94 wins to date as a professional (including 5 Majors), 6 European Order of Merit titles and the No. 1 position in the Official World Golf Rankings, he became a sporting phenomenon, an athlete who transcended acirc;euro;" and still transcends acirc;euro;" his sport. But Seve stands for more than simple excellence. Almost single-handedly, Seve gave European golf credibility; almost single-handedly, he made the Ryder Cup one of the greatest contests in world sport. And when, as captain, he finally lifted the trophy on home soil in 1997, a whole continent rejoiced. His pride and passion have inspired millions, and we have taken him to our hearts. Now, for the first time, Seve tells his story. From his humble beginnings right up to the present day, here at last is the man behind the magic in his own words.

From his humble beginnings right up to the present day, here at last is the man behind the magic in his own words. Like its author, Seve is utterly entertaining, blazingly charismatic and unique; and, like its author, it wears its heart on its sleeve. But Seve is more than Seve the golfing magician, Seve the proud family man, and Seve the fierce patriot. It is, simply, ''Seve''...

Severiano Ballesteros, el mejor golfista de la historia del deporte español y uno de los más prestigiosos a nivel internacional, dueño de un palmarés inigualable, cuenta por primera vez en estas páginas las claves personales que ha utilizado a lo largo de los años para convertirse en el numero uno del mundo. Este libro surge de su experiencia y de las vivencias que han enriquecido su desarrollo profesional. Seve, como se le conoce popularmente, narra en el anecdotas ineditas de su historia personal y deportiva, con pautas atractivas y estimulantes que nos pueden ayudar en nuestra propia actividad para ganar los torneos de la vida. Porque todos tenemos capacidades para aumentar nuestro potencial. Solo es preciso despertarlas y aplicarlas en la mejora de nuestro dia a dia.

Now the subject of a major film.Once or twice a generation, an athlete transcends his sport - at last, heres Seve Ballesteros in his own wordsThere are golfers, and there are golfers. And then theres Seve.Severiano Ballesteros was perhaps the most naturally gifted golfer ever to have walked a fairway. From the moment his brother Manuel gave him his first club he was unstoppable. A few weeks before his seventeenth birthday he turned pro. Five years later he won the Open. A genius had arrived.For the best part of two decades Seve dominated the golfing landscape. He played shots others could only dream of. With 94 wins as a professional (including 5 majors) he was a phenomenon, an athlete who transcended his sport.But Seve stood for more than simple excellence. Almost single-handedly, Seve gave European golf credibility; almost single-handedly, he made the Ryder Cup one of the greatest contests in world sport. And when, as captain, he finally lifted the trophy on home soil in 1997, a whole continent rejoiced. His pride and passion have inspired millions, and we have taken him to our hearts. Here, for the first time, Seve tells his own story. From his humble beginnings right up to the present day, here at last is the man behind the magic in his own words. Seve is utterly entertaining, blazingly charismatic and unique.Severiano "Seve" Ballesteros Sota was a Spanish professional golfer and a leading sports figure. He won more than 90 international tournaments in an illustrious career. He first caught the attention of the sporting world in 1976, when at the age of 19 he finished second at The Open. He played a leading role in the re-emergence of European golf, helping the European Ryder Cup team to five wins both as a player and captain. He won the World Match Play Championship a record-tying five times. He is generally regarded as the greatest Continental European golfer of all time and won a record 50 times on the European Tour.Ballesteros died of brain cancer on 7 May 2011, aged 54.

Pasión, fe y trabajo constante son las virtudes que han encumbrado a Severiano Ballesteros, convirtiéndole en una leyenda del golf mundial difícil de superar. Severiano Ballesteros es posiblemente el golfista con mejores dones naturales que haya pisado un campo de golf. Desde el momento en que su hermano Manuel le regalo a los ocho años su primer palo -un hierro 3- ha sido imparable. Ha dado golpes con los que otros solo han podido soñar. Durante tres decadas Severiano domino el paisaje golfistico y se ha convertido en un fenomeno deportivo en todo el mundo; un golfista que ha trascendido -y sigue transcendiendo- a su deporte. Seve engrandecio el golf español, impulso definitivamente el golf europeo y convirtio a la Ryder Cup en uno de los mas grandes acontecimientos deportivos del mundo. Ahora, por primera vez, Seve cuenta en primera persona su historia. Desde sus humildes comienzos hasta la plenitud de sus cincuenta años: al fin tenemos al descubierto al hombre que hay tras la magia.