I – Nobody. The Autobiography of a Legendary Coach

The first autobiography of the legendary rhythmic gymnastics coach Irina Viner.
For 25 consecutive years, her students have been on the podium — no one has achieved such a feat. Olympic champions Yulia Barsukova, Alina Kabaeva, Evgenia Kanaeva, Margarita Mamun, Anastasia... Bliznyuk, and other stars of the national team have won so much gold for Russia that no other team has done for their country... At thirty, she was urged to leave the sport. She stayed. She brought Russian rhythmic gymnastics to absolute world leaders and made it beloved by thousands of girls. Legendary, indestructible, youthful at 75 — she works in the gym every day. And she has no intention of stopping.
For the first time, Irina Viner talks about herself — openly, sincerely, boldly. Her life has had everything – loneliness, fame, awards, envy, honor, misunderstanding. She learned to be strong, to overcome herself, to win — and taught this to many. And now she shares her most intimate thoughts, love and wisdom, with readers.

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"It was difficult. I endured a lot. Viner raised me well, toughened me for life." — Alina KABAIEVA

"Irina Alexandrovna put me in some special state. As if I was not on Earth." — Yulia BARSUKOVA

"Every gymnast wants to be the best for Viner." — Evgenia KANAEVA

"Irina Alexandrovna is a tough mentor, but she can also be gentle... She knows: there was a whip, there should also be a sweet, tasty reward." — Margarita MAMUN