The short in years but full of glory and grandeur life of our first Olympic champion in the 20th century, Kostis Tsiklitiras. A life full of Greece and God, a life full of struggle for Glory! Kostis Tsiklitiras, perhaps Greece's most glorious Olympian, an athlete of Panellinios, became the idol of an entire nation in difficult times (1912 - 13). The flag of an entire Nation comes to life in an exciting and at the same time tenderly romantic novel, while the author manages, alongside the athlete's life, to recreate a mythical era for today's standards and a mural of life of a state that went from the National shame of 1897 to the intoxicating glory of the Balkan wars. In an era where society and youth seek role models and idols, Kostis Tsiklitiras offers a proposal for life! [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]