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Big buddy Olympic biographiesGold, Gracie
Summary: "In this explosive tell-all memoir, an Olympic figure skater reveals her battle to survive mental illness, eating disorders, and the self-destructive voice inside that she calls "outofshapeworthlessloser." When Gracie Gold stepped onto center stage (or ice, rather) as America's sweetheart at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, she instantly became the face of America's most beloved winter sport....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2024
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 921 GOLD, GRACIE GOLLedecky, Katie
Summary: "I never imagined I would make it to the Olympics, or be at this level, or write a book about this unlikely career that I've had. But I've really enjoyed the ride, this journey." Katie Ledecky is one of the best swimmers ever to compete. She has won more individual Olympic races than any female swimmer in history. A three-time Olympian, a seven-time gold medalist, a twenty-one-time world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2024
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Summary: In this candid and ultimately uplifting memoir, Olympic medalist Amanda Beard reveals the truth about coming of age in the spotlight, the demons she battled along the way, and the newfound happiness that has proved to be her greatest victory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 921 BEARD, AMANDA BEAMuhammad, Ibtihaj
Summary: Ibtihaj Muhammad's path to Olympic greatness has been marked with opposition and near-debilitating challenges because of her race, religion, and gender. As the only woman of color and the only religious minority on the U.S. women's saber team, she had to push past sterotypes, misconceptions, and negativity to find her own path to success and Olympic Glory. Her reflection provides an unflinching...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2018
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Summary: Aly Raisman first stepped onto a gymnastics mat as a toddler in a "mommy & me" gymnastics class. No one could have predicted then that sixteen years later, she'd be standing on an Olympic podium, having achieved her dreams. But it wasn't an easy road to success. Aly faced obstacle after obstacle, including naysayers who claimed that she didn't have the talent to compete at an elite level and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 RAILajiness, Katie
Summary: "Meet Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez! Hernandez's life story is examined from her childhood in New Jersey where she began gymnastics at age five, to the 2015 US Junior Titleon the way to being chosen for the women's gymnastics team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she won one gold and one silver medal. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HERMontillo, Roseanne
Summary: "The inspiring and irresistible true story of the women who broke barriers and finish-line ribbons in pursuit of Olympic Gold When Betty Robinson assumed the starting position at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, she was participating in what was onlyher fourth-ever organized track meet. She crossed the finish line as a gold medalist and the fastest woman in the world. This improbable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2017
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Summary: The Olympic gold medalist shares the story of her life and how her faith allowed her to persevere and reach her dreams.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2012
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 921 DOUGLAS, GABBY DOUJacobellis, Lindsey
Summary: In this deeply personal memoir in the vein of Andre Agassi's Open and Megan Rapinoe’s One Life , the winningest snowboardcross rider of all time chronicles her career, a story of self-growth that reveals the secret of her resilience and how she overcame crushing early failure to win Olympic gold. On February 16, 2006, twenty-year old American snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis was poised to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2023