From One Of Canada's Most Decorated Olympians Comes A Life-affirming Story Of One Woman's Struggle With Depression. In A World Where Winning Meant Everything, Her Biggest Competitor Was Herself. In 2006, When Clara Hughes Stepped Onto The Olympic Podium In Torino, Italy, She Became The First And Only Athlete Ever To Win Multiple Medals In Both Summer And Winter Games. But There's Another Story Behind Her Celebrated Career As An Athlete, Behind Her Signature Billboard Smile. While Most Professional Athletes Devote Their Entire Lives To Training, Clara Spent Her Teenage Years Using Drugs And Drinking To Escape The Stifling Home Life Her Alcoholic Father Had Created In Elmwood, Winnipeg. She Was Headed Nowhere Fast When, At Sixteen, She Watched Transfixed In Her Living Room As Gold Medal Speed Skater Gaétan Boucher Effortlessly Raced In The 1988 Calgary Olympics. Dreaming Of One Day Competing Herself, Clara Channeled Her Anger, Frustration And Raw Ambition Into The Endurance Sports Of Speed Skating And Cycling. By 2010, She Had Become A Six-time Olympic Medalist. But After More Than A Decade In The Gruelling World Of Professional Sports That Stripped Away Her Confidence And Bruised Her Body, Clara Began To Realize That Her Physical Extremes, Her Emotional Setbacks, And Her Partying Habits Were Masking A Severe Depression. After Winning Bronze In The Last Speed Skating Race Of Her Career, She Decided To Retire From That Sport, Determined To Repair Herself. She Has Emerged As One Of Our Most Committed Humanitarians, Advocating For A Variety Of Social Causes Both In Canada And Around The World--provided By Publisher. Clara Hughes. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Issued Also In Electronic Format.
Categories:
- Self-Help
Publisher : Touchstone
Author : Hughes, Clara
Language : English
Edition : Canadian Origin
Published :2015-09-08
Number Of Pages : 240
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1476756988
ISBN-13 : 9781476756981
Item weight : 0.95 lb
Dimensions : 1.1 in x 8.03 in x 12.36 in
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