The 4 Year Olympian

From First Stroke to Olympic Medallist

von Jeremiah Brown

320 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Improbable, heart-wrenching, and uplifting, Jeremiah Brown's journey from novice rower to Olympic silver medallist in under four years is a story about chasing a goal with everything you've got.After nearly being incarcerated at age seventeen and becoming a father at nineteen, Jeremiah Brown manages to grow up into a responsible young adult. But while juggling the demands of a long-term relationship, fatherhood, mortgage payments, and a nine-to-five banking career, he feels something is missing. A new goal captures his imagination: What would it take to become an Olympian?Guided by a polarizing coach, Brown and his teammates plumb the depths of physical and mental exertion in pursuit of a singular goal. The 4 Year Olympian is a story of courage, perseverance, and overcoming self-doubt, told from the perspective of an unlikely competitor.

• Themen: Sport & Freizeit Sport, allgemein Veranstaltungen und Event Management Olympische Spiele und Paralympics
• ISBN: 9781459741317
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.04.2018
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Dundurn Press