| Description |
xiii, 276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Snow Baby -- Wild Child -- Super Speed -- Thunder Bay -- The Stillwater Way -- Pain Cave -- The Great Balancing Act -- To Ski or Not to Ski -- Slow Spiral -- The Emily Program -- Never Alone -- Blood, Sweat, and Tears -- The National Team -- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles -- From Sochi, with Love -- Give It All You Got -- Because 96 Isn't 100 -- Know When to Fold 'Em -- PyeongChang -- Brave Hearts -- Let's Go Get It -- One Team -- Here Be Dragons -- Coming Home; or, The Week I Masqueraded As a Rock Star. |
| Summary |
"In her new memoir Brave Enough, 2018 Olympic Gold Medalist Jessie Diggins shares her story for the first time. The core of Brave Enough traces her amazing journey from the heartland of the United States into the history books of sports. The memoir details her childhood in Afton, Minnesota (an idyllic small town nestled in a virtual snow globe), her meteoric rise as an elite youth athlete (she turned pro straight out of high school), and her dazzling athletic achievements on the world stage (she is a four time World Championship medalist and one of the most decorated women's winter athletes of all time). She also addresses important, personal issues like the importance of girls participation in sports. Diggins is also one of the most outspoken athletes that is stepping up to bring awareness to global climate change. Diggins also shares at length, for the first time, about her personal struggle with a serious eating disorder that nearly killed her"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Diggins, Jessie, 1991-
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Skiers -- United States -- Biography.
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Cross-country skiing -- United States.
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Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography.
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Cross-country skiing. (OCoLC)fst00884142
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Olympic athletes. (OCoLC)fst01764756
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Skiers. (OCoLC)fst01120003
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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| Added Author |
Smith, Todd, 1972- author.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Diggins, Jessie, 1991- Brave enough Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2020] 9781452962009 (DLC) 2019036768 |
| ISBN |
9781517908195 hardcover |
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1517908191 hardcover |
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9781517908201 paperback |
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1517908205 paperback |
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9781452962009 electronic book |
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