The world is at the moment grappling with the results of COVID-19 and to say that it hasn’t been simple can be an understatement.
On account of the virus, so many lives have modified and early 2020 has seen quite a few adjustments, together with the cancellation of main occasions – rightfully so. Whereas cancelling or suspending these occasions could also be difficult for organizers and attendees, it’s essential to follow the protection measures that well being officers advocate. Security and well being are the primary precedence.
One of many main occasions that’s postponed to 2021 is the Summer time Olympics, that are scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan. The most effective athletes on the planet compete for nationwide and particular person honor; some practice their entire lives only for this second that normally takes place each 4 years.
For now, you’ll be able to examine 5 U.S. Olympic athletes which have succeeded on the world stage at previous Olympic Summer time Video games. They’ve received totally different medals – bronze, silver, and gold – however right here the main focus is on the latter.
Braveness to Soar: A Physique in Movement, a Life in Stability by Simone Biles with Michelle Burford
Simone Biles is a famous person American gymnast who has set a number of information in her sport.
She grew to become the primary feminine U.S. gymnast to win 4 gold medals at a single Video games on the Rio de Janeiro, and she or he was the primary gymnast to win three consecutive world all-round titles between 2013 and 2015, per Encyclopedia Britannica.
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She has 4 Olympic gold medals already. It’s nonetheless doable that Biles will likely be competing in Toky0 2021; nonetheless, she mentioned in a latest interview that “nothing is about in stone.”
Her e book features a foreward by Mary Lou Retton, additionally an iconic U.S. gymnast, and covers Biles’s childhood by means of her rise to the 2016 Olympics, going through some challenges alongside the best way.
Breaking the Floor by Greg Louganis with Eric Marcus
A 4 time Olympic gold winner, Greg Louganis was a terrific diver. He continues to be considered one among finest in his sport. Louganis received a number of World Championships and received gold in two Summer time Video games – one in 1984 and the opposite in 1988.
It was on the 1988 video games in Seoul that he captured everybody’s consideration (much more than common). He suffered a head damage whereas diving that left blood within the pool, however that’s not the place this story ends. Not solely did he compete additional in his occasion, he received gold.
The e book is a window into Louganis’s life as an Olympic athlete and what was occurring behind the scenes all through the years.
At present an HIV/AIDS activist, he’s an emblem of hope as an HIV-positive homosexual man and former Olympian.
A Sort of Grace: The Autobiography of the World’s Best Feminine Athlete by Jackie Joyner-Kersee with Sonja Steptoe
Jackie Joyner-Kersee is within the historical past books as track-and-field athlete. Her achievements within the heptathlon are amongst her biggest feats.
What’s a heptathlon? It’s a sequence of seven track-and-field occasion that occurs over two days. The scores of all the occasions are added as much as resolve the winner.
A 3 time gold medal winner, Joyner-Kersee established the heptathlon world report 4 instances, Encyclopedia Britannica says. Moreover, she’s the primary athlete to win the heptathlon in consecutive Olympic Video games.
The e book covers her journey in direction of athletic stardom, and the title is not any joke, she was that good.
Misty: Digging Deep in Volleyball and Life by Misty Might-Treanor with Jill Lieber Steeg
When you’re a volleyball fan, then you definitely already know the title Misty Might-Treanor. Together with former seashore volleyball accomplice Kerri Walsh Jennings, Treanor received three Olympic gold medals.
They have been a really dominant duo and in addition received a number of World Championships consecutively.
In her e book, Might-Treanor discusses her upbringing, her seashore volleyball journey all the best way to the Olympics, the intense accidents that she needed to take care of, and extra.
Beneath the Floor: My Story by Michael Phelps with Brian Cazenueve
Throughout his time as a aggressive swimmer, Michael Phelps received 23 Olympic gold medals. With a complete medal depend of 28, he’s probably the most adorned Olympian of all time and took part in 5 Olympic Summer time Video games.
Phelps set numerous world information.
He was a long-time presence on the planet of swimming and the subsequent Olympics would be the first the place he doesn’t compete in about 20 years. Together with many of the different athletes whose autobiographies are featured right here, he has retired.
Lined within the e book are his path to grow to be such a profitable Olympian, among the early challenges that he confronted, and perception into his coaching.
