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Brave Enough

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Travel with Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins on her compelling journey from America’s heartland to international sports history, navigating challenges and triumphs with rugged grit and a splash of glitter Pyeongchang, February 21, 2018. In the nerve-racking final seconds of the women’s team sprint freestyle race, Jessie Diggins dug deep. Blowing past two of the best sprinters in the world, she stretched her ski boot across the finish line and lunged straight into Olympic immortality: the first ever cross-country skiing gold medal for the United States at the Winter Games. The 26-year-old Diggins, a four-time World Championship medalist, was literally a world away from the small town of Afton, Minnesota, where she first strapped on skis. Yet, for all her history-making achievements, she had never strayed far from the scrappy 12-year-old who had insisted on portaging her own canoe through the wilderness, yelling happily under the unwieldy weight on her shoulders: “Look! I’m doing it!” In Brave Enough, Jessie Diggins reveals the true story of her journey from the American Midwest into sports history. With candid charm and characteristic grit, she connects the dots from her free-spirited upbringing in the woods of Minnesota to racing in the bright spotlights of the Olympics. Going far beyond stories of races and ribbons, she describes the challenges and frustrations of becoming a serious athlete; learning how to push through and beyond physical and psychological limits; and the intense pressure of competing at the highest levels. She openly shares her harrowing struggle with bulimia, recounting both the adversity and how she healed from it in order to bring hope and understanding to others experiencing eating disorders. Between thrilling accounts of moments of triumph, Diggins shows the determination it takes to get there—the struggles and disappointments, the fun and the hard work, and the importance of listening to that small, fierce voice: I can do it. I am brave enough. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Univ Of Minnesota Press


Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 10, 2020


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 296 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1517908191


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 95


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #800,771 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Cross-Country Skiing #39 in Olympic Games #1,994 in Women's Biographies


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    • Much more than just another sports book
Format: Hardcover
In a recent Utube book promotion video Jessie explains that her intention in writing this book was not to author just another sports book. In this she succeeds like the champion she is. This book is also about over coming daunting odds stacked against her. Who doesn’t enjoy such a feel good story? Oh yes, there are lots of exciting tales about cross country skiing for you sports minded readers. But Jessie also wants to share with you her struggles with her eating disorder addiction. Yes, she is “Brave Enough” to share that. For those of you who are tempted to belittle an eating disorder addiction, as in, it is not as bad as a drug addiction, for example, I have just two words for you, Karen Carpenter. As with almost any addiction, it is both life threatening and painfully hard to kick. She has received many sincerely appreciative letters thanking her for sharing this part of her story. If it can happen to her, it can happen to any regular person. This is just one of many instances we learn about in the book of Jessie being a positive role model. For those of you who can’t wait to glean snippets about what kind of person she is, you don’t have to read any farther than the book’s prologue. She grew up in a family who loved the out-of-doors, enjoying camping and canoeing trips into the Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. At the tender age of twelve, she announced to her family that she wanted to carry her own canoe over the land portages that connect the many lakes in that area. From a young age, she was an independent girl who set challenging goals for herself and was willing to do what it takes to achieve them. This book will enrich your life by sharing with you insights on how to find the true enjoyment in life. For example she has learned how to appreciate the small victories that will help you to not be so intimidated to attempt the larger tasks. We also learn a valuable lesson in perseverance in the chapter entitled “Because 96 isn’t 100.” The goal on one demanding training day was to roller ski one hundred kilometers, or sixty-two miles. After many hours of strenuous effort she thinks that she has completed the workout only to learn that due to a mistake she has only completed ninety-six kilometers. She somehow summons the energy to ski four more kilometers because “96 isn’t 100.” We can all relate to the urge to let up at the end of a long job when the temptation is to just get by and not give it the 100% it deserves. This story is just one of the examples where she teaches us how to be successful. You will learn many of her secrets about the training techniques of an elite athlete. As she shares her training details we learn that she works out twelve times per week, with just one day off. Two a day workouts are the norm. Her secret to success, just plain old fashioned hard work. As you read the book you will be drawn to her by her friendly outgoing style. She wants to share her feelings by inserting meaningful parenthetical comments. For example, she brings the reader into her confidence by sharing that when she was young she had eye glasses and braces at the same time adding the conversational comment of (yeah, I know). Another time she states “I was really strong in the skate skiing portion (thanks, Dad, for teaching me).” You can’t help but feel her genuineness. Jessie Diggins could be described as the ultimate good teammate. She goes out of her way to repeatedly credit her success to her team, to include the coaches, wax technicians and other support members. Even though most cross country ski racing events are individual she sees every race as a total team effort. She emphasizes how all of the team members help and encourage each other both on and off the ski trails. After a description of all of the highs of winning the gold medal, she purposely ends the book by describing a challenging summer roller ski skating workout in the rain as an attempt to show the reader the harder realistic side of being an elite cross country ski racer. It’s not all glory. She is both inspirational and extremely humble in her account, and after reading this book, you can’t help but to admire and respect her. I encourage you to read this book. You owe it to yourself. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2020 by Border Reviewer
    • Bravery in athletics and life decisions
Format: Hardcover
Reading Brave Enough brought me back to an early morning in 2018 standing in my cold kitchen, not believeing what I was seeing on my computer screen as the team sprint race unfolded halfway across the world at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. At the time, I recognized that this was a huge moment for cross-country skiing in the United States. What I didn't know was the story behind the athlete who made that final lunge to win the gold medal and instantly became a sports hero to so many people back home. We can't thank Jessie Diggins enough for writing this book. Her willingness to share her personal struggles at the end of high school is a story that gives readers meaningful insight to the experiences around eating disorders. Many of us have taken health class in high school, and we learn about and regognize conditions like bulimia exist. However, if you are like me and you don't experience it firsthand or know somebody who has, you don't have an empathetic feeling about the topic. After reading the book, I learned a lot about how serious eating disorders can be, what goes on in someone's head to rationalize their behaviour, and how people can get help. We all have our demons, and this book puts into perspective how the decisions we make impact ourselves and others. There were several chapters the book where the title theme of bravery seems to have been forgotten, which is okay because the overall story is autobiographical. There were a couple additional themes which really resonated with me. First, the practice of celebrating small victories can make the larger goals seem less daunting. Second, the notion of "96 isn't 100" is interesting, where even if 96 is a great achievement, sticking to the original plan of 100 is better if you can push through and get it done. I recommend this book to any fan of cross-country skiing, or anyone who wants to read a good story about an athlete who realized she was on the wrong path and was brave enough to seek assistance and ultimately build a fantastic career. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2020 by Andrew
    • Honest, insightful look at world class athlete
Format: Hardcover
Brave Enough provides readers an unsparingly honest look at life on the road as a world class athlete - all the hard work that goes into the few minutes of a race is amazing, it's months long day in day out training. Diggins shares the hardships of training, it's blood, grit and sacrifice. She also shares the levity of travel and life on the road with teammates, the fun and joy to be had as she chases snow around the globe. The chapters she shares about her battle with bulimia are extraordinary for this level of athlete - they're raw, honest, heartbreaking and a rare emotional look behind the veil of a popular athlete. Her career as an athlete will forever be cemented as a gold medal Olympian, the lives she'll change for young athletes to be body positive and aware. A great memoir - ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2020 by Michael C.
    • Fascinating insight into Olympic gold level cross-country skiing
Format: Kindle
What's it like to grow up an athlete, and to go after being the best? Diggins doesn't hold back. From her struggle at 18 or 19 (and maybe still) with bulimia. Her love for speed and risk. The “pain cave” when she goes beyond what she thinks her limits. Her once-an-off-season "Big Stupid Thing... a training day designed to push my comfort zone, push the limits of what I think I’m capable of doing." Cross-country skiing is a solo endeavor, yet "perhaps the greatest magic of our team is our ability to not only recognize but cherish the fact that nobody succeeds alone." And her fascinating self-assessment: "A solid decade of professional racing under my belt, and I am still not the strongest skier. I’m not the quickest. I don’t have fast-twitch muscles. I’m not a pure sprinter, and I’m not a pure distance skier either. I don’t always know all the right tactics at the right moment. My technique is not beautiful, and it’s not “pretty skiing.” But I am really, really good at being in pain." ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2021 by Ron Lichty

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