Download or read book Gabby Douglas Golden Smile Golden Triumph written by Christine Dzidrums and published by Creative Media Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At just 14 years old, gymnast Gabby Douglas left behind her close-knit family in Virginia Beach, Virginia, to train under Liang Chow, famed coach of Olympic legend Shawn Johnson. The move to Iowa was not an easy decision for the focused teenager. For many months, she suffered serious bouts of homesickness. Still, the girl with the golden smile believed her sacrifice would someday lead her to Olympic gold. A children's biography and Moonbeam Children's Book Award Winner, Gabby Douglas: Golden Smile, Golden Triumph will grab readers as they experience the thrilling path the popular gymnast from the Fierce Five took on her way to becoming Olympic Champion and America's Sweetheart.

Download or read book The Adventures of Eddie and Flip Boy written by Bobby Holland Hanton and published by Brolga Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-20 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eddie is absolutely obsessed with his favourite super-hero character: Flip Boy. No matter where he is, or what he's doing, Eddie spends all of his time glued to his tablet, watching Flip Boy. Eddie even wants to be Flip Boy! The problem is, his superhero antics never go quite to plan. However, when Eddie is lucky enough to meet Flip Boy, he finds out that being a superhero is harder than it looks - it takes hard work and training. Join Eddie and become your own superhero by being fit and healthy. There is a spread of fun keep-fit tips at the end of the book! Bobby Holland Hanton is a real-life Flip Boy and Hollywood stuntman. He has worked on blockbuster films including: Thor, The Avengers, Mission Impossible, Star Wars, Skyfall, Batman, Captain America and Pirates of the Caribbean; as well as hit TV show, Game of Thrones. Bobby trained as a gymnast from the age of four and he's passionate about the mental and physical benefits of enjoying exercise from a young age. Inspired by his experiences with his daughter, this is his debut picture book.

Download or read book 9 Lives by 35 written by Mary Sanders and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olympic gymnast and Cirque du Soleil acrobat Mary Sanders shares her incredible story of dedication and personal sacrifice that led to success and reinvention. Mary Sanders was handed an Olympic dream by her father from the moment she was born. Determined to follow in his footsteps, the young gymnast struggled through training setbacks, financial hardships, and personal rivalries, under a cloud of grief, to compete in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. But that achievement was only the beginning for a woman determined to reinvent herself and consistently raise her own standards for success. In this revealing memoir, Mary recounts her journey from Olympian to Cirque du Soleil acrobat to entertainment executive working for Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec while balancing life at home with two children. Through it all, no matter what obstacles are thrown in her path, Mary pushes forward, leaning on her faith, her family, and her enduring optimism to support her in each of her nine lives so far.

Download or read book Broken Life written by Cinzia and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-07-19 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My book is to tell my story of my life living through the child abuse and the hurt I endured of not being a Daddie’s girl. The struggle of trying to become a young girl who was always told that she is no good and will never become someone. Always trying to please my dad so, he will love me. The pain I endured physically when I never could do anything right in his eyes. How to this day, I’m trying to grow up the little girl in me and to show her the love while trying to help me. Let alone, love myself. To let parent’s, know that words do hurt. To tell my story on my experience with sexual assault from a fellow soldier and the great impact it had on my life as a young girl just coming out of high school and entering the military. Having what it took to become a soldier. The loss of my virginity. The, impacts that it has caused in my life. The thoughts of self-harm to escape who I became or who I was. Living a life in darkness. Walls built high and a mask for everyday to hide the pain and the feeling of unworthy. The thoughts of my father being right. No one will ever want me. The loss of my childhood friend who I lost thru suicide. The impact it has caused to this day. To bring awareness to other children and veterans that there is help and there are ways to cope. To let them see that they are not alone. To let you know I care. To let you know you are somebody.

Download or read book King Here written by Trish Porter Topmiller and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Here is the eye-opening true story of God’s unfolding plan to bring a rich man through the “eye of the needle”. Trusting God and sharing Jesus with aging parents can be difficult. As Trish Porter Topmiller watched her father’s casket be lowered into the ground, she knew the complicated jigsaw puzzle of his life finally held the missing piece—Jesus. But for years, his life seemed as far away from grace, and a believing faith in God, as a person can be. A multimillionaire entrepreneur who believed his financial fortress (and business acumen) was invincible, he turned into a workaholic adrenaline junkie—and ultimate opioid statistic who had given up on life. Even then, grace found him. King Here offers hope that no matter how old, how rich or how addicted someone is, it’s never too late to meet Jesus. Trish shares her father’s inspiring, yet tragic life story—filled with adventure and color and unique escapades—to reveal God’s plan for an old rich man who thought he had no need for God. Stepping back to see the big picture brings to light the hope and joy that God truly can answer prayers and do the impossible, but it doesn’t always look the way readers expect. In this moving tribute to her father, Trish encourages readers to never give up on loved ones who seem “too far gone” for God to reach.

Download or read book The Ride of Your Life written by Tina Elliott Boyd and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-12-19 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Ride of Your Life embraces a highly visual, kinetic, and common image-- of a front wheel of a bicycle as a tool, the "front-wheel" concept. The concept helps readers come to understand the spiritual journey to give a beautiful and joyful ride no matter what has happened in your life. Building upon a life-changing personal event, Tina brings the details of riding a bike into conversation with the discipline of becoming more faithful on her ride by growing her relationship with God." ... amazon.com.

Download or read book Why Have You Forsaken Me written by Kathryn Carol (Wilson) Crawford and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone has a past, things they're not proud of. We all have commas after our name. Sally, the slut. Bobby, the thief. Kathryn, the woman with the TBI. Katie, the girl with psychosis. Kat, the angel from hell or Sally, the sex offender. Wan, the murderer. Eric, the rapist. Whatever it is that comes after your name, it's just a prison. A lie telling you that you're not enough. Blocking your miracle. Limiting God's power. Kathryn grew up strong, a two-time varsity athlete in eleventh grade at Hayfield Secondary. A gymnast, power tumbler, and musician outside of high school. A lover of the world around her. At sixteen, she met the devil and ended up paralyzed for over a month with psychosis and a TBI among other disabilities. In therapies, she learned how to use a walker and one day walked without it on sand. Holding on to lockers her senior year of high school, she was walking by graduation and got a standing ovation. Three months later, Kathryn ventured out into the collegiate scene at CNU. She was highly involved in campus life, a class representative, a proud member of the poetry club, a chair on the Student Government Association, joint architect of the university's first official library. She's found a playful way to rock the boat in all areas of her life, in some ways out of her control. With a communication studies bachelor's degree, she became an unpaid intern at Operation Smile's headquarters, and her passion with helping people with disabilities ignited. Found the love of her life over and over until she finally settled down with her husband Kevin Crawford and her shih tzu Chubs. She finally landed her first full-time job at New Editions Consulting Inc. in Falls Church, where she is an alumni of six years. Mental illness of psychosis out of her control reduced her to part-time. Loved by family, friends, and greeted by a smile anywhere she goes, she never owns an excuse to be lonely. Her life is structured and full (she likes it that way) after coming back from hell in March of 2004. Hard work, dedication, and faith is the only way she knows how to win, and doing it every day has helped her to see every moment that was meant to be. Her understanding is that the universe, God, and anything anyone chooses to believe in, they allow people to go through things to prove their glory and who they are in them. This book is her testimony. It's how she found her identity and how she learned to live in a world so foreign.

Download or read book I ve Got This written by Melisa Torres and published by Perfect Balance Gymnastics Series. This book was released on 2022-02-21 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect Balance Gymnastics Books are like Babysitters Club with gymnasts.

Download or read book Social Awareness Skills for Children written by Marianna Csoti and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2001-05-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children, particularly those with special needs, can require considerable help in learning how to relate to other people and how to behave positively and appropriately in social situations. In this practical and helpful book, Marianna Csoti emphasises the benefits that learning communication and social skills can have for these children, including better friendships and increased self-esteem. The numerous detailed tasks and practical examples enable parents, professionals and carers to work with children on improving their social skills and social awareness, and respecting themselves and other people. Topics covered include: Helping children with special needs Making and keeping friends Social rules Body language Feelings, including shyness and anger Listening skills Social safety. Suitable for use with children aged 7-16, on a one-to-one basis or in small groups, this practical and comprehensive book will be an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to help children to increase their social understanding and awareness.

Download or read book Receiving Love written by Harville Hendrix and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-10-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Getting the Love You Want and Keeping the Love You Find comes illuminating and inspiring advice on one of the most complicated issues facing couples today: receiving love. Many people know how to give love, but many more undermine their relationships by never having learned how to accept it. We don't always realize the ways in which we reject appreciation, affection, help, and guidance from our romantic partners. According to Hendrix and Hunt, until we are able to understand the meaning behind our behavior, our relationships stand to suffer. Receiving Love prompts questions such as: -Are you reluctant to tell your partner what you really want or need? -When you do get what you've asked for, do you still feel dissatisfied? -Is it difficult for you to accept kind gestures, gifts, or compliments from your partner? With Receiving Love, you can learn how to break the shackles of self-rejection and embrace real intimacy. Drawing on their renowned expertise, the wide clinical experience of Imago therapists, and their own personal experience as a married couple, the authors offer detailed, sensitive advice on how to turn a relationship between two well-meaning yet misunderstood individuals into a true, everlasting partnership.

Download or read book Reclamation written by Olivia Lanna and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-11-02 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is this happening? What now? Who am I? What’s my purpose? We often start asking these questions when our lives begin falling apart. Our plans don’t unfold the way we want or envision. We lose sight of our dreams and goals. We live in survival mode. We hunger and thirst for more, for love, for meaning. But there’s hope in the darkness. There’s peace through the pain. There’s freedom on the other side of our fear. In Reclamation, author Olivia Lanna narrates her raw and deeply vulnerable story that chronicles the life of a broken-hearted and broken-spirited girl who grew into a shrewd and prideful adult and lost everything she ever wanted and loved. She needed to understand why her seemingly perfect life fell apart and desperately tried to fix it using her own strength. During her journey, she finds her true self, peace, purpose, and achieves the dream that had begun to fade in the sinful darkness. “Olivia shares her story so openly, honestly, transparently -- and so redemptively. She shares with readers what she has learned and how she has grown through some incredibly painful experiences, pointing them to the hope she has found, the grace she has experienced.” –Christin Ditchfield, Author of What Women Should Know about Letting It Go: Breaking Free from the Power of Guilt, Discouragement, and Defeat “Olivia’s gift of writing combined with relatable life struggles makes the reader feel like they are part of her story. It is also a wonderful reminder that rebirth can happen anytime. The decision is ours!” – Dana Kantara, Former Physician Assistant, Follower of Christ, and Founding Member & National Presidential Director of IDLife, LLC "Amazing, sensational, and incredibly relatable. You won't be able to put this book down as Lanna takes you on a self-reflective journey that opens the readers' eyes to both new perspectives and unexpected common ground. Experience honesty, hurt, and hope and the feeling that you made a real connection along the way. This story is an inspiration that could be the difference maker in your life, and I highly recommend it." – Ryan K Maule, President of Integrity Doctors and host of The Expect Awesome Podcast “A profoundly introspective piece that invites the reader to join in the journey without saying so ... a convincing interplay between real life struggles and one’s faith, where one feeds off the other in a manner that readers can relate to. Excellent read!” – Stuart T. O’Neal, III, Trial Attorney

Download or read book Gymnastics written by Karen D. Cogan and published by Fitness Information Technology. This book was released on 2000 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to be a better gymnast? Want the mental skills needed to stay focused and the physical skills to maximise your success? Then this is the guide to improving your performance potential. Co-authors Karen D Cogan, sport psychologist and Peter Vidmar, Olympic Gold Medalist -- have combined their experience and expertise to create a teaching guide for aspiring gymnasts of all ages. Many gymnasts have the physical attributes, but often lack the mental skills needed for peak performance level. In this book, Olympians Shannon Miller, Amanda Borden, Jaycie Phelps, Kerri Strug, and Tim Daggett discuss how they used mental skills to become champions.

Download or read book Hannah written by Elizabeth Ellen Ostring and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-05-03 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hannah is the true story of a woman who grew up in a dysfunctional family and overcame significant learning disabilities, drug addiction, and relationship tragedies to finally discover the power of Jesus Christ and her worth and purpose as a child of God. She found that religious ritual did not answer the yearning of her heart, and relationships were not an answer either. Against all odds she obtained a university degree in Chinese and thought she had found meaning in her teaching service for others. But robbed of this by severe ill health, she discovered true meaning comes from knowing God and being available for him to use to share the good news of Jesus with others.

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Download or read book Make It Happen written by Kyle Shewfelt and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From three-time Olympian and Olympic champion Kyle Shewfelt, this is the inside story of his pursuit of gymnastics glory, his courageous comeback from two broken legs and how the difference makers in his life guided him along the way. Kyle Shewfelt was at the top of his sport: a polished performer with an unrelenting drive to be the very best carried him to the pinnacle of men's gymnastics and a historic Olympic gold medal for Canada on the floor exercise. But when a mistimed landing in a training session at the world championships leaves him with two broken legs just eleven months before the next Olympic Games, Kyle's self-belief is cast into doubt and he is forced to awaken a new level of determination to realize his final goal. Make It Happen is a motivational memoir that explores every aspect of Kyle's journey through sport. From his early years of cartwheeling around his home and falling in love with gymnastics, to his battles with perfectionism, taunting from a cruel bully and a stint of teenage rebellion, Kyle gives a gripping and honest glimpse into the pursuit of his Olympic dream. He takes readers behind-the-scenes to the epic Olympic after-parties and on the wave of post-Olympic fame while also shedding light on the darkness of injury, the intensity of elite training and the pressures of expectation. Throughout, he shares how he conquered fear and self-doubt with the help of dedicated family, friends, teammates, coaches and mentors - first to reach the Olympic Games, then to stand on top of the podium, then to comeback in the wake of a devastating injury and finally, to find a new sense of purpose in his life after retiring from elite sport. With his trademark candor and spirit, Kyle pays tribute to the difference makers in his career and shares a fresh perspective on how to nurture a champion. He details his winning formula and the factors that led to his triumphant success at the 2004 Athens Olympics and highlights the positive power of sport. This is a story of hope and resilience, and what it takes to "make it happen", no matter what the goal. PRAISE FOR MAKE IT HAPPEN: "Make It Happen has made a positive impact in the way I approach training, competition and life. Kyle blazed a new trail for Canadian gymnastics and showed us all that reaching the top of an Olympic podium is actually possible. He has been a difference maker in my life and his book continually filled me with new insights and fresh inspiration. I believe every athlete can benefit from reading it!" Ellie Black, 2x Olympian, 2017 World All-Around Silver medalist and 10x Pan Am Medalist "Make It Happen is a must-read for all athletes, parents and coaches. Kyle's journey is a great example of what it means to be athlete driven and parent/coach supported. I loved the honesty in which he shares his inner dialogue as he progressed and matured from a young tumbler to a world-class gymnast. This story is as much about Kyle's journey as a person as it about his journey as an Olympic Champion. Marnie McBean, OC, OLY, 3x Olympic Rowing Champion "Kyle's account of a life in sport is honest and raw. It brought laughter, surprise, excitement, tears, and above all, hope. . . The glimpses of his parents' pragmatic and unwavering support, coupled with their commitment to raising and a young man rather than an elite athlete, impacted me more than any how-to book on the same topic could ever accomplish. Make It Happen is compulsory reading for today's sport parent. Krista Thompson, Parent

Download or read book The Fab Five Jordyn Wieber Gabby Douglas and the U S Women s Gymnastics Team written by Christine Dzidrums and published by Creative Media Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the five gymnasts who will represent the United States at the 2012 London Olympics. The Fab Five: Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas and the U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team tells each team member's life story as they rose from young gymnasts with big dreams to become international superstars of their sport. Discover the stories of Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman and Kyla Ross as they aim for gold in London!

Download or read book Fragile written by Nikki Grahame and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Say the name Nikki Grahame and most people will remember the bubby, highly strung and hugely entertaining Big Brother 7 contestant, famous for her diary room outbursts. Since leaving the Big Brother house, she had forged a successful career for herself in presenting and writing. Yet Nikki isn't just another reality television contestant and her life story is not like any other you will ever read. From the age of eight until she was nineteen, Nikki battled anorexia nervosa but few cases have been quite as extreme as hers. What she has been through while suffering from this illness might surprise you it will definitely shock you. At just seven years old, Nikki began feeling that she was overweight. A remark about her being fat from a fellow pupil at a gymnastics class along with insecurity brought about by her parents' separation and he beloved grandfather's death, were the catalysts for Nikki's long-term eating disorder. Aged just eight and weighing just under three stone, she was diagnosed as anorexic. For the next eight years, Nikki was in and out of institutions seven in total during which time she attempted suicide twice and had to be sedated up to four times a day so that she could be force-fed. At one point, she was sedated for fourteen days while doctors sewed a tube into her stomach, through which she was fed in order to get her weight out of the critical range. Nikki admits that she knew every anorexic's trick in the book: from breaking into hospital kitchens to water down full-fat milk, altering her diet sheet and switching name tags on food to ensure that she received smaller amounts, to even stuffing a door-stop down her trousers before a weigh-in. The extremes that she went to in order to avoid eating and find ways to exercise excessively shocked doctors who have worked in the field for years. As Nikki says, I've always wanted to be the best at everything I do, so I had to be the best anorexic and I was. This is the heart-rending and powerful story of a girl who lost her childhood but was brave enough to finally admit that she wanted to live again. With searing honesty, Nikki recounts her long and painful road to recovery, how she has had to come to terms with the long-term ramifications of her illness, how she coped with being in the Big Brother house and how she uses her new-found fame to promote awareness of eating disorders and to help those who are suffering from similar problems. This compelling book tells the story of an incredible journey."