Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Format
ePUB
Kopierschutz
Nein
Family Sharing
Ja
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
22.11.2022
Verlag
HarperCollinsSeitenzahl
240 (Printausgabe)
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9780063280540
In this exhilarating memoir, three-time World Champion and Olympic gold-medalist Nathan Chen tells the story of his remarkable journey to success, reflecting on his life as a Chinese American figure skater and the joys and challenges he has experiencedincluding the tremendous sacrifices he and his family made, and the physical and emotional pain he endured.
When three-year-old Nathan Chen tried on his first pair of figure skates, magic happened. But the odds of this young boyone of five children born to Chinese immigrantscompeting and making it into the top echelons of figure skating were daunting. Chen's family didn't have the resources or access to pay for expensive coaches, rink time, and equipment. But Nathan's mother, Hetty Wang, refused to fail her child. Recognizing his tremendous talent and passion, she stepped up as his coach, making enormous sacrifices to give Nathan the opportunity to compete in this exclusive world.
That dedication eventually paid off at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, where Chenreverently known as the Quad Kingwon gold, becoming the first Asian-American man to stand at the highest podium in figure skating. In this moving and inspiring memoir Chen opens up for the first time, chronicling everything it took to pursue his dreams. Bolstered by his unwavering passion and his family's unconditional support, Chen reveals the most difficult times he endured, and how he overcame each obstaclefrom his disappointment at the 2018 Olympic Games, to competing during a global pandemic, to the extreme physical and mental toll the sport demands.
Pulling back the curtain on the figure skating world and the Olympics, Chen reveals what it was really like at the Beijing Games and competing on the US team in the same city his parents had leftand his grandmother still lived. Poignant and unfiltered, told in his own words, One Jump at a Time is the story of one extraordinary young manand a testament to the love of a family and the power of persistence, grit, and passion.
This memoir includes 16 pages of color photographs.
What does it take to go from a devastating loss to Olympic gold?
- Overcoming Adversity: The unfiltered story of his crushing disappointment at the 2018 Games and the four-year journey to rebuild his confidence for a second chance.
- A Mother's Sacrifice: How Nathan's mother, Hetty Wang, recognized his passion and made enormous sacrifices, stepping up to coach him when the family couldn't afford elite training.
- The Quad King: A rare look into the physical and mental toll of becoming the "Quad King," the first skater to land five different types of quads in competition.
- Chinese American Identity: The poignant experience of competing for Team USA in Beijingthe very city his parents had left, and where his grandmother still lived.
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