Courage to Soar

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"Simone's narrative outlines a great success story for all ages." —MARTHA KAROLYI
US National Team coordinator, 2000 to 2015, including the Olympics • • •
"Courage to Soar \s truly a remarkable story about an amazing athlete and person I continuously felt inspired through each chapter." —NASTIA LIUKIN
Five-time Olympic medalist, motivational speaker, broadcaster
"She is everything you would hope for in a champion—humble, kind, genuine, and an overall amazing human being." —DOMINIQUE MOCEANU
Youngest Olympic US gold medalist in gymnastics history and New York Times bestselling author of Off Balance




My journey to the 2016 Olympics started on a daycare field trip.
You might think that going from a girl in foster care to being an Olympic gold medalist in Rio de Janeiro is the most amazing part of my journey. It isn't. Its how I got there—or more accurately, who got me there—that is most miraculous. I'm going to tell you a story. My story. How my faith and my family made... Tovább

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"Simone's narrative outlines a great success story for all ages." —MARTHA KAROLYI
US National Team coordinator, 2000 to 2015, including the Olympics • • •
"Courage to Soar \s truly a remarkable story about an amazing athlete and person I continuously felt inspired through each chapter." —NASTIA LIUKIN
Five-time Olympic medalist, motivational speaker, broadcaster
"She is everything you would hope for in a champion—humble, kind, genuine, and an overall amazing human being." —DOMINIQUE MOCEANU
Youngest Olympic US gold medalist in gymnastics history and New York Times bestselling author of Off Balance




My journey to the 2016 Olympics started on a daycare field trip.
You might think that going from a girl in foster care to being an Olympic gold medalist in Rio de Janeiro is the most amazing part of my journey. It isn't. Its how I got there—or more accurately, who got me there—that is most miraculous. I'm going to tell you a story. My story. How my faith and my family made my wildest dreams come true. And how embracing a dream can give you courage to soar.
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YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography I Sports & Recreation USD $24.99/CAD$31.00 ISBN 978-0-310-75966-9
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Simone Biles' entrance into th§. world of gymnastics may have started on a daycare field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, passion, and perseverance have made her one of the top gymnasts in the world, as well as a four-time winner of Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro.
But there is more to Simone than the nineteen international medals—fourteen of them gold—and the Olympic successes. Through years of hard work and determination, she has relied on her faith and family to stay focused and positive, while having fun competing at the highest level and doing what she loves. Here, in her own words, Simone takes you through the events, challenges, and trials that carried her from an early childhood in foster care to a coveted spot on the 2016 Olympic team.
Along the way, Simone shares the details of her inspiring personal story—one filled with the daily acts of courage that led her, and can lead you, to achieving even the most unlikely dream.
SIMONE BILES is a four-
time Olympic gold medalist and a three-time World all-around gymnastics champion. In 2015 at the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, she became the only female gymnast ever to win three consecutive all-around titles. She is also the most decorated American female gymnast, with a total of nineteen international medals, fourteen of them gold. Simone, who was born in Ohio and later adopted by her grandparents in Texas, began her training at age six. During a serendipitous day care field trip to Bannon s Gymnastix, a coach recognized Simone's natural talent and sent home a letter to her parents requesting that they enroll her in a class. Simone rose quickly through the sport's levels and, in 2011, she began her junior elite career at the American Classics in Huntsville, Texas, where she placed third all-around. Amid a few setbacks in the following two seasons, Simone rebounded in 2013 to claim the first of her three all-around World Championship titles. With her strong faith in God and her triumph against the odds, Simone is inspiring millions to dream big and follow their hearts.
MICHELLE BURFORD is a #1 New yorfc Times
bestselling collaborative writer and a founding editor of O, The Oprah Magazine. She is a Harvard-trained journalist whose work has taken her to more than 35 countries on six continents. A native of Phoenix, Michelle now resides in New York City. Visit her online at www.MichelleBurford.com
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Cover design: Ron Huizinga
Cover and spine photo: Robert Polett
Back cover photo: John Cheng
Front flap: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images
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