My Olympic Dream
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- Synopsis
- Ireland's Katie Taylor blew into London 2012 like a summer wind to claim the first lightweight Olympic gold medal in women's boxing when she beat Russia's Sofya Ochigava in the final at the Excel Arena in August. One of the original campaigners to have women included in the Olympic boxing schedule, Taylor, along with her father and coach, Pete, has won everything the sport has to offer. Her triumph was a historical first in her weight division and fittingly book-ended what has been a stellar career to date. The counterpoint of Taylor's grace and poise outside the ring and her wrecking-ball ability inside the ropes has drawn global attention and has placed her in the position of being the poster girl for the sport. In My Olympic Dream, she explains what it was that encouraged her to take up the sport in the first place and reveals her delight at finally being able to box in the world's biggest sporting occasion. She tells of her enormous pride at being chosen to be Ireland's flag-bearer in the opening ceremony, and of her emotions as she closed in on gold. With fascinating insights into life behind the scenes as she prepared for the Olympics and during the Games themselves, accompanied by many brilliant photographs throughout, Taylor's own story is as remarkable, honest and inspirational as the woman herself. A nation celebrated with her when she won gold, now in this book she shares that experience with all those who cheered her on. Katie Taylor was born in 1986 and is a native of Bray, County Wicklow. A sporting all-rounder, she has won 15 caps for Ireland at football. But it is in boxing that she has recorded her greatest sporting achievements. She has won five consecutive European Championship titles, four consecutive World Championship titles and has twice been voted the best female boxer on the planet by the governing body of the sport, the AIBA. Sky Sports chose her to be one of the faces of their coverage of the Games.
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781471127571
- Publisher:
- Simon & Schuster
- Date of Addition:
- 12/05/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Katie Taylor
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Sports
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.