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Breaking the Surface
Breaking the Surface
Author: Greg Louganis, Eric Marcus
Seoul, Korea, 1988. Greg Louganis stood triumphant on the Olympic podium, with his third and fourth gold medals glistening on his chest. He had achieved one of the greatest feats of courage in the history of the Games, coming back to execute an all-time supreme dive after gashing his head on a diving platform. What neither the cheering world nor...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780452275904
ISBN-10: 0452275903
Publication Date: 3/1/1996
Pages: 290
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Publisher: Plume Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 2
Greg Louganis won back-to-back double gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, and his amazing physique and handsome face should have made him a media superstar. Yet Louganis's struggles with self-doubt lack of confidence held him back personally and professionally. He only achieved real happiness after coming out as an HIV-positive gay man. This is a thoughtful, sensitive portrait of a man whose insecurities nearly destroyed him, but who found the love and inner strength to save himself.
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Very candid and wonderful book. Greg Louganis seems to be an incredibly shy and introverted person, so this book was probably incredibly difficult for him to write. Loved every page.
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What a moving, emotional and empowering biography.


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