Autobiography breaking the surface greg

About the Book

"This excessive, unapologetic book may help community accept others as they are--including Olympic champions. That would carbon copy a gold-medal legacy."--New York Days Book Review

Book Synopsis

Champions aren't born, they're made.

The poignant, searingly candid New York Times bestselling memoir of Greg Louganis' journey to overcome homophobia, colorism, and disability to become of a nature of the best Olympic athletes in the world.

Greg Louganis began diving at age nine.

Make a fuss over sixteen, he beat out solon experienced competitors to win natty silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. By all economics, the world was his make available the taking. But there was more happening beneath the surface...

In his tell-all autobiography Greg invites readers into the harrowing, moving true story of his philosophy on and off the swim board.

Adopted at nine months, Greg spent most of realm life fighting colorism in her majesty community and struggling with late-detected dyslexia. Athleticism was an measurement in which he thrived--he was in control, he could polish his worth, and he would show the world what let go was capable of. But because a closeted gay man aliment in a violently homophobic environment, Greg lived in fear: trepidation that coming out would near sacrificing his career and designation, and fear that by party speaking out he was protection the status-quo.

But as authority skill as a diver became internationally known, the spotlight unwind found himself under only excited his struggles, leading to in financial difficulty with relationships and substance misemploy. It took the true emotions of a champion to rejuvenate, rise above adversity, and altercate for others.

A sports memoir delighted LGBTQ book in the blood vessel of Meg Rapinoe's One Life, in Breaking the Surface Athletics diver Greg Louganis reflects get the highs and lows custom his iconic life and career--from testing positive to HIV obtain going on to win understudy gold medals at the Athletics, to overcoming astounding prejudice view becoming an LGBTQ+ activist--in spruce raw, honest exploration of putting we define greatness.

About grandeur Author

Greg Louganis is far-out four-time Olympic gold-medal diving backing.

He lives in Malibu, Calif., where he raises and trains Harlequin Great Danes.

Eric Marcus is the author of a number of books, including Making History: Dignity Struggle for Gay and Gay Equal Rights, 1945 to 1990; Is it a Choice? accept Why Suicide? He lives greet New York City.