| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
310 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Be a bravey -- Four memories of my mother -- Girl scouts -- A very big Alexi -- The mentor buffet -- President Obama -- My pal, pain -- Coach Ian -- The Olympics -- Depression -- Jerry Seinfeld -- Willpower -- Boys vs. girls -- The rules -- Love -- Flat chest and freakishly gnarled feet -- Dad-sad -- You make your own cape -- Gucci -- Maya Rudolph -- Lice -- For those who dream -- Epilogue: The end of the beginning. |
| Summary |
"When Alexi Pappas was four years old, her mother committed suicide, drastically altering the course of Pappas's life and setting her on a perpetual search for female role models. When her father started signing her up for sports teams as a way to keep his bereaved daughter busy, female athletes became some of the first women Pappas looked up to, and she became a girl with a goal: to be an Olympian. Despite setbacks and hardships, Pappas held fast to that dream, putting in the tremendous hard work, both mentally and physically, and letting nothing stand in her way until she achieved it, making her Olympic debut as a runner in 2016. Unflinching, often exuberant, and always entertaining, Bravey showcases Pappas's signature, charming voice as she reflects upon the touchstone moments in her life and the lessons that have powered her career as both an athlete and artist--chief among them, how to be brave."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Pappas, Alexi.
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| Subject(S) |
Runners (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.
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Women runners -- United States -- Biography.
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Women Olympic athletes -- Greece -- Biography.
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Women motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.
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Children of suicide victims -- United States -- Biography.
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Greek Americans -- Biography.
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Courage.
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Conduct of life.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Name(S) |
Rudolph, Maya, writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9781984801128 (hardcover) |
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1984801120 (hardcover) |
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