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Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall
by Lindsey Jacobellis
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Hardback. New. <p></p><p><strong>In this deeply personal memoir in the vein of Andre Agassi's <em>Open </em>and Megan Rapinoeâs<em> One Life</em>, the winningest snowboarder of all time chronicles her career, a story of self-growth that reveals the secret of her resilience and how she overcame crushing early failure to win Olympic gold.</strong></p> <p></p><p>On February 16th, 2006, twenty-year old American snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis was poised to win the first gold medal in womenâs snowboardcross, a sport making its Olympic debut. With a seemingly insurmountable lead over the other competitors, all she needed was a clean run and the gold would be hers. But as Lindsey entered the last 100 meters the unthinkable happened: choosing to add a little flair to the run, she grabbed the back edge of her boardâthen lost her balance and fell. It was a mistake that would go down as one of the biggest âunforced errorsâ in sports.</p><p> For the next sixteen years, Jacobellis endured the criticism and second-guessing of Olympic commentators, sportswriters, and detractors. Day after day she persevered and trained harder on the snow and with her life coach, learning the power of resilience and what the sport really meant to her. The fierce competitor discovered that though it may not seem like it, life happens in just the right wayâyou end up where you were meant to be. At the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, she reached the podium as a two time Olympic gold medalist. </p><p> <em>Unforgiving</em> recounts Lindseyâs journey from disappointment to triumph. It is an honest account of one life-altering misstep and its aftermath, and a reflection on what it means to come of age as an athlete in the spotlight, the weight of expectations, falling short, and ultimately fulfilling your dreams. <em>Unforgiving</em> is about the purpose-driven, forward-looking attitude Lindsey took on after her fall, when looking back wouldnât have done anyone any favors. Itâs about the pass she refused to grant herself until sheâd earned it. <em>Unforgiving </em>is about the commitment to seek her own truthâand to speak up on oneâs own behalf after letting others do it for years. </p><p> Forgiveness, in the end, is at the heart of Lindseyâs story, but underneath and alongside is its polar oppositeâan unending, uncompromising determination to push herself, to prove herself, to power past every obstacle in her path, even those of her own making.  </p>
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- Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall
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- Lindsey Jacobellis
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- Hardcover
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- 9780063294479
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