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Book

I'm that girl : living the power of my dreams

Call Number

  • 921 C5379 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Harper Influence, [2025]

Physical Description

xvi, 261 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Summary

"In her powerful, eye-opening memoir, Jordan digs deep, sharing the story of her life's challenges--the racism she encountered as a gifted Black girl in a predominantly white elite sport, the battles with body image and subsequent unhealthy relationship with food, the grueling practices, the injuries, the moments of nearly calling it quits. Through it all, Jordan refused to give up. Through sheer grit--and the love of her family--she kept working and winning. When Simone Biles stepped away from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after a case of the "twisties," Jordan stepped in to play a key role in securing silver for Team USA. And in Paris, Jordan made history as part of the first all-Black podium in all of men's and women's gymnastics." --

Contents

  • A night to remember
  • A name to live up to
  • The surprise
  • In it to win it
  • The going gets tough
  • Flying and falling
  • Pushed to the brink
  • Biles and Chiles
  • Breaking points
  • A new path
  • Lean on me
  • Tokyo bound
  • Tokyo twisties
  • I'm not done yet
  • Buddy system
  • I'm that girl
  • Dream team
  • Bonjour Paris
  • Working it through
  • Now you see it, now you don't
  • Thirty-six minutes
  • Nightmare territory
  • No surrender.

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