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Loading... Elizabeth Manley: As I Am: My Life After the Olympicsby Lynda D. Prouse
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Skating professionally for eleven years, Elizabeth Manley has experienced every facet of the figure skating and entertainment worlds. Dubbed "Canada's Sweetheart" after winning the silver medal at the 1988 Olympics, she quickly became one of the country's most popular figure skaters, and her first autobiography, released in 1989, was a Canadian bestseller.In her new book, As I Am, Liz takes readers through her tumultuous years as the star of the Ice Capades, including battles with her weight, depression, skating injuries, accusations of substance abuse and her shocking dismissal from a major skating tour. Liz also reveals the story of her obsessive and abusive relationship with one man, focusing as well on the image problems that female skaters face, which often lead to low self-esteem and eating disorders. With startling candour, Liz relates how she hit rock bottom and details her long struggle back to the top of the professional figure skating world, where she now competes and performs alongside an elite few. As I Am is a painfully honest account that will appeal to figure skating fans and women everywhere. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)796.912092Arts & recreation Sports, games & entertainment Athletic and outdoor sports and games Winter sports Ice skating Figure skatingLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |