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Living the Gold-Medal Life: Inspirations from Female Athletes (Empowered Youth Products) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Mary Lee Tracy, Ginny Mccabe
Publisher: Standard Publishing Company
Category: Book
List Price: $12.99
Buy New: $2.34
You Save: $10.65 (82%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1401253
Media: Spiral-bound
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 168
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 6.7 x 1
ISBN: 0784713316
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.04
EAN: 9780784713310
ASIN: 0784713316
Publication Date: July 2003
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Condition: brand new book, lookin' good all the way. Its a keeper .
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Resource September 26, 2004
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Living the Gold Medal Life is great for my daughter who is a young gymnast. Written in a journal format, it helps her to reflect her thougths on some of the things she is going through. Mary Lee gives girls honest advice on how to deal with some of the toughest issues young athletes have to face - peer pressure, balance, staying healthy and confidence. I wish I would have had this kind of book to read when I was a young athlete. Not only are the stories practical and relevant, they are conveyed in a positive way. The devotional and inspiring thoughts at the end of each topic are an added bonus. I definitely would recommend it.
 Beware, New age content! February 13, 2004
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my daughter who does gymnastics and is a Christian. I was excited to find similar role models. I was deeply disappointed in this book. I thought this was a Christian book because that is the reputation Mary Lee Tracy has and the book was published by a Christian publisher (Standard Publishing). I was disappointed to find the contributors from all walks of life and philosopy including New Age. Many of the athletes' entries are pretty light on Christian committment. And, one contributer is outright New age. Dr. Allison Arnold is a sports pschologist who is highlighted in the book. She has trained with monks and admits she is a closet eastern philosopy junkie whose sport's philosophy is based on the wisdom of the east. That would be ok if that was known prior to buying the book. I think it's dishonest to portray a book as Christian when it really isn't.
Filled with tips and solid advice February 7, 2004
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Olympic gold-medal coach Mary Lee Tracy presents Living The Gold Medal Life: Inspirations From Female Athletes, a spiral-bound collection of wisdom and insight from women who trained hard to achieve the pinnacle of physical strength, speed, finesse, and grace. Self-improvement questions with blanks for writing down answers pepper the pages of this motivational and highly recommended personal athletic performance guide filled with tips and solid advice.
Covers can be deceiving! January 16, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book's cover looks appealing enough. The writing is very dull reading. My daughter is a gymnast. She is 11 and the book is supposed to be for kids her age. She was very disappointed in it. The book seems to be written for someone much older -- even an adult. Most of the topics were not practical. Plus, the cover is nice but the inside looks like the book was self-published --very poor quality. My daughter and I were extremely disappointed in this book.
Living the Gold Medal Life is a Winner! January 9, 2004
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my daughter who is a gymnast and went right back to the store and purchased another book for my daughter who plays basketball.The book provides inspiration and encouragement from athletes who my daughters can relate to. The journal areas of the book are a great place for my daughters to explore their feelings and help them to understand themselves in their competitive environments. It is the perfect book for them to include in their gym bag to read before their sports competitions.
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