Clearing Hurdles: The Quest to Be the World's Greatest Athlete($22.95Value)

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Chronicles the life of the last American gold-winning decathlete, including his childhood as an orphan and his battle with alcoholism. If you love a never-say-die underdog, if you're looking for a good old-fashioned redemption tale, then Dan O'Brien is your guy and his memoir is your next book. At just the moment when most people would have quit, Dan dug deeper, which makes reading his story feel like a burst of adrenaline, no matter what kind of race you're running in life. --Andre Agassi Dan O'Brien s life story is the stuff movies are made of. --Track & Field News Dan O'Brien completed one of the all-time stories of redemption. He is an inspiration and one of track & field s all-time great athletes. --Carl Lewis Dan O'Brien s life story is the stuff movies are made of. --Track & Field News Dan O'Brien completed one of the all-time stories of redemption. He is an inspiration and one of track & field s all-time great athletes. --Carl Lewis "If you love a never-say-die underdog, if you're looking for a good old-fashioned redemption tale, then Dan O'Brien is your guy and his memoir is your next book. At just the moment when most people would have quit, Dan dug deeper, which makes reading his story feel like a burst of adrenaline, no matter what kind of race you're running in life." Andre Agassi "Dan O'Brien's life story is the stuff movies are made of" . - Track & Field News "Dan O'Brien completed one of the all-time stories of redemption. He is an inspiration and one of track & field's all-time great athletes" . - Carl Lewis "Dan O'Brien is one of the greatest athletes our country has ever produced." . - Jackie Joyner-Kersee "I've covered a lot of great athletes in my career, but few are in the class of Dan O'Brien. For a moment in time he was one of the biggest stories in the world, and for good reason. I am in awe of him not only as an athlete, but as a man who persevered through so much to achieve his dream" . - Dick Enberg "Dan O'Brien is one of the great comeback stories. I don't think people realize the pressure he was under to make good on the title of World's Greatest Athlete after suffering arguably the biggest embarrassment in Olympic trials history. He is a true champion" . - Michael Johnson (five-time Olympic gold medalist) Dan O'Brien grew up in Klamath Falls, Oregon and is a University of Idaho hall of famer. Today he is the on-field emcee for every major USA Track & Field event, and is both a host and celebrity athlete for USATF's Win With Integrity program. Dan also works with the United States Olympic Committee as part of its Olympic Ambassador Program, mentoring current athletes. Dan is a motivational speaker, and has worked as both a color commentator and guest analyst for networks such as ESPN, CBS and NBC. He will be part of Yahoo as an analyst for the 2012 Olympic coverage from London. Dan resides with his wife Leilani in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he is entering his seventh year as an assistant coach at Arizona State University. Brad Botkin is an editor at CBSsports.com and a senior writer at Rylin Media, a sports publishing company that has sold in excess of 500,000 commemorative championship magazines. He is also a consultant and contributing writer for the United States Olympic Committee. Over the years, Brad has worked in both newspapers and magazines as a sports editor while freelancing for various publications. Used Book in Good Condition