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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Hughes, Clara.     Subjects     Hughes, Clara.     Women Olympic athletes -- Canada -- Biography.     Olympic athletes -- Canada -- Biography.     Women speed skaters -- Canada -- Biography.     Speed skaters -- Canada -- Biography.     Women cyclists -- Canada -- Biography.     Cyclists -- Canada -- Biography.     Depressed persons -- Canada -- Biography.     Children of alcoholics -- Canada -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Hughes, Clara.       by title:      Open heart, open min...       by call number:      796.092 H893o     Search the Web     Hughes, Clara.     Hughes, Clara.     Women Olympic athletes -- Canada -- Biography.     Olympic athletes -- Canada -- Biography.     Women speed skaters -- Canada -- Biography.     Speed skaters -- Canada -- Biography.     Women cyclists -- Canada -- Biography.     Cyclists -- Canada -- Biography.     Depressed persons -- Canada -- Biography.     Children of alcoholics -- Canada -- Biography.       MARC Display

Open heart, open mind / Clara Hughes. by Hughes, Clara. Touchstone, 2015. Call #: 796.092 H893o Subjects Hughes, Clara.   Women Olympic athletes -- Canada -- Biography.   Olympic athletes -- Canada -- Biography.   Women speed skaters -- Canada -- Biography.   Speed skaters -- Canada -- Biography.   Women cyclists -- Canada -- Biography.   Cyclists -- Canada -- Biography.   Depressed persons -- Canada -- Biography.   Children of alcoholics -- Canada -- Biography. ISBN:  9781476756998 (pbk. : 2017 Simon & Schuster Canada ed.) 9781476756981 (hc.) Description:  viii, 227 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm. Summary:  "From one of Canada’s most decorated Olympians comes a life-affirming story of one woman's struggle with depression. In a world where winning meant everything, her biggest competitor was herself. In 2006, when Clara Hughes stepped onto the Olympic podium in Torino, Italy, she became the first and only athlete ever to win multiple medals in both Summer and Winter Games. But there's another story behind her celebrated career as an athlete, behind her signature billboard smile. While most professional athletes devote their entire lives to training, Clara spent her teenage years using drugs and drinking to escape the stifling home life her alcoholic father had created in Elmwood, Winnipeg. She was headed nowhere fast when, at sixteen, she watched transfixed in her living room as gold medal speed skater Gaétan Boucher effortlessly raced in the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Dreaming of one day competing herself, Clara channeled her anger, frustration and raw ambition into the endurance sports of speed skating and cycling. By 2010, she had become a six-time Olympic medalist. But after more than a decade in the gruelling world of professional sports that stripped away her confidence and bruised her body, Clara began to realize that her physical extremes, her emotional setbacks, and her partying habits were masking a severe depression. After winning bronze in the last speed skating race of her career, she decided to retire from that sport, determined to repair herself. She has emerged as one of our most committed humanitarians, advocating for a variety of social causes both in Canada and around the world"--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Autobiographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Biography 796.092 H893o Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Adult Biography 796.092 H893o Adult books Checked out Jul 18, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Biography 796.092 H893o Core Collection - Adult Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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