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Bravey : chasing dreams, befriending pain, and other big ideas

Title

Bravey : chasing dreams, befriending pain, and other big ideas / Alexi Pappas ; foreword by Maya Rudolph.

Author

Pappas, Alexi

Publication

New York : The Dial Press, [2021]
©2021

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Additional Authors

Rudolph, Maya

Description

xiv, 310 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.

Summary

"When Alexi Pappas was four years old, her mother committed suicide, drastically altering the course of Pappas's life and setting her on a perpetual search for female role models. When her father started signing her up for sports teams as a way to keep his bereaved daughter busy, female athletes became some of the first women Pappas looked up to, and she became a girl with a goal: to be an Olympian. Despite setbacks and hardships, Pappas held fast to that dream, putting in the tremendous hard work, both mentally and physically, and letting nothing stand in her way until she achieved it, making her Olympic debut as a runner in 2016. Unflinching, often exuberant, and always entertaining, Bravey showcases Pappas's signature, charming voice as she reflects upon the touchstone moments in her life and the lessons that have powered her career as both an athlete and artist--chief among them, how to be brave. She faces obstacles with optimism and finds the dark moments as important to her process as the breakthroughs, from high school awkwardness to post-Olympic depression, offering valuable wisdom on the benefits of embracing what hurts, both physical and emotional. To Pappas, bravery is inward-facing; it's all in how you feel about yourself, as much about always believing in yourself as it is about running toward your goals. Pappas's experiences reveal how anyone can overcome hardship, befriend pain, celebrate victory, relish the loyalty found in teammates, and claim joy. In short: how anyone can be a bravey"--

Subject

Genre/Form

Autobiographies.

Contents

Introduction: Be a bravey -- Four memories of my mother -- Girl scouts -- A very big Alexi -- The mentor buffet -- Puberty power -- My pal, pain -- Coach Ian -- The Olympics -- Depression -- Jerry Seinfeld -- Willpower -- Boys vs. girls -- The rules -- Love -- Flat chest and freakishly gnarled feet -- Dad-sad -- You make your own cape -- Gucci -- Maya Rudolph -- Lice -- For those who dream -- Epilogue: The end of the beginning.

ISBN

9781984801128
1984801120

LCCN

2020012331

OCLC

on1154859437
SCSB-14288722

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library