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Simon & Schuster
November 2010
On Sale: October 26, 2010
304 pages
ISBN: 145160906X
EAN: 9781451609066
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Non-Fiction Memoir
“Zero regrets. It’s a philosophy not just about sport but
about life. School, business, academics, love—anything and
everything. It’s complicated and yet not. You have to figure
out who it is you want to be. Not what you want to be—who.
There has to be a vision, a dream, a plan. Then you chase
that with everything you’ve got.” Over three consecutive Olympic games, Apolo Ohno has come to
symbolize the very best of the competitive spirit—remaining
equally gracious in victory and defeat, always striving to
improve his performance, and appreciating the value of the
hard work of training as much as any reward it might bring.
In Zero Regrets, Apolo shares the inspiring personal story
behind his remarkable success, as well as the hard-won
truths and strategies he has discovered in good times and bad. Raised by his single father, an immigrant from Japan who
often worked twelve-hour days, the young Apolo found it
difficult to balance his enormous natural gifts as an
athlete with an admittedly wild, rebellious streak. After
making a name for himself as a promising young speed skater,
his career was almost over before it began when his lack of
preparation caused him to finish last at the U.S. Olympic
trials in 1998. A life-changing week of solitary
soul-searching at the age of fifteen led him to recommit
himself to his training, and at the 1999 world junior
championships he won first place overall—one of the most
remarkable turnarounds in sports history. From that moment
on, the world of speed skating had a new champion and Apolo
was on his way to legendary status. Much more than an account of races won and lost, Zero
Regrets is a compelling portrait of a father-and-son
relationship that deepened over time and was based on
respect, love, and unshakable faith in each other. For the
first time, Apolo reveals what he knows about his
long-absent mother; he makes us feel what it is like to face
the best competitors on the planet with the eyes of millions
of fans upon you; and he shares his secrets for achieving
total focus and mental toughness, secrets that can be
applied in situations well beyond sports. We learn the
details of the unbelievably intense workout and diet that he
endured while training for the 2010 Winter Olympics, a
regime that literally reshaped his body and led to some of
his most thrilling victories. In this deeply personal and entertaining book, Apolo shows
how we can all come closer to living with zero regrets.
While Apolo’s own journey may be unique, the insights he has
gleaned along the way have the power to help us all feel
like champions every day.
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