商品簡介
Wild meets The Boys in the Boat, a memoir about the quest for Olympic gold and the triumph of love over fear
Ginny Gilder grew up in an era where girls mostly sat on the sidelines—as observers and cheerleaders, not competitors and champions. Raised in a family where business acumen was treasured as the ultimate trophy, she toed the line of her father’s expectations. To Gilder, that meant the pursuit of academic excellence. However, once at Yale, her operating assumptions changed nearly overnight when as a freshman in 1975 she discovered rowing. From her first strokes as a novice, Gilder found herself in a new world. At Yale, she trained with Olympic rowers and participated in the famous Title IX naked protest, which helped define the Title IX movement.
Course Correction recounts the physical and psychological barriers Gilder overcame as she transformed into an elite athlete who reached the highest echelon of her sport. Taking place against the backdrop of unprecedented cultural change, Gilder’s story personalizes the impact of Title IX, illustrating the life-changing lessons learned in sports but felt far beyond the athletic arena. Gilder’s journey wends its way to the Olympic podium in 1984, carries her through family tragedy, strengthens her to accept her true sexual identity, and ultimately frees her to live her life on her terms.
作者簡介
Ginny Gilder is an Olympic silver medalist in rowing, the founder and CEO of an investment business, and co-owner of the Seattle Storm. The mother of three children and stepmother of two, Gilder lives with her wife, Lynn, and their two poodles in Seattle, Washington.
