Inside Out: Straight Talk from a Gay Jock [NOOK Book]

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Overview

"Mark Tewksbury faced all the challenges of a high-performance athlete - the discipline, sacrifices, intense pressure, and post-Olympic transition. But he also had to overcome the difficult personal challenge of coming out as a gay man - first to his family and confidants, and then ultimately under the spotlight of the public eye. Tewksbury's intense feeling of difference early in life paints a poignant and unique portrait of a complex individual." "Once the elite athlete, now an accomplished and natural storyteller, Tewksbury uses his own story - public and private - to offer an insight into the worlds of Olympic politics, media, fame, gay life, and sport leadership. He takes us from growing up gay in conservative ...
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Overview

"Mark Tewksbury faced all the challenges of a high-performance athlete - the discipline, sacrifices, intense pressure, and post-Olympic transition. But he also had to overcome the difficult personal challenge of coming out as a gay man - first to his family and confidants, and then ultimately under the spotlight of the public eye. Tewksbury's intense feeling of difference early in life paints a poignant and unique portrait of a complex individual." "Once the elite athlete, now an accomplished and natural storyteller, Tewksbury uses his own story - public and private - to offer an insight into the worlds of Olympic politics, media, fame, gay life, and sport leadership. He takes us from growing up gay in conservative western Canada, through the pain of keeping his true self a secret even as he was feted on the world stage, and ultimately to coming out, being able to live his whole life to the fullest, and to make a difference in life." More than one man's story, Inside Out is an inspiration for anyone facing a personal conflict, revealing that the most insurmountable challenges can be transformed into the ultimate triumph of a full life worth living.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780470675540
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 2/18/2010
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 288
  • Sales rank: 591,279
  • File size: 2 MB

Meet the Author

Mark Tewksbury (Montreal, PQ) won a gold medal in swimming in the 1992 Barcelona Olymics. He’s been inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame and has appeared on the cover of Time.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Chapter One. Childhood Secrets.

Chapter Two. See Mark Run.

Chapter Three.

Playing Straight.

Chapter Four. Fairly Straight Forward.

Chapter Five. BAM!

Chapter Six. Post-Olympic Depression.

Chapter Seven. One-Way Ticket to Australia.

Chapter Eight. Seduction.

Chapter Nine. Rupture.

Chapter Ten. Steps to Freedom.

Chapter Eleven. Enough.

Chapter Twelve. Outspoken.

Chapter Thirteen. Finding Out.

Chapter Fourteen. Valued.

Chapter Fifteen. Wake-Up.

Chapter Sixteen. Growing pains.

Chapter Seventeen. Full Circle.

Index.

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