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Lädt ... Lucky Girl: Lessons on Overcoming Odds and Building a Limitless Futurevon Scout Bassett
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"Sprinter, long jumper, and Paralympian Scout Bassett shares the lessons she's learned battling the toughest challenges facing young women today. As an infant in China, Scout Bassett was the victim of a fire, causing her to lose her right leg. She spent the next seven years in an orphanage, before being adopted and whisked away to the United States, where she felt foreign in every way. Though she defied the odds and became a gold medalist and world-record holder, Scout fought against adversity her entirelife--and mostly off the track. As a disabled person, a minority, and a woman in America, she's struggled in a culture that can make anyone--no matter who you are--feel like an outsider, an other. In Lucky Girl Scout shares ten lessons she's learned to help readers overcome some of the most difficult challenges in life today. With vulnerability, humor, and warmth, she addresses issues of identity, loneliness, image, purpose, and high expectations, among others, and offers advice for how to face them. Scout began her journey to embrace who she is--past and all--by never forgetting where she comes from or who she is. With this guidebook on adversity and life, learn how to make peace with your past, own your identity, and create your own luck"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)796.42092The arts Recreational and performing arts Athletic and outdoor sports and games Olympic sports Track events, running; General track and fieldBewertungDurchschnitt: (5)
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As an infant, Scout was found abandoned on the streets of China. She had been in a fire, and her right leg had to be removed. The amputation was done incorrectly, and caused her years of constant pain. Ironically, her Chinese name means lucky girl.
Her next eight years were spent in a filthy orphanage where she was mistreated, and starved. Despite her age, lack of food had stunted her growth. Scout was just the size of a toddler when she was adopted by an American family.
She believes she missed out on a lot by being raised by a white family, and living in a little town with a small population of Asians. Also, the private school she attended did not teach Asian history or lifestyle. Her family life was disappointing, too.
Her life changed when she began winning spelling competitions. Then, as a teenager, her parents took her to a doctor who got her a prosthesis that allowed her to run. Running allowed her to compete professionally, and win awards.
Scout experienced lots of setbacks to do that, but lots of joy, too. She offers advice about how to face disappointment, loneliness, and difficult aspirations.
She was raised in a conservative Christian home, but had a faith shift after attending UCLA where she was exposed to new ways of looking at the world. Because of that, she views God in a different way.
It should be noted there is a brief reference to her posing nude for a magazine, along with some use of profanity.
It took her years to be at peace with herself. Scout recommends that hard work and pushing through difficulties will allow you to reach your goals.
Fans of stories about over-coming hardships will enjoy this three-star book.
Thank you, Worthy Books, for providing Tickmenot with a book to review. Opinions are my own. (