Look Through the Journey
The Games have always enraptured us and do seem to fill us with a sense of pride when it comes to an athlete or player representing our country. The one thing that inspires us more than the adrenaline rush are the true and modest stories of the players and how they reached the pinnacle.
To know such stories we've made a short list of books and movies that capture just the essence.
Books:
1. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold in 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown's robust book tells the story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans
2. Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still
Nadia Comaneci was a feisty and fearless little girl who went from climbing trees in the forests of Romania to swinging into history at the 1976 Olympic Games, where she received an unprecedented seven perfect scores in gymnastics.
3. The Three Year Swim Club
In 1937, a schoolteacher on the island of Maui challenged a group of poverty-stricken sugar plantation kids to swim upstream against the current of their circumstance. The goal? To become Olympians.
4. She Persisted in Sports
She Persisted book, Chelsea Clinton introduces readers to women who have excelled in their sports because of their persistence.
5. I Got This: To Gold and Beyond
Poignant and funny, Laurie Hernandez’s story is about growing up with the dream of becoming an Olympian and what it took to win gold.
Movies:
1. I, Tonya
I, Tonya is a 2017 American biographical sports black comedy-drama crime film directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Steven Rogers.
2. Eddie the Eagle
Eddie Edwards, an underdog ski-jumper, tackles various challenges in order to become the first participant to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski-jumping.
3. Unbroken
Louis Zamperini, a US Olympic track record holder, pulls himself through a plane crash in the Second World War only to be left at the mercy of nature and eventually caged up as a prisoner of war.
4. Miracle
Herb Brooks is a player-turned-coach who leads the 1980 USA Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad.
5. The Gabby Douglas Story
Gabby Douglas, who overpowered indomitable odds to become the first African-American woman to be named the individual all-around champion in artistic gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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