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Kellie
(Hardcover)
Kellie Harrington, Roddy Doyle
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WINNER OF THE AN POST SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022 The
bestselling memoir of an Olympic champion is a knockout gift this
Christmas! After Kellie Harrington won gold at the Tokyo Olympics,
the Irish public recognized her as not merely a sporting hero, but
a deeply inspirational human being. Now, Kellie tells the story of
her unlikely journey to the top, and of the many obstacles and
setbacks she overcame along the way. Growing up in Dublin's north
inner city, Kellie was in danger of going down the wrong path in
life before she discovered boxing. The local boxing club was
all-male and initially wouldn't let her join, but she persisted.
She was not an overnight success. For years she struggled in
international competition. At times she felt unsupported by the
national boxing set-up. More than once she considered giving up the
sport. But some spark of ambition and love for boxing kept her
going, and gradually she made herself world class. Writing with
Roddy Doyle, the award-winning author of The Commitments, Kellie
tells the story of her unlikely rise to greatness and her
continuing dedication to living a normal life - which has involved
remaining an amateur boxer and keeping the job she loves, at a
Dublin psychiatric hospital. She shares vivid and revealing details
about being a woman in a historically male sport, and about how she
manages her body and her mind. It is a vastly inspiring look inside
the life and psychology of a woman who is both brilliantly ordinary
and utterly exceptional. 'Her voice is so radiant' Sunday
Independent 'The full Kellie experience, all heart and laughs and a
mouth like a sailor' Malachy Clerkin 'A terrific collaboration'
Books of the Year, Irish Times
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