A raw, uplifting story from one of the most important hidden
figures in track and field history. When Pauline Davis first began
to run, it wasn't with any thought of future Olympic glory. A
product of the poor neighborhood of Bain Town in The Bahamas, she
carried the family's buckets every day to fetch fresh water-and ran
sideways, sprinting barefoot from bullies, to get the buckets of
water home without spilling. But when a seasoned track coach saw
Pauline sprinting, he saw the heart of a champion. In Running
Sideways, Pauline Davis shares her inspiring story. Born and raised
in the ghetto, Pauline fought through poverty, inequality, racism,
and political machinations from her own country to beat the odds
and become a two-time Olympic gold medalist, the first individual
gold medalist in sprinting from the Caribbean, the first woman of
color on the World Athletics council, and a central figure in the
Russian anti-doping campaign. A casualty herself of the doping
plague that hit track and field-she wouldn't be awarded her
individual gold medal until after Marion Jones was infamously
stripped of her medals for doping-Pauline dedicated her years on
the World Athletics council to clean sport and fair play. Running
Sideways is a book about determination, faith, focus, and an
incredible will to succeed. It's about a trailblazer in women's
sports, not just in The Bahamas, not just in track and field, but
on the global stage.
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