The Race to Be Myself
A Memoir
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Caster Semenya
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Caster Semenya
About this listen
World champion runner Caster Semenya offers an empowering account of her extraordinary life and career, and her trailblazing battle to compete on her own terms.
Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight at just 18 years old after winning the Berlin World Championships in 2009, Semenya’s win was quickly overshadowed by criticism and speculation about her body, and she became the center of a still-raging firestorm about how gender plays out in sports, our expectations of female athletes, and the right to compete as you are.
Told with captivating speed and candor, The Race to Be Myself is the journey of Semenya’s years as an athlete in the public eye, and her life behind closed doors. From her rural beginnings running free in the dust, to crushing her opponents in record time on the track, to the accusations and falsehoods spread about her in the press, the legal trial she went through in order to compete, and the humiliation she has been forced to endure publicly and privately. This book is a searing testimony for anyone who has been forced to stop doing what they love.
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Follow the trails of hunters - the original storytellers - as they interpret signs, examine tracks, and chase and catch their prey (or fail to). Listeners can curl up with the best authentic hunting fiction and non-fiction, bringing the great Mount Kenya and the prairies of the American Bison into your living room. From Theodore Roosevelt and Gene Hill to Rick Bass and Charles Dickens, remember classic hunting tales and discover new stories of hunters’ luck, camaraderie, and use of smarts on the trail.
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A broad collection of hunting tales
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Buried in the Sky
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When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalaya, Sherpas have been the unsung heroes in the background. In August 2008, when eleven climbers lost their lives on K2, the world’s most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived. They had emerged from poverty and political turmoil to become two of the most skillful mountaineers on earth. Based on unprecedented access and interviews, Buried in the Sky reveals their astonishing story for the first time.
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Sherpas, The True Unsung Heroes
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Business Is About to Pick Up!
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For wrestling fans, Jim Ross’ voice is the soundtrack of an era. This book is your ringside ticket to wrestling’s most unforgettable moments—from the announcer who made them iconic. In the last 50 years, professional wrestling has risen up from a collection of regional territories to become a global phenomenon—and Jim Ross has been there for it all. From the grit and glory days of the 1970s with NWA, to the rise of WCW and the heyday of WWF and WWE, to signing on as on-air talent and senior advisor for wrestling’s newest chapter at AEW, Jim Ross has long had the best seat in the house.
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loved hearing JR's versions of matches
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By: Jim Ross
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In Wildlife Wars, Terry Grosz serves up fascinating stories - alternately hair-raising, hilarious, and heart-wrenching - from his 30-year struggle to protect wildlife in America. A natural storyteller, Grosz writes about the remarkable characters he met - on both sides of the law - as he matched wits with elk poachers, salmon snaggers, commercial-market duck hunters, and a host of other law-breakers. Best of all, though, these stories are so remarkably entertaining you won't want to put them down.
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Title should be: "reckless egomaniac tells lies"
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On the playing field, natural talent isn’t enough—there’s a mental component that determines whether athletes win the race or wipe out before the finish line. But what separates standout sports stars from the rest? In a paradigm-shifting new theory, acclaimed sportswriter Matt Fitzgerald identifies two key traits behind athletic success: strict self-regulation over thoughts and emotions and an unquenchable psychological need to pursue victory—even when it means enduring extreme mental and physical suffering.
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Excellent
- By CC Coach Mike on 12-18-24
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Playing to Win
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All over America, families are investing blood, sweat, tears, and retirement savings in their children’s sports careers, all with the ultimate goal of…what exactly? A college scholarship? A professional contract? Simply the taste of victory? Through the lens of the highly competitive world of girls’ softball, Lewis reveals the youth sports industrial complex that has arisen to aggressively monetize after-school pastimes.
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Great Listen
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In early 2018, Larry Nassar, the former doctor for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University, was sentenced to serve out the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to a variety of sex crimes. New York Times best-selling author Mary Pilon and Carla Correa chronicle the scandal from its inception, tracking the institutions that Nassar hid behind, the athletic culture that he benefited from, and the women who eventually brought him to justice.
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The Truth as told by the Survivors
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The biggest paradox in golf is that the harder you try to hit the ball, the worse you do so. In The Keys to the Effortless Golf Swing, Michael McTeigue offers you a simple system of sequential body movements that produces a true swinging motion with every club in the bag. The result is increased distance and greater accuracy for all sizes, shapes, and ages of golfers for a minimum investment in learning time.
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My Swing
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The Spartan Way
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Joe De Sena has one ultimate goal: to help improve everyone’s physical and emotional health by teaching them the tenets of Spartan living from ancient Greece: simple eating, smart training, mastering resilience, and an all-out commitment to achieving a goal.
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Don’t know what to think...
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Ball Four
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When Ball Four was published in 1970, it created a firestorm. Bouton was called a Judas, a Benedict Arnold and a “social leper” for having violated the “sanctity of the clubhouse.” Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force Bouton to sign a statement saying the book wasn’t true. Ballplayers, most of whom hadn’t read it, denounced the book. It was even banned by a few libraries. Almost everyone else, however, loved Ball Four.
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Three Ten Year Updates Give Bouton a 5th Star
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Madden
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Several years after his playing career was cut short by injury before it had a chance to really begin, John Madden was hired as an assistant coach by the Oakland Raiders, one of professional football's most iconoclastic franchises. Two years later he was named the team's head coach and proceeded to lead the Raiders to five championship games in his first seven seasons. Following years of heartbreaking losses in some of history's most memorable games.
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Essential For Raider And Madden Fans
- By MovieGuy on 03-08-16
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- l howard
- 11-24-23
Headstrong, young, and naive.
The book was interesting as it provided a lot of insight into Caster's childhood and the challenges she faced while running. The most noteworthy aspect of the book is the way the narrator tells the story. It was a pleasure to hear from such a skilled storyteller who could express her emotions so well. As I listened, I observed how some individuals could be both naive and determined, standing firm in their beliefs despite facing many obstacles. Castor's attitude bothered me because she appeared to be unwavering in her convictions, but it was a personality trait that ultimately helped her to evolve and mature. The epilogue at the end of the book was particularly powerful, and it demonstrated the true strength of her character.
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- lori j
- 11-27-23
Authenticity
Great depth of the human spirit and purpose.
Raw discrimination and perservance to the highest level of overcoming constant obstacles along the path.
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- Empish Thomas
- 08-14-24
Courage
I am very grateful that she took the time to write her story. I understand better what she went through back in those early days and I’m very appreciative of her being vulnerable and thoughtful and honest.
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- Lesley B.
- 11-24-23
What a Fascinating Woman! So happy to hear your story in YOUR own words!
I have such admiration for your psychological strength throughout your life. The torment you’ve been through is heartbreaking but your triumphs, resilience and passion are even more extraordinary! Congratulations on all you’ve achieved!👏🏽
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-30-23
Her resilience. Amazing grace to be herself at all costs. She is on the list for my athletic hero!
I do wish she had read the entire story so we could hear her voice.
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- Danielle M
- 01-05-24
Great insight into an elite world
The story is incredible. The narrator delivered a wonderful gritty story with grace. I reccomend listening. I was captivated by Castor Semenyas story.
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- Southwest VA Shopper
- 11-26-23
So Revealing!
As a track And field enthusiast, I thought I knew the story. I was wrong, so very wrong. Hearing directly the events & situations that unfolded for this remarkable woman, was at times so extremely sad, and at times aspiring & uplifting. This was well worth the listen and I pray we all learn from her journey and experience.
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- beverly
- 02-17-24
Insightful, powerful, wise beyond her years
Thank you for your story Caster. Although you are many years my junior, I will always look up to you. I've spent my life studying (and practicing) psychology and I agree with you when you say a psychologist would not be able to help you. You are already more psychologically healthy than the 10 most healthy people I know!
-Your fellow androgynous sister (auntie?)
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- Rosa Moran
- 05-15-24
Beautiful Memoir
So unfortunate that Semenya went through what she went through but I’m happy she came out a happy, loved person.
Congratulations on all of your accomplishments. I’m honored to know your story.
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- EAST
- 10-02-24
The cobra mentality
This story was so powerful. It made me cry multiple times, and really helped me understand what Caster Semenya was going through. I would highly recommend reading this book.
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