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Book Title
Above and Beyond
Publication Name
Above and Beyond : Tim Mack, the Pole Vault, and the Quest for Olympic Gold
Title
Above and Beyond
Subtitle
Tim Mack, the Pole Vault, and the Quest for Olympic Gold
Format
Hardcover
EAN
9780873389747
ISBN
9780873389747
Publisher
Kent STATE University Press
Genre
Sports & Hobbies
Subject
Track & Field, Olympics & Paralympics, Sports
Release Date
30/09/2007
Release Year
2007
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Weight
16 Oz
Author
Bill Livingston
Publication Year
2007
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Number of Pages
184 Pages

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Two Olympic medalists were recognized at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, days before Christmas 2004. One was the Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, the "Chosen One" of the NBA. He had a bronze medal from the Athens games that summer. The other was a Cleveland homeboy too, a gold medalist who had flown higher than anyone before on the Olympic stage. Hardly anyone knew his name. He was Tim Mack. His high school coach did not see anything particularly promising in the young pole-vaulter. Mack never made it to the state meet, and he was the first to admit he had a fear of heights. But thanks to his unflinching determination and confidence, Mack went on to prove that he was anything but mediocre. In 2004 the young athlete won the Olympic gold medal for pole vaulting. His jump of 19 feet 6-1/4 inches was not only Mack's personal best but the highest in Olympic history. Award-winning sports columnist Bill Livingston follows Mack as he practices one of the world's most dangerous and demanding sports. Livingston reveals the fascinating subculture of pole vaulting--from Bob Richards, the only man to win Olympic gold twice in pole vaulting; to Sergey Bubka, the most controversial pole vaulter ever; to Don Bragg, a rowdy Tarzan-like character who swung on ropes in his backyard to build upper-body strength; to the stirring duel between Mack and Toby Stevenson as they battled for gold in Athens. Readers will discover how Mack struggled and endured, while working in a factory, as a mascot in a bumblebee costume, and as a janitor, and how Mack changed his training and revamped his body and mind in a three-year program that made his AOL username, Goldnathens, a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Kent STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0873389743
ISBN-13
9780873389747
eBay Product ID (ePID)
69580248

Product Key Features

Author
Bill Livingston
Publication Name
Above and Beyond : Tim Mack, the Pole Vault, and the Quest for Olympic Gold
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Track & Field, Olympics & Paralympics, Sports
Publication Year
2007
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
184 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Item Weight
16 Oz

Additional Product Features

LCCN
2008-014203
Lc Classification Number
Gv697.M24l58 2008
Copyright Date
2008
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
796.42092 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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  • Gold Medal-Athens-Tim Mack

    Tim Mack is my neighbor. He left for Athens without too much encouragement. He is a very fine person and a very fine example of what can be done if you want it badly enough. Today, he works with young athletes to help them develop the skills to achieve their goals. Book is great, and Subject is even better!!!!

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