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Great on audio (Nathan reads it). A true testament to the hard work, sacrifice, and support it takes to reach the Olympics.
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Literally jumping from the Summer Olympics to the Winter Olympics. Or am I just exploring anything water-related content that frozen water counts too?
Granted, I did want to read this book for some time and almost bought a signed copy at my local Barnes and Noble, but decided against it because I would probably just read it once. However, when I went to a nearby library to gather some books, as I was heading out, the spine of the book caught my eye and then decided that I would give it a read.
The difference between Tom Daley's book and Nathan Chen's book is that Nathan walks you down his journey from how he got into ice skating to the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang and Beijing. As a first-generation Asian American, I do understand the frustrations that Nathan went through with his mother; however, his perspective isn't the same as the stereotypical Asian tiger moms you see/hear about. Yes, his mother wanted him to be successful, but she only pushed him to do something that he wholeheartedly knew he wanted to do, like becoming an Olympian.
I enjoyed that Nathan was honest about his inquiries and his mental health; as he mentioned, mental health hasn't been a large topic, as the public seems to believe athletics have it good, until he mentioned Simone Biles's decision to withdraw from the competition four years ago, due to mental health issues. Seeing this in writing shows maturity from the time he completed in PyeongChang versus in Beijing. (I mean, he took home a gold medal, so he's doing something right.)
What I did find enlightening was the fact Nathan's book coincides with the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and understanding the additional stress that the Winter Olympics in Beijing may not happen, if Tokyo was a disaster. I'm fortunate enough that there haven't been serious COVID cases in Paris (except for the one I read about this morning), and Los Angeles 2028 shouldn't be too much of an issue.
PS. He mentioned Dataclysm, a book he read on his flight from LA to Beijing. Maybe it's a TRB read, perhaps it was something to help him decide if he wanted to stick with being a statistics major at Yale? Don't know, but it's on my Goodreads list.
Granted, I did want to read this book for some time and almost bought a signed copy at my local Barnes and Noble, but decided against it because I would probably just read it once. However, when I went to a nearby library to gather some books, as I was heading out, the spine of the book caught my eye and then decided that I would give it a read.
The difference between Tom Daley's book and Nathan Chen's book is that Nathan walks you down his journey from how he got into ice skating to the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang and Beijing. As a first-generation Asian American, I do understand the frustrations that Nathan went through with his mother; however, his perspective isn't the same as the stereotypical Asian tiger moms you see/hear about. Yes, his mother wanted him to be successful, but she only pushed him to do something that he wholeheartedly knew he wanted to do, like becoming an Olympian.
I enjoyed that Nathan was honest about his inquiries and his mental health; as he mentioned, mental health hasn't been a large topic, as the public seems to believe athletics have it good, until he mentioned Simone Biles's decision to withdraw from the competition four years ago, due to mental health issues. Seeing this in writing shows maturity from the time he completed in PyeongChang versus in Beijing. (I mean, he took home a gold medal, so he's doing something right.)
What I did find enlightening was the fact Nathan's book coincides with the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and understanding the additional stress that the Winter Olympics in Beijing may not happen, if Tokyo was a disaster. I'm fortunate enough that there haven't been serious COVID cases in Paris (except for the one I read about this morning), and Los Angeles 2028 shouldn't be too much of an issue.
PS. He mentioned Dataclysm, a book he read on his flight from LA to Beijing. Maybe it's a TRB read, perhaps it was something to help him decide if he wanted to stick with being a statistics major at Yale? Don't know, but it's on my Goodreads list.
Reads like a diary. Self indulgent. Flat writing.
I really wanted to like this book, because as an athelete and person, i like Nathan chen. but holy shit the was poorly written. it kept jumping from topic to topic, and the order that it was written in made zero sense.
writing style too boring. love figure skating tho
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I listened to the audiobook of this one,
and nathan chen's memoir describing his journey to the olympics was interesting for sure! since I used to be a competitive figure skater I found the content super intriguing. I think that the story was ultimately a little flat - it lacked emotion for me, and was a bit like this happened, then this happened, then this. cheers to all of nathan's success though!!
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