Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance

✍ Scribed by Michelle Bufford

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 265
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Simone Biles' entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a daycare field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, passion, and perseverance have made her one of the top gymnasts in the world, as well as a four-time winner of Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro. But there is more to Simone than the nineteen medals-fourteen of them gold-and the Olympic successes. Through years of hard work and determination, she has relied on her faith and family to stay focused and positive, while having fun competing at the highest level and doing what she loves. Here, in her own words, Simone takes you through the events, challenges, and trials that carried her from an early childhood in foster care to a coveted spot on the 2016 Olympic team. Along the way, Simone shares the details of her inspiring personal story-one filled with the kinds of daily acts of courage that led her, and can lead you, to even the most unlikely of dreams.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Foreword
Chapter 1: Decision Day
Chapter 2: Spring
Chapter 3: True Home
Chapter 4: Doing Backflips
Chapter 5: Shady Arbor Way
Chapter 6: A Novena
Chapter 7: Leveling Up
Chapter 8: Daydreamer
Chapter 9: Bar Release
Chapter 10: Game Change
Chapter 11: New Normal
Chapter 12: Redemption
Chapter 13: Wheels Up
Chapter 14: Saving Graces
Chapter 15: Just Like Practice
Chapter 16: The Warehouse
Chapter 17: Staying Grounded
Chapter 18: Bora-Bora
Chapter 19: The Final Five
Acknowledgements
Photos