Breaking the Surface
Breaking the Surface by Greg Louganis is an inspirational memoir published by Orion in May 1996. This edition spans 304 pages and is presented in English. The book recounts the life of the celebrated Olympic diving champion, who achieved four gold medals and faced significant challenges, including a serious injury during the 1988 Olympics and his HIV-positive diagnosis, which remained private until later in his career.
Readers will find a moving narrative that explores Louganis’s struggles with dyslexia, racism, depression, and substance abuse, alongside his journey to self-acceptance as a gay man. The memoir highlights his advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights, particularly his efforts to influence the Olympic Committee regarding anti-homosexual legislation. Breaking the Surface offers a candid look at the complexities of his life, both in and out of the spotlight, making it a significant contribution to discussions around sports, identity, and resilience.
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Breaking the Surface is the inspirational memoirs of the great Olympic diving champion who has won Olympic gold four times. Everyone who watched the 1988 Olympics on television will remember the moment when Greg Louganis cracked open his head on the spring board, yet went on to wintwo gold medals. What no one knew except Louganis, his doctor and his coach was that he had recently been tested HIV positive. Initially criticised for being ‘in the closet’, he finally came out at the 1994 Gay games and has since earned aclaim for pressurising the Olympic Committee to move the atlanta Olympic preliminaries out of Cobb County, known for its anti-homosexual legislation. Louganis’s story is a mopving and dramatic tale of struggles against dyslexia, racism, derpression, drug abuse, parental and spousal abuse.
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