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No Finish Line: My Life As I See It_Sally Jenkins；Marla Runyan_2001.pdf
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Marla Runyan 简介：

Marla Runyan_1992年巴塞罗那残疾人奥运会5枚金牌得主 - 美国田径运动员-人物百科-跑步百科
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No Finish Line（Sally Jenkins；Marla Runyan）简介：

"Blind? I think there's no doubt that Marla Runyan can see things much clearer than most of us with 20/20 vision." (Lance Armstrong)

Marla Runyan was nine years old when she was diagnosed with Stargardt's disease, an irreversible form of macular degeneration. With the uneasy but unwavering support of her parents, she refused to let her diagnosis limit her dreams. Despite her severely impaired, ever-worsening vision, Marla rode horseback and learned to play the violin. And she found her true calling in sports. A gifted and natural athlete, Marla began to compete in the unlikeliest event of all: the heptathlon, the grueling women's equivalent of the decathlon, consisting of seven events: the 200-meter dash, high jump, shot put, 100-meter hurdles, long jump, javelin throw, and 800-meter run. In 1996, she astonished the sports world by qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Trials and, along the way, set the American record for the heptathlon 800. It was then that she decided to concentrate on her running. Four years of intense effort paid off. In 2000, she qualified for the U.S. Olympic team by finishing third in the 1,500 meters. In Sydney, she placed eighth in the finals, the top American finisher-the highest women's placing for the United States in the event's history.

With self-deprecation and surprising wit, Marla reveals what it's like to see the world through her eyes, how it feels to grow up "disabled" in a society where expectations are often based on perceived abilities, and what it means to compete at the world-class level despite the fact that-quite literally, for her-there is no finish line.

No Finish Line（Sally Jenkins；Marla Runyan）目录：

1. A Matter of Perception 1
2. The Big E 16
3. Surrounded by Music 44
4. My Secret 75
5. Learning to Ask for Help 105
6. The Only One In the Race 123
7. Eugene 157
8. One One-Hundredth of a Second 189
9. Trials 227
10. Sydney 263
11. The Future Has Not Been Written 294

No Finish Line（Sally Jenkins；Marla Runyan）评价：

From Publishers Weekly
"My whole life was `special.' I rode a `special' bus, went to a school with a `special' program.... But I wasn't special, I was angry," observes Olympic runner Runyan. Rendered partially blind by Stargardt's disease, Runyan tells the story of her trials en route to the Olympics. Growing up embarrassed by her condition and all the more headstrong for it, Runyan set and achieved high goals to compensate for a lonely and painful childhood, tackling horseback riding and first violin before she turned to track and field. (She obtained her driver's license a bit later.) In 2000, she was the first American to finish the women's 1,500 meter race, coming in eighth the highest U.S. women's placement in the history of the event. But at the heart of her story is an allegory of change: she outgrows coaches, learns patience over perseverance and comes to understand that her greatest stumbling block is her own willful approach. Thankfully, the book never waxes maudlin like the many oft-aired inserts during the 2000 Olympic Games where every athlete competed not only in their event but also for the most-outrageous-life-challenge award. Rather, she presents her story with acuity and grace, rising above expectations and prejudice ("Do you ever fall down?" is a question journalists frequently ask). Written with Sally Jenkins who collaborated on Lance Armstrong's autobiography, It's Not About the Bike, Runyan's story is well-paced and finishes strong; readers will hope she keeps going and going.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
Runyan may be legally blind she began suffering macular degeneration at an early age but she still managed to compete in the Olympics.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Runyan may be legally blind she began suffering macular degeneration at an early age but she still managed to compete in the Olympics.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About the Author
Marla Runyan set the American indoor 5,000-meter record in February 2001. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.
Sally Jenkins is the author of Men Will Be Boys, and coauthor of Reach for the Summit and Raise the Roof (both with Pat Summit) and A Coach’s Life (with Dean Smith). She is a veteran sports reporter whose work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Condé Nast’s Women’s Sports & Fitness, and The Washington Post.
From AudioFile
Marla Runyan personifies the typical overachiever on many fronts: a child prodigy who masters the violin, a top student, and a world-class athlete. But Runyan is truly exceptional, accomplishing all of this and more in spite of being legally blind. The book is as much a memoir as it is a guide to accomplishing anything one sets one's mind to. In the wrong hands, Runyan's story could sound like precocious bragging and an athlete's whining, but Emily Schirner allows neither of these to come across, instead making Runyan's story compelling and enjoyable. Schirner reads with hopeful enthusiasm when relaying Runyan's accounts of racing and switches easily to expressing her frustrations in a world built for sighted people. A great performance to match a great athlete. H.L.S. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

No Finish Line（Sally Jenkins；Marla Runyan）读者评论：

I'm not legally blind, but I could really understand it and identify with the struggles she endured in being different throughout most of her life. The writing style is so engaging and easy to read that it feels almost like conversation. Just when you have a question, the answer appears. Marla's dry wit is refreshing and intelligent. There is no pity party here!
Marla has really struggled in life and sport. She continues to learn and perservere as a person and athlete and that is what makes a champion in life and on the track. I can't wait to see her medal in Athens at the next summer olympics. I'm a better person and athlete after reading her story.

Ever felt like you were against an impossible challenge? Read this book and you will feel like you are able to do anything you put our mind to. Great story and wonderfully written. Truly enjoyed every page.

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