But Now I See: My Journey from Blindness to Olympic Gold,Used

But Now I See: My Journey from Blindness to Olympic Gold,Used

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One of the top bobsledders in the world and leader of the fourman American team, Steven Holcomb had finished sixth in the 2006 Olympics and medaled in nearly every competition he entered. He was considered a strong gold contender for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. Talented, aggressive, and fearless, he was at the top of his game. But Steven Holcomb had a dangerous secret.Steven Holcomb was going blind.In the prime of his athletic career, he was diagnosed with keratoconusa degenerative disease affecting 1 in 1,000 and leaving 1 in 4 totally blind without a cornea transplant. In the world of competitive sports, it was a dream killer. Not a sport for the timid, bobsledding speeds approach 100 miles per hour through a series of hairpin turns. Serious injurieseven deathscan result. But Holcomb kept his secret from his coach, sled mates, and the public for months and continued to drive the legendary sled The Night Train.When he finally told his coach, Holcomb was led to a revolutionary treatment, later named the Holcomb C3R. With his sight restored to 20/20, Holcomb became the first American in 50 years to win the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation World Championship, and the first American bobsledder since 1948 to win the Olympic gold medal.With a foreword by Geoff Bodine, NASCAR champion and founder of the BoDyn Bobsled Project, But Now I See is the intimate portrait of a mans pursuit of a dream, laced with humility and the faith to find a way when all seems hopeless. Its about knowing anything is possible and the gift of a second chance.

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