The Gymnast - Bird, Patrick J.
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The Gymnast might have been an "everyman" memoir: Patrick grew up hard and fast in the New York of the 1950s and '60s. He found a sport and then a career he was passionate about. Found love, raised a family. Except The Gymnast isn't any old coming-of-age tale. Patrick contracted polio, and one of his legs atrophied because of it. He became the boy with the "repulsive leg," as he called it, and for a long time, he didn't believe he'd have a normal life. With grit and dedication (and lots of luck), Patrick forged the life he wanted. He successfully competed on Big Ten and NCAA championship…mehr

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The Gymnast might have been an "everyman" memoir: Patrick grew up hard and fast in the New York of the 1950s and '60s. He found a sport and then a career he was passionate about. Found love, raised a family. Except The Gymnast isn't any old coming-of-age tale. Patrick contracted polio, and one of his legs atrophied because of it. He became the boy with the "repulsive leg," as he called it, and for a long time, he didn't believe he'd have a normal life. With grit and dedication (and lots of luck), Patrick forged the life he wanted. He successfully competed on Big Ten and NCAA championship gymnastics teams and coached the sport at the collegiate level. He earned a PhD with an emphasis in exercise science. After a turbulent romance, he married his childhood sweetheart, and they raised three children. Humorous and sad, heartwarming as much as it is heart-wrenching, The Gymnast follows a unique thread that weaves together disability, sport, and romance. Few stories talk about disabled people dealing with sex, romance, bullying, and competing successfully at the highest level of sport. Patrick may have grown up different, but his compelling story will resonate with every reader.
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Autorenporträt
Patrick J. Bird, PhD has published two other books, A Rough Road and Easter Sunday 1956, and numerous articles in popular magazines including Scientific America (online), Women's Health, and Cooking Light, as well as in academic journals. He wrote a weekly column, Keeping Fit, for the New York Regional Times Group and the St. Petersburg Times for thirteen years. Dr. Bird has BS and MS degrees from the University of Illinois and a PhD from the University of Minnesota. He has held professorial and administrative positions at the Universities of Florida, Virginia, Minnesota, and Illinois and coached gymnastics at Illinois and Minnesota. Pat is married with three children, one deceased, and lives in Gainesville, Florida.