A Kind of Grace: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Female Athlete

by Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Book Overview

Jackie Joyner-Kersee is one of the world's most successful athletes, and has dominated the women's decathlon for many years. With this book, Jackie discusses how she has overcome her difficult early years to rise to the top.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446522481
• ISBN13: 9780446522489
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

A Heart-filled Story of Triumph

Jackie Joyner-Kersee elaborately describes the struggles and obstacles that she had to overcome to become a successful and outstanding athlete and person. Her book is filled with emotions that the reader can intially relate to. Her life was filled with adversity and proves that a strong and self-determined person can triumph regardless of depressing and self-destructing obstacles that may stand in your way. Jackie, who is portrayed through the media to be "Superwoman" is really more human and down to the earth than most of the world. Life for Jackie was not always "peaches and cream." She was born and raised in East St. Louis, which was not known as a very safe place at the time. A reporter once suggested to Jackie that she should not tell people where she was from cause it might destroy her image. This event, however, made Jackie appreciate her hometown even more. You cannot put into words why this woman is thought of as superb. She went from rock bottom to soaring to the unlimited top. With the help of this book, Jackie's title as "The World's Greatest Female Athlete" has been justified.

~TOTALLY AN INSPIRATION, PERFECT ROLE MODEL~

A Kind of Grace is an excellent book. I think everyone should read it. It gave me a whole new look on life and how to appreciate everything I have. It also gave me inspiration to work hard at track. Now I have the heart and determination to train, lift weights, and practice, practice, practice. So everyone please buy and read this wonderful book, A Kind of Grace.

well-written, entertaining, and deeply moving

Jackie Joyner-Kersee's autobiography is everything a biography should be, well-written, entertaining, and deeply moving. Unlike many celebrity bios that center around events, primarily ones that reflect well on the author, Jackie's book is people-centered and equally honest about her struggles as well as her triumphs. She writes with love and admiration about many people who have touched her life both in big and small ways. It is not hard to see why Jackie became the woman and athlete that she is. This book could have just as easily been titled "The World's Greatest Role Model for Young People."

AN ENCOURAGING BOOK

This book was an excellent book to read. I really enjoyed this book. I, myself am a runner and this book pushed me to run like I never ran before. This book gives you so much energy, because it gives you encouragement, and you will believe that any thing is possible.