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Kellie Harrington Roddy Doyle

Kellie

Kellie Harrington,  Roddy Doyle

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English
Penguin Books Ltd
11 May 2023
Autobiography: sport; Memoirs; Boxing
An Olympic champ and national treasure tells the full story of her unlikely rise to greatness

After Kellie Harrington won gold at the Tokyo Olympics, the Irish public recognized her as not merely a sporting hero, but a deeply inspirational human being. Now, Kellie tells the story of her unlikely journey to the top, and of the many obstacles and setbacks she overcame along the way.

Growing up in Dublin's north inner city, Kellie was in danger of going down the wrong path in life before she discovered boxing. The local boxing club was all-male and initially wouldn't let her join, but she persisted. She was not an overnight success. For years she struggled in international competition. At times she felt unsupported by the national boxing set-up. More than once she considered giving up the sport. But some spark of ambition and love for boxing kept her going, and gradually she made herself world class.

Writing with Roddy Doyle, the award-winning author of The Commitments, Kellie tells the story of her unlikely rise to greatness and her continuing dedication to living a normal life - which has involved remaining an amateur boxer and keeping the job she loves, at a Dublin psychiatric hospital. She shares vivid and revealing details about being a woman in a historically male sport, and about how she manages her body and her mind. It is a vastly inspiring look inside the life and psychology of a woman who is both brilliantly ordinary and utterly exceptional.
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Imprint:   Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   203g
ISBN:   9780241996034
ISBN 10:   0241996031
Pages:   272
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Kellie Harrington (Author) Kellie Harrington was born in 1989 and grew up in Dublin's north inner city. She started boxing relatively late in her teens, at an otherwise all-male club, but quickly rose to greatness, winning gold at the 2018 world championships and at the Olympic Games in 2021. Roddy Doyle is the Booker Prize-winning author of many celebrated works of fiction, and co-authored Roy Keane's bestselling The Second Half.

Reviews for Kellie

Readers will be with her every step of the way . . . her voice is so radiant -- Tommy Conlon * Sunday Independent * Doyle has captured the full Kellie experience here, all heart and laughs and a mouth like a sailor -- Malachy Clerkin * Irish Times * A terrific collaboration. Kellie Harrington's story is unique . . . Doyle coaxes her journey to Olympic gold out of her with warmth, wit and tenderness * Irish Times Books of the Year * By the end of this read, you know exactly how to feel about Kellie's life so far. Extraordinary. And the book leaves you in one position: in Kellie's corner -- Sinéad Kissane * Irish Independent * Perfectly capture[s] the story of a champion who couldn't be stopped from reaching her dreams * Irish Daily Mail *


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