Louise Sauvage : My Story

by Sauvage, Louise

• ISBN13: 9780732272630
• ISBN10: 0732272637
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Harpercollins Australia

Summary

Louise Sauvage is one of the most celebrated athletes in Australia's sporting history. A three-time Paralympian, Louise has dominated wheelchair racing over the past decade, claiming titles in everything from marathons to short sprints. Her international dominance as an athlete began in 1990 when, at the age of 16, she claimed gold in the 100 meters at the World Championship in Assen. The winner of nine gold Paralympic medals over the last three Games and countless other races worldwide, including the Boston and Los Angeles Marathons, she has won the International Wheelchair Athlete of the Year Award three years running. Louise now shares her amazing, courageous, and always inspiring story.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Dawn Fraser
Introduction	xiii
Ian Heads
The Wind Beneath my Wheels	1	(2)
Don't Cry for me	3	(16)
Sports Girl	19	(8)
The Worst Years of my Life	27	(10)
World Champ... and Starry-Eyed!	37	(9)
They Said I'd Never Make It!	46	(5)
Barcelona-Ole!	51	(9)
Next Stop: The World	60	(11)
`Melt Into Obscurity, Mr Tunstall'	71	(11)
Atlanta Gold	82	(5)
Atlanta Blues	87	(10)
The Long Road Home	97	(13)
The Great Race	110	(14)
Win Some... Lose Some	124	(12)
The Gathering Storm	136	(16)
Countdown!	152	(24)
Let the Games Begin	176	(21)
One Down... A Long Way to Go	197	(36)
Doing it my Way	233	(13)
Back to the Future	246	(20)
Appendix 1 -- Awards & Recognition 1990 to 2001	266	(3)
Appendix 2 -- Performance Record 1990 to 2001	269	(20)
Index	289