Kristen Woodring PublishingFinding My Lifesaver - A Swimmer's Journey Through Success, Burnout and Finding Balance
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Kristen Woodring was a highly competitive swimmer who experienced a case of burnout after her career topped out. This book describes her struggle to...

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3.7
Rated 3.7 stars
Based on 3 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 1 Total 4 star reviews: 1 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 1 Total 1 star reviews: 0
67%would recommend these products
3 reviews
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    Jmo
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    Finding My Lifesaver - A Swimmer's Journey Through Success, Burnout and Finding Balance
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 stars
    2/11/10
    A Good Read...

    Having been a swimmer from childhood through young adulthood and having felt the incredible pressure that this sport and others can frequently place on young athletes, I felt compelled to read Kristen's story of motivation, success, and ultimately burnout. It offers a fantastic account of a very successful career as a prominent young athlete. Although the narration and recount of events can be less than poetic at times...that in itself is the wonderful thing about this story. It was written not by an accomplished author or professional sports writer but rather the person who actually lived the events that are described. Kristen's story is definitely an easy read yet provides incredibly valuable insight into the pressures often felt by young talented athletes. I would reccommend this book to young athletes and parents alike. The story may help you understand your child, your star breaststroker, or yourself just a little bit better.

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    Zach
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    Finding My Lifesaver - A Swimmer's Journey Through Success, Burnout and Finding Balance
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    Finding My Lifesaver - A Swimmer's Journey Through Success, Burnout and Finding Balance
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 stars
    11/30/09
    I had to read this book!

    I had to read this book. I have been boggled down with the stress of law school and despite all the late nights of studying and tons of reading, I just knew I had to read it. Kristen has been a good friend of mine for nearly 10 years after we trained together prior to the Olympic Trials in 2000. She has always been someone I have looked up to and I have held her in the highest regards most of my career. Not only because she was an excellent swimmer, but she was also an excellent friend and individual. This book is incredibly important for all athletes and parents to read. It helps athletes and parents recognize the most important aspects of life, how to keep a balanced life and what benefits can come out of healthy athletic competition. Kristen did a wonderful job at describing her experience and it is easy to relate to. I too suffered from serious problems in swimming, as my senior year in college I was diagnosed with over-training syndrome and later found out it could have been classified as exercise addiction. I wanted so badly to make the Olympic Trials and re-qualify for the NCAA championships that I put everything on hold and let swimming rule my life. It tore me to pieces and I progressively got worse. I swam through a sprained back, the flu, multiple colds and all the bad practices to me meant that I had to push even harder. By the time we recognized what was going on, it was too late in the season. The only way to recover was to stay out of the water. How I wish I…

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    Katie
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    Finding My Lifesaver - A Swimmer's Journey Through Success, Burnout and Finding Balance
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    Finding My Lifesaver - A Swimmer's Journey Through Success, Burnout and Finding Balance
    I do not recommend this product
    Rated 2 stars
    10/15/09
    Sink or Swim?

    This book was an interesting tale about a swimmer's journey through life, finding what made her happy and so on. However, this author lacks story line, and focuses more on how great she was, or how awful her life was. Indeed, her story is qutie remarkable, and I am sure that anyone would have loved to make it as far as her. It WOULD be nice to have someone else besides Kristen speak inside this memoir, and have a little more of a plot than just "I swam here, i felt this, blah blah blah".

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3.7
Rated 3.7 stars
Based on 3 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 1 Total 4 star reviews: 1 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 1 Total 1 star reviews: 0
67%would recommend these products
3 reviews
  • J
    Jmo
    Flag of United States
    Finding My Lifesaver - A Swimmer's Journey Through Success, Burnout and Finding Balance
    Reviewing
    Finding My Lifesaver - A Swimmer's Journey Through Success, Burnout and Finding Balance
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 stars
    2/11/10
    A Good Read...

    Having been a swimmer from childhood through young adulthood and having felt the incredible pressure that this sport and others can frequently place on young athletes, I felt compelled to read Kristen's story of motivation, success, and ultimately burnout. It offers a fantastic account of a very successful career as a prominent young athlete. Although the narration and recount of events can be less than poetic at times...that in itself is the wonderful thing about this story. It was written not by an accomplished author or professional sports writer but rather the person who actually lived the events that are described. Kristen's story is definitely an easy read yet provides incredibly valuable insight into the pressures often felt by young talented athletes. I would reccommend this book to young athletes and parents alike. The story may help you understand your child, your star breaststroker, or yourself just a little bit better.

  • Z
    Zach
    Flag of United States
    Finding My Lifesaver - A Swimmer's Journey Through Success, Burnout and Finding Balance
    Reviewing
    Finding My Lifesaver - A Swimmer's Journey Through Success, Burnout and Finding Balance
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 stars
    11/30/09
    I had to read this book!

    I had to read this book. I have been boggled down with the stress of law school and despite all the late nights of studying and tons of reading, I just knew I had to read it. Kristen has been a good friend of mine for nearly 10 years after we trained together prior to the Olympic Trials in 2000. She has always been someone I have looked up to and I have held her in the highest regards most of my career. Not only because she was an excellent swimmer, but she was also an excellent friend and individual. This book is incredibly important for all athletes and parents to read. It helps athletes and parents recognize the most important aspects of life, how to keep a balanced life and what benefits can come out of healthy athletic competition. Kristen did a wonderful job at describing her experience and it is easy to relate to. I too suffered from serious problems in swimming, as my senior year in college I was diagnosed with over-training syndrome and later found out it could have been classified as exercise addiction. I wanted so badly to make the Olympic Trials and re-qualify for the NCAA championships that I put everything on hold and let swimming rule my life. It tore me to pieces and I progressively got worse. I swam through a sprained back, the flu, multiple colds and all the bad practices to me meant that I had to push even harder. By the time we recognized what was going on, it was too late in the season. The only way to recover was to stay out of the water. How I wish I…

  • K
    Katie
    Flag of United States
    Finding My Lifesaver - A Swimmer's Journey Through Success, Burnout and Finding Balance
    Reviewing
    Finding My Lifesaver - A Swimmer's Journey Through Success, Burnout and Finding Balance
    I do not recommend this product
    Rated 2 stars
    10/15/09
    Sink or Swim?

    This book was an interesting tale about a swimmer's journey through life, finding what made her happy and so on. However, this author lacks story line, and focuses more on how great she was, or how awful her life was. Indeed, her story is qutie remarkable, and I am sure that anyone would have loved to make it as far as her. It WOULD be nice to have someone else besides Kristen speak inside this memoir, and have a little more of a plot than just "I swam here, i felt this, blah blah blah".

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