{"product_id":"9781844886074","title":"Kellie","description":"\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE AN POST SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling memoir of an Olympic champion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWriting 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Her voice is so radiant' Sunday Independent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The full Kellie experience, all heart and laughs and a mouth like a sailor' Malachy Clerkin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A terrific collaboration' Books of the Year, Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sandycove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52930418606389,"sku":"EB_SP0500_H08-12_DUBAI","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/7773\/1381\/files\/9781844886074-1.jpg?v=1789409060","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.ae\/products\/9781844886074","provider":"Books Kinokuniya UAE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}