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To the edge and back : my story from organ transplant survivor to Olympic snowboarder

Title
  1. To the edge and back : my story from organ transplant survivor to Olympic snowboarder / by Chris Klug, with Steve Jackson.
Published by
  1. New York : Carroll & Graf, ©2004.
Author
  1. Klug, Chris, 1972-

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Additional authors
  1. Jackson, Steven, 1955-
Description
  1. xvi, 328 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
Summary
  1. "Displaying faith, courage, and perseverance, snowboard racer Chris Klug battled for years to have his "extreme" sport accepted in the mainstream. He rose through the World Cup ranks and won a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics less than two years after undergoing a lifesaving liver transplant. Not since Lance Armstrong's It's Not About the Bike has a stricken athlete's story been as poised to transcend the sport. In 1996, during snowboarding's World Cup season, Chris was diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis-the same disease that would cause the death of his childhood hero, football great Walter Payton. His four-year wait for a donor came to an end when his rapidly failing liver prompted doctors to move him up on the transplant list. With the shooting death of a thirteen-year-old boy, Chris was given the organ that gave him a second chance at life. From his youth as a high school football hero, to his campaign for snowboarding's acceptance, and through surgery, recovery, and Olympic glory, every setback and victory in Chris Klug's ride is riveting. To the Edge and Back will be cherished as a story of an athlete who represents the best of the human spirit."--Publisher description (LoC)
Subject
  1. Klug, Chris, 1972-
  2. Snowboarders > United States > Biography
  3. Liver > Transplantation > Patients > Biography
  4. Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. > Patients > Biography
  5. Liver > Transplantation
  6. Skis and skiing
  7. Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
  8. Liver > Transplantation
  9. Skiing
  10. Organ Transplantation
  11. Tissue Transplantation
  12. Transplantation
  13. skiing
  14. Skis and skiing
  15. Liver > Transplantation > Patients
  16. Snowboarders
  17. Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. > Patients
  18. United States
Genre/Form
  1. Biography
  2. Personal Narrative
  3. Autobiography
  4. collective biographies.
  5. autobiographies (literary works)
  6. Personal narratives
  7. Autobiographies
  8. Biographies
  9. Autobiographies.
  10. Biographies.
  11. Personal narratives.
  12. Récits personnels.
Contents
  1. A foreword from Steve Jackson -- Prologue: The starting gate -- Sketchy beginnings -- Skatin' -- Shred culture -- Pigskin and pow -- Olympic dreams -- Leap of faith -- On the road -- New challenges -- Sore dogs -- Makin' the team -- The rising sun -- Death of a hero -- Never give up -- The long wait -- Crossing paths -- The operation -- Back on the snow -- A simple thank-you -- Changing times -- Proud to be an American -- A life on edge -- No friends on a powder day!
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. Includes index.