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Surfacing
- From the Depths of Self-Doubt to Winning Big and Living Fearlessly
- Narrated by: Siri Lindley
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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Summary
In Surfacing, Siri Lindley opens up about her unique celebrity-dappled early life. When an NFL superstar notices her beautiful mother, her idyllic childhood is upended. Glitzy dinner parties and world travel pull her mother away, and Lindley grows up feeling alone and out of place. As her intense loneliness grows into anger, she lashes out against her New England life of privilege.
Shy and painfully self-aware, Lindley finds solace in sports, playing field hockey, ice hockey, and lacrosse at Brown University. But when she misses the cut for the US lacrosse team after college, she is left directionless - until a friend invites her to watch a triathlon. Lindley's dream is reignited and she never looks back.
Success doesn't come easily. Lindley fails early and often - brutal swim starts, bike equipment failures at key races, grueling workouts - but it's debilitating anxiety that still haunts her. She turns to unconventional Australian coach, Brett Sutton, who helps her tear up her script of self-doubt and transforms her into a world champion.
Lindley retires from the sport at the peak of her success, intent on helping athletes realize their own dreams, and finally finds the courage to step out into her true self and find love as a gay woman.
Surfacing is the breathtakingly honest book that shares Lindley's daring journey. She is proof that it's never too late to rewrite your own story and change the thoughts, habits and behaviors that hold you back. Surfacing will inspire you as it shows you how to stop being your own worst enemy and start uncovering your potential.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-09-18
Inspiring!
A wonderful book, full of inspiration and motivation. I thoroughly enjoyed listening and have been left with much to reflect on.
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- S. L. Johnson
- 27-03-17
Nice that Siri has narrated
Honest and interesting, the book had me thinking about what my sport means to me.
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- Ian Laird
- 05-09-17
Great story from inspirational coach
I bought this having listened to Siri give an inspirational talk. She is clearly an amazing athlete and coach, and in addition to this she openly and authentically talks about how she dealt with various challenges in her life. Invariably this meant facing into fears and she provides a number of good life lessons for anyone regardless of how important sport is to them. It is really about being your best self.
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- Femke
- 24-11-20
Inspirational from a true champion
Being a triathlete myself it was one of the most inspirational life stories i have ever heard. It kept me engaged during the whole audiobook. True champion Siri!
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- Eskimo
- 21-05-18
I am a Siri fan but...
The narrator sounded incredibly bored throughout. Every single sentence used the same patterns and tone. I stuck with it but only just.
And honestly at times I was disappointed with the writing. It felt really rushed at the end and also like she was holding back when talking about some people giving it an incomplete feel.
It's worth it because she's a legend but it could have been better I think.
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