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Content by Ellen SV
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Ellen SV (san francisco bay)
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If you read just one book this year, read this book, Jun 18 2004
I am grateful to have encountered Ms. Cox's fine account of her swims across the world - where she broke record after record for her swims in places where no human swimmers have ventured. As an endurance swimmer myself, I was fascinated by her accomplishments, and yet, more importantly, I am grateful to have had the opportunity to have been in the company of Ms. Cox, through reading her book. What shines through these pages, again and again, is her humanity, her humility, her gratitude to her team members, and her desire to be a force for peace and reconcilliation in our world. Time and time again in her story she displays where she made a choice to compromise, to respect her teammates, to avoid anger, to chose not be selfish, even, amazingly, when her own life would appear to be in danger, and yet she never preaches and never sounds self-righteous. Her tale is relevant and inspiring to all of us who wish to leave our world a little better than we found it. One need not be a swimmer to find the book a beautiful and inspiring tale. She is a rare individual, because she appears to be free from the blatant narcisissm of prominant athletes who have accomplished only a fraction of what she has accomplished. Her style and pacing make the book read like a compelling novel. I was sad to turn the final page.
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