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Age Is Just a Number

Achieve Your Dreams At Any Stage In Your Life

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Age Is Just a Number

By: Dara Torres, Elizabeth Weil
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
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 From legendary Olympic gold medalist Dara Torres comes a motivational, inspirational memoir about staying fit, aging gracefully, and pursuing your dreams.

Dara Torres captured the hearts and minds of Americans of all ages when she launched her Olympic comeback as a new mother at the age of forty-one—years after she had retired from competitive swimming and eight years since her last Olympics. When she took three silver medals in Beijing—including a heartbreaking .01-second finish behind the gold medalist in the women’s 50-meter freestyle—America loved her all the more for her astonishing achievement and her good-natured acceptance of the results.

Now, in Age Is Just a Number, Dara reveals how the dream of an Olympic comeback first came to her—when she was months into her first, hard-won pregnancy. With humor and candor, Dara recounts how she returned to serious training—while nursing her infant daughter and contending with her beloved father’s long battle with cancer.

Dara talks frankly about diving back in for this comeback; about being an older athlete in a younger athletes’ game; about competition, doubt, and belief; about working through pain and uncertainty; and finally—about seizing the moment and, most important, never giving up. A truly self-made legend, her story will resonate with women of all ages—and with anyone daring to entertain a seemingly impossible dream.©2009 Dara Torres; (P)2009 Random House Aging & Longevity Olympics & Paralympics Personal Development Personal Success Sports Olympics Witty Heartfelt Dream
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Loved every page. Inspired and thank you for sharing. I’m 51 and just took up a new sport, and compete all over the UK 💥 Why not!

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very inspiring story and not just women but all people. Great for anyone looking for inspiration to continue their own personal fitness and sports goals in their middle age!

Just what I needed for middle aged motivation!

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Great story and certainly motivating for older athketes. The book captures the many facets of Dara's charater well, from ultra competitive and narcissistic to kind and loving.

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