Breaking the surface by greg louganis, paperback barnes. Sports see greg louganis stunning naked shot for espn as 56yearold diver opens up about living with hiv. Among the all time best athletes in his sport, diver greg louganis faced many personal challenges before winning olympic gold. It was released in 1996, became a new york times best seller and was later made into a tv movie for the usa network with mario lopez starring as louganis. We are starting at the very beginning even before the beginning. Basically it goes through the entire life cycle of a dog. The greatest diver of all time 4x olympic gold medalist greg louganis.
Unfortunately, until recently greg s personal life was a serious mess. He is of samoan and swedish descent and was adopted by a greekamerican couple. A petition drive on is calling for general mills to feature the diver greg louganis, quite possibly the greatest ever at his. Greg louganis feature film in development about olympic. Signed talk story about a book signing ceeremony by greg louganis, 35, at a different light, a gay bookstore on w.
Greg louganis feature biopic in development at arya worldwide. Greg louganis honed a natural talent to become one of the worlds best divers and olympians. He publicly came out as gay and hiv positive in 1995. He has won four olympic gold medals, and no one to date has ever beaten his diving records. The greg louganis story with mario lopez playing the lead and louganis narrating. Some topics discussed were greg s childhood problems, his homosexuality, and him contracting the hiv virus. Louganis s 1984 and 1988 olympic victories were covered in bud greenspans documentaries about the 1984 and 1988 summer olympics, both titled 16 days of glory. Aug 03, 2015 olympic champion diver greg louganis is considered to be the best diver of all time. Louganis dives his way into the record books olympic news. Used excellent shape dust jacket has some edgewear and a crease at bottom right corner.
Breaking the surface by greg louganis, eric marcus and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It is the unflinchingly honest firstperson account of a man breaking free of a lifetime of silence and isolation. The book spent five weeks at number one on the new york times best seller list louganis chronicles his winning of backtoback double gold medals at the 1984 summer olympics and 1988 summer olympics, and his selfdoubt and lack of confidence that held him back personally and. Produced in san diego, california in 1960, greg louganis started a outstanding diving profession while in school and went to win a record 47 national and world championships. Jun 23, 2016 sports see greg louganis stunning naked shot for espn as 56yearold diver opens up about living with hiv.
Considered the greatest diver in history, greg louganis is the only male to win gold medals on both 3 meter springboard and 10 meter platform in consecutive olympic games 1984, 1988. Greg louganis is considered to be one of the worlds best divers. This mario lopez lookalike came out in 1994 as openly. In december 1993, greg louganis was shuttling between jersey city, n. Throughout the book, greg goes from one bad relationship to another, and seems basically incapable of taking care of himself or taking charge of his own life. For the life of your dog book by greg louganis, betsy. Stephen marchesi a biography of the champion diver who has won more titles, including. Learn more opens in a new window or tab any international shipping and import charges are paid in part to pitney bowes inc. Learn more opens in a new window or tab international shipping paid to pitney. International shipping and import charges paid to pitney bowes inc. Free media mail shipping anywhere in us i dont ship international get me payment within two weeks of auction end.
He contemplated retiring from diving, but he set his sights on a new goal instead. With mario lopez, michael murphy, jeffrey meek, rosemary dunsmore. Hes a fivetime world champion and fivetime fina world cup champion. Greg louganis signed book breaking the surface olympic gold. Greg louganis signed book breaking the surface olympic. Eventually he disclosed his status as one of the first notable homosexual athletes to come out. Wednesday night i talked to greg and i said, when you look at me on saturday i want you to know this is what i think about and he told me what he. He won a silver medal at the 1976 summer olympics in montreal. The olympic diving dynamo just doffed his speedo for espns annual body issue, and were way down. Greg louganis simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Olympian greg louganis, 56, mentors young divers and does daily yoga. Greg louganis, out of the water the new york times. Since then, louganis has vocally supported gay rights and hiv awareness. He is an olympic and world champion in diving and has appeared in multiple national finals in dog agility. Two years later, louganis received his first world title in a tower event. Born gregory efthimios louganis on the 29th of january, 1960, of samoan and swedish ancestry, he is an american diver, actor and author, made famous by his outstanding career as an olympian, winning gold medals for the springboard and platform diving categories for two consecutive olympic games in 1984 and 1988. Greg louganis born january 29, 1960 is an american olympic diver and author. Greg louganis net worth 2018, biowiki celebrity net worth.
By 16, he had won his first olympic medal, a silver medal on the platform in 1976. His memoir follows the journey of his incredible life, which contains more highs and lows than a new england june forecast. But since he wrote breaking the surface in 1995, greg louganis has become famous for things other than hitting his head. A feature film about olympics diving champion greg louganis in development. Coach greg will help you get over the fears and frustrations of. Also, greg louganis seems like a really, honestly, nokidding, supernice guy. In the book, louganis also discussed being an hivpositive. It was released in 1996, became a new york times best. A trained actor, dancer, model and spokesman, greg s wide repertoire of skills keeps him in demand and in the public eye. Louganis s memoir breaking the surface was adapted as the 1997 usa network tv movie breaking the surface. Greg louganis, now famous american olympic athletes. There are some good references for training books that are in the. He is the winner of 47 national championship titles and was the first man to win two gold medals in diving at two olympic games in a row. Olympic diving medalist greg louganis recounts his sports career as a closeted gay who becomes infected with hiv and has a diving accident in olympic competition.
Greg louganis book signed author page is signed by greg louganis. Buy a cheap copy of breaking the surface book by eric marcus. Louganis chronicled his life as one of the greatest olympic divers in history and coming out as an hivpositive gay man in his book breaking the surface which he cowrote with eric marcus. Now greg, a breeder and trainer of harlequin great danes, has teamed up with awardwinning animal writer betsy sikora siino to create an extraordinary guide to dog ownership. Since 1978, louganis had been training with coach ron obrien, who would guide the rest of his diving career. Greg louganis generally travels from malibu, ca, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
You probably throw killer dinner parties, have awesome friends, and can teach us how to tango. Louganis did some of the diving scenes, but the emphasis is securely on the personal elements of his story. Greg louganis feature biopic in development at arya. For the life of your dog book by greg louganis, betsy siino. Breaking the surface is about the tough times greg louganis had on his way to becoming one of the worlds top olympic divers. In 2015, hbo released the documentary greg louganis. Few athletes in the history of the olympic games bounced back from such a troubled childhood to reach the heights of athletic achievement quite like the american diver greg louganis. This was steven hilliard sterns final directed film before dying in 2018. Greg louganis speakers bureau and booking agent info. Greg louganis is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. He was long retired as an olympic diver the best diver of.
Greg louganis is both an olypimc gold medalist and a dog agility champion. Greg louganis goes fully nude speaking of inspiring, this is amazing because greg louganis is 56 years old. Details about greg louganis signed book breaking the surface. Sure, many of the athletes memoirs arent henry jameslevel cerebral, and theyre not discussing serious topics like nuclear warfare strategy or anything. Louganis was diagnosed with hiv before the 1988 olympics, but he didnt publicly discuss it until 1995.
Gregory efthimios louganis is an american olympic diver, lgbt activist, and author who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 summer olympics, on both the spri. The greg louganis story is a 1997 television film about diver greg louganis based on the bestselling book breaking the surface cowritten by greg louganis and eric marcus that stayed on top of the new york times best seller list for 5 weeks. Between speaking engagements, preparation for the summer olympic games in tokyo and the upcoming 12th season of red bull cliff diving kicking off in may, 4x olympic gold medal champion, greg louganis caught up with people magazine in expectation of his upcoming birthday this month and to recreate an iconic sports photo. George foreman, greg louganis, olympians staying fit. Breaking the surface is the story of one mans incredibly dysfunctional life. Sports literature has gotten a bad rap in the past, and we think thats superunfair. Greg louganis and arya worldwide entertainment developing. Greg louganis breaking the surface in olympics books.
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