Misty maytreanor and kerri walsh jennings are considered the greatest beach volleyball team of all time after winning threestraight olympic gold medals 2004, 2008, 2012. This book went into great detail about her life, not only on the volleyball court, but in her home as well. Karch is the king and this book is the ultimate beach volleyball reference. The book is due out in june, and a copy of the uncorrected proof. Offering an unprecedented glimpse into the life of a cherished celebrity sports icon and an ambassador for womens athletics, misty will touch, inspire, and empower readers everywhere.
Jill lieber steeg seemingly destined for beach volleyball superstardom, misty opens up about the personal and professional challenges she has faced on her way to becoming a twotime olympic gold medal winner. Digging deep in volleyball and life by misty maytreanor and jill lieber steeg scribner was released in june. Read the book, misty maytreanor told me the other day when i asked her to elaborate on the controversial aspects of her autobiography misty, digging deep in. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I played volleyball back in high school and i always looked up to her. She graduated from long beach state, where she was a vital member of the 1998 ncaa championship team and received the hondabroderick award for the nations collegiate female. The passionate, poignant, and triumphant story of twotime olympic gold medalwinning beach volleyball icon misty maytreanor more than any olympics in history, the 2008 beijing summer games captured the worlds imagination, and mistry maytreanor became one of the biggest u. View jill lieber steegs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Apr 23, 2014 karch is the king and this book is the ultimate beach volleyball reference. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. Digging deep in volleyball and life, by misty maytreanor and jill lieber steeg.
Digging deep in volleyball and life by misty maytreanor with jill lieber steeg. The passionate, poignant, and triumphant story of twotime olympic gold medalwinning beach volleyball icon misty maytreanor. If youre a volleyball fan, then you already know the name misty maytreanor. Open volleyball championships in 195153, 1956, 1960, 1965, and 1966, as well as seven runnerup titles. Misty book the seattle public library bibliocommons. The book is due out in june, and a copy of the uncorrected proof was obtained. Misty by misty maytreanor overdrive rakuten overdrive. Volleyball teams that selznick played on won seven u. Digging deep in volleyball and life cowritten with jill lieber steeg, was published in 2010.
She has been through a lot and i would be lying if i said i didnt shed a few tears while reading this. My journey through volleyball and life by misty maytreanor was a fantastic, inspiring biography that gives you an inside look on the life of a professional athlete before and after they become famous. Misty maytreanor and kerri walsh jennings are considered the greatest beach volleyball team of all time after winning three. Misty book yorba linda public library bibliocommons. Publication date 2010 topics maytreanor, misty, volleyball players united states biography, volleyball for women united states publisher. My journey through volleyball and life by misty may. The book was really interesting about the rise to fame of misty and kerri. More to misty maytreanor than i guessed orange county. Misty maytreanor, american beach volleyball player who, with her partner, kerri walsh jennings, won olympic gold medals in the event in 2004, 2008, and 2012. The olympic gold medalwinning volleyball player discusses growing up with her olympian father, how alcoholism plagued her home, and her mothers untimely death from cancer, and tells behindthescenes stories from her rise to volleyball stardom. He was captain of the united states mens national volleyball team from 1953 to 1967.
The conflict of mistys life story would be when her parents went through alcoholism. Now she shares the story of her life and remarkable athletic career. More than any olympics in history, the 2008 beijing summer games captured the worlds imagination, and misty maytreanor became one of the biggest u. Misty maytreanor book signing event, digging deep in. Digging deep in volleyball and life 1 by maytreanor, misty, liebersteeg, jill isbn. My journey through volleyball and life by misty maytreanor, jill lieber steeg online at alibris. Rodriguezgetty imagesread the book, misty maytreanor told me the other day when i asked her to elaborate on the controversial aspects of her autobiography misty, digging deep in volleyball and life that is due out the middle of this month. Digging deep in volleyball and life by misty maytreanor. Are these both the same book or are they different thanks for helping. She graduated from long beach state, where she was a vital member of the 1998 ncaa championship team and received the hondabroderick award for the nations collegiate female athlete of the year. He was the usa volleyball usvba mvp in 1959, 1960, and 1962. Maytreanor feared mom before she sobered up olympics. Im interested in buying her book or books but when i look on amazon it says she has two books.
Yes now her dad has been sober for 20 years and her mom was sober for 11 years before she died. Join facebook to connect with jim steeg and others you may know. From the amazon notes, the passionate, poignant, and triumphant story of twotime olympic gold medalwinning beach volleyball icon misty maytreanor. Filled with helpful drills, workouts, and discussions on strategy and technique, this is a great place to start if you want to improve your beach game this summer. Digging deep in volleyball and life book by misty may. She is a threetime olympic gold medalist, and as of august 2012, the most successful female beach volleyball player with 112 individual championship wins in domestic and international competition. My daughter started reading misty to the girls, and though its above my older granddaughters reading skill level, my daughter found her curled up one day reading the book because, as she said, i just have to know whats going to happen. Digging deep in volleyball and life by misty maytreanor 2010, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Maytreanor also revealed in misty, digging deep in volleyball and life that she was sexually assaulted in college. My journey through volleyball and life and that she also has misty. She remained involved in the sport, however, and in 2016 she became director of volleyball operations at long beach city college. Digging deep in volleyball and life books pdf file zfld. Misty maytreanor, olympic gold medalist, signing copies of digging deep in volleyball and life. Misty maytreanor struggled with parents alcoholism.
Jill lieber steeg owner and cofounder steeg sports. Jun 02, 2010 read the book, misty maytreanor told me the other day when i asked her to elaborate on the controversial aspects of her autobiography misty, digging deep in volleyball and life that. She is a threetime olympic gold medalist, and as of august 2012, the most successful female beach volleyball player with 112 individual championship wins in domestic and international competition misty maytreanor and teammate kerri walsh jennings were gold. Misty book king county library system bibliocommons. Home book signings misty maytreanor book signing event, digging deep in volleyball and life misty maytreanor book signing event, digging deep in volleyball and life june 12, 2010 vfb book signings 0. Digging deep in volleyball and life by misty maytreanor, jill liebersteeg online at alibris. They were the first american female tandem to win gold in beach volleyball.
She gives us is a pretty unvarnished look at her family life. Jun 12, 2010 misty maytreanor, olympic gold medalist, signing copies of digging deep in volleyball and life 61710 5. Jun 14, 2011 the passionate, poignant, and triumphant story of twotime olympic gold medalwinning beach volleyball icon misty maytreanor. Maytreanor was inducted into the international volleyball hall of fame in 2016. The olympic beach volleyball great collaborated with former usa today sportswriter jill lieber steeg.
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