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in the Olympics, this is a good book for you, Follow Mark's career from the beginning through the controversies of the's and the "change" in Olympic leadership, His story is moving, the writing is not great but there is a story that deserves telling, Mark Tewksbury is apparently a Canadian sports icon, Unfortunately, I was unaware of this fact, I just happened across this biography and picked it up because I liked the line "straight talk from a gay jock".
Despite not knowing who he is, he has been influential in the Canadian LGBT sports community, and the gay community at large.
His story was great to read and it made me proud that he is representing LGBT interests in the world of sport.
I wish him well and if I ever get the chance to meet him, I will definitely thank him for all he has done for our community in Canada.
For those who do not know, Canadian Mark Tewksbury is a highly decorated competitive swimmer, You can read just a few of his achievements in his bio below, He also is a highly sought after public speaker, One thing he shared in his book was that Dale Carnegie's advice was to always speaks as if those in your audience were fourth graders.
I agree. Keep it simple, keep

it clear, keep it from the heart, He managed to do just that with this book as well, I couldn't put it down and consumed it from cover to cover,

This is more than the story of how he began to live a fully open life, This is a story of how the sports world functions, especially the Olympics, It also is made clear that there can be a tremendous personal cost when living in the public eye, Media are always looking for the next story to splash something negative and shocking preferred to increase sales, Media can also be used for smear campaigns when someone stands up to criticize the status quo in an established industry.


As I read, there was no doubt in my mind about how difficult his journey was from a young age.
Living a double life, feelings of disappointing those around you and carrying secrets all take their toll, The fact you have to hide creates the feeling that something is wrong with you, The inability to talk honestly about it adds to this burden, But Tewksbury shares about his journey not to gain sympathy, but to allow others to understand the cost of living a double life.
Somehow the author found the perfect balance in the story line between personal, public and his work to improve the sports industry.


I had to buy this as a used copy, Very sad. This is a book I feel should be made widely available in high school and public libraries, There is not only support for those of diversity struggling with acceptance, but great information for athletes in general,

Kudos Mark Tewksbury, You're now on my list of dying to interview, Perhaps it's time to consider a second edition,

Funny and a great incite into the world of the Olympics and coming out, An inspiration for gay, aspiring athletes, and a challenge for similarlyoriented, marquee athletes to do the same

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I doubt there is a gay person out there who can not relate to Mark Tewksburys autobiography, “Inside out: Straight Talk from a Gay Jock” Wiley,edition,.
That is, until he was propelled into international prominence with his, Olympic gold medal performance in Barcelona, Spain one of only seven gold medals awarded to a Canadian athlete that year.


Until then, however, his story is almost pro forma, Included are his family and his generally unhappy childhood, his early samesex infatuations, the prevailing fear of exposureyet being centredout as gay, anyway proving, I suppose, that the closet has seethrough walls at timesand the mindless abuse he suffered on account of it.
Through it all, however, his will to achieve never faltered, and it is this that makes his story truly inspirational.


Another inspirational aspect is his steadfast ability to remain true to himself, i, e.

“I gazed around the room slowly, The best swimmers from Russia, Cuba, the United States, Spain, Germany and France were in front of me, And I was different. I was the fag. And in that moment I owned my truth completely, I thought, If these guys knew how hard it was for me to get here, they wouldnt believe it, They have no bloody clue what I have been through, Or how strong I am, ”

Having said that, however, the second half of the story is both informative and redundant respecting the International Olympic Committee and its politics given what was known about it even when the story was first published in.
Likewise, the discord with the Gay Olympics, GayGames amp OutGames came as no surprise, Sexual orientation does not preclude ideological differences, personal agendas, pecuniary influence, and rabid infighting, In this respect it conforms quite congruently with the wider community,

Albeit, that is the reality of Mark Tewksburys experience, and for his part he can only be faulted for trying to crowd all of this into one story.
Nonetheless, I can enthusiastically recommend this story as an inspiration for aspiring, gay athletes, and a challenge to similarly oriented, marquee athletes to do the same.
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The Canadian Olympic gold medal winner offers his own personal account of coming out as a gay man and a gay athlete, as well as an inspirational look at the principles that have led him to the heights of athletic accomplishment.
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