Fierce by Aly Raisman

As my attempt to read a book a day in January comes to a close, I knew 100% I wanted this to be one of the books I read.

I fr*^$#!g love Aly Raisman.  I have since the 2012 Olympics.  She is a body-positive athlete and amazing role model for girls and young women.  A native New Englander (near Boston--she's friends with Big Papi!), she represented our country twice in the Olympics, bringing home several team and individual medals.  She competed on Dancing with the Stars, with a personal routine that moved me to tears.  She also appeared in the Body and Swim editions of Sports Illustrated, a personal challenge in "showing" her body.  Aly Raisman is a rape survivor.

Her speeches at the trial and sentencing of the former gymnastics doctor (I refuse to write his name) required extraordinary courage.  Her victim statement, no, survivor statement helped put the nail in that scumbag's coffin.  Later, Raisman would be the voice of the survivors in accepting the Espy for courage on their behalf.

Aly is fierce.

I'm happy to say we have her teammates Laurie and Simone's memoirs too!

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