Chasing Grace: What the Quarter Mile Has Taught Me about God and Life

Chasing Grace: What the Quarter Mile Has Taught Me about God and Life

by Sanya Richards-Ross
Chasing Grace: What the Quarter Mile Has Taught Me about God and Life

Chasing Grace: What the Quarter Mile Has Taught Me about God and Life

by Sanya Richards-Ross

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Overview

For as long as she can remember, Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross's life has been measured in seconds. The fewer, the better. But when the race is over, how do you know what to run towards next? In Chasing Grace, join Sanya as she helps you see your own experiences through God's eyes.

Most people equate success with having more, but Sanya's quest was always for less. She started running track as a little girl in Jamaica and began competing when she was only seven. Now in her thirties, she's already had a career's worth of conditioning to run a 400-meter race in 50 seconds or fewer--hopefully 49, or even better, 48.

When she started training with her coach, Clyde Hart, they divided her race into four distinct phases: push, pace, position, and pose. For years, Sanya worked to hone every phase in practice so when it came time to race, her body would respond as her mind instinctively transitioned from one phase to the next. As she got older and embraced a life that measures more than just a number on the stopwatch, she's realized the genius of this strategy for not just racing the 400 meters, but for living her best life.

As you learn more about Sanya and her incredible story, she gives you the tools and encouragement you need to:

  • Chase your dreams, no matter how impossible they seem
  • Forgive wholeheartedly
  • Commit to the finish line

In Chasing Grace, Sanya shares both triumphant and heartbreaking stories as she reveals her journey to becoming a world-class runner. From her childhood in Jamaica to the Olympic Games in Athens, Beijing, and London, you'll find yourself inspired by the unique insights she's gained through her victories and losses, including her devastating injury during the 2016 Olympic Trials, which forced her career retirement just weeks before the Rio Games. Sanya demonstrates how these highs and lows brought her closer to her ultimate goal of becoming all God created her to be--and how you can do the same.

Praise for Chasing Grace:

"Sanya Richards-Ross has represented Team USA so well for her entire career. But she was born in Jamaica, and I can connect to the winner's spirit that we share. I'm proud of everything Sanya has accomplished, including the writing of Chasing Grace. Through her vulnerability in sharing some of her most personal stories of victory and defeat, triumph and tribulation, I once again see her strength."

--Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, eight-time Olympic gold medalist, eleven-time World Champion, and four-time Laureus World Sportsman of the Year

"In a world that often defines public achievement as success, Sanya Richards-Ross reveals in Chasing Grace that her greatest feat in life was not on a track for the world to see, but rather in her soul where God would serve as the ultimate coach. She now shares wisdom from the deep reservoir of her pains, joys, trials, and triumphs that will inspire us all to pursue the grace race with confidence, trust, optimism, and unshaken faith."

--Sarah Jakes Roberts, bestselling author of Woman Evolve and copastor of The Potter's House at One LA


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780310350170
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication date: 06/06/2017
Sold by: HarperCollins Publishing
Format: eBook
Pages: 208
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Sanya Richards-Ross is a Jamaican-American track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She is the fastest American woman in history at 400 meters and the winner of multiple Olympic gold medals. Off the track, Sanya is an entrepreneur, TV personality, public speaker, and humanitarian. She designs and executes sports clinics across the United States to educate, empower, and teach youth with tools and strategies to excel both on and off the track. Sanya is married to two-time Super Bowl champion Aaron Ross and they live in Austin, TX.

 

Table of Contents

Preface 13

Prologue: The 4 P's: Push, Pace, Position, Poise 17

PUSH: Chase Your Dream

1 Champion Girl: Realizing Your Talent 27

2 A Star Is Born: Manifesting Your Talent 37

3 Soldier Status: Finding Your Voice 57

4 Competition of One- Getting Out of Your Own Way 71

PACE: Create Your Rhythm

5 Tunnel Vision: Eyeing the Finish 85

6 Fallen Star: Staying Disciplined 97

7 Sprint Queen: Getting Back to Basics 107

8 Winner's Glow: Going with Life's Flow 115

POSITION: Go with Courage

9 Meeting Grace: Knowing You're Always Loved 127

10 Team SRR: Leading from Behind 145

11 Glam & Gold: Leaping on Faith 161

POISE: Commit to the Finish

12 Lean In: Trusting the Plan 171

13 Exchange Zone: Accepting Change 179

14 Victory Lap: Taking a Bow 189

Acknowledgments 201

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