Eddie the Eagle: My Story

This is the autobiography of Eddie the Eagle, whose incredible life inspired the hit film starring Hugh Jackman, Taron Egerton, and Christopher Walken.

Short and stocky, sporting thick glasses prone to fogging, Eddie was nobody's athletic ideal. Through struggle, sacrifice, even near-starvation--this British plasterer made his dream a reality: competing in the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary. Here, in his own words, is Eddie's story--from the schoolboy stunts that developed his physical coura...