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Challenge : How To Succeed Beyond Your Dreams - Hobie Billingsley

Challenge

How To Succeed Beyond Your Dreams

By: Hobie Billingsley, Pete Andersen (Editor)

Paperback | 24 May 2017

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This is the autobiography of Hobie Billingsley, the world's greatest diving coach in the history of the sport. You will be inspired and challenged to succeed beyond your dreams when you read this emotional, heart-warming story. Growing up with a single parent mother in poverty during the depression, Hobie sneaks into the Erie, Pennsylvania YMCA so frequently at age 8 that they ignore him. He is taken under the wing of the swimming and diving coach there, and overcomes all kinds of obstacles to his success. His coach suggests he go to compete in a national diving meet at Yale University where he is befriended by all the great divers at the time from Ohio State University who teach him their techniques. He ends up enrolling at Ohio State and becomes an All-American all four years, and national champion. But his competitive career is interrupted by WW II and serves in the Army Air Corps. When he returns to Ohio State after the war, he continues to dive and also compete on the gymnastics team and becomes the head cheerleader for Ohio State. He ultimately becomes only the second collegiate diving coach ever hired at Indiana University, and takes a non-existent diving program to unequalled heights of success by challenging every one of his divers to excel beyond their dreams. And he produces 132 International Olympic and National Champions. This is a fascinating story that will have you laugh one moment and cry the next that keep you spellbound to turn the next page. And enjoyable read for all ages and avocations. Well written and edited with excellent pictures depicting the history of diving for the last fifty years.

Industry Reviews
  1. book is a must read… Since I have become the diving coach at Indiana University I have had regular visits from Hobie, the wisdom I have found in his story telling is unmatched. From professional development, coach athlete relationships and my own personal development, it’s all there in the most interesting stories about the history of the sport of diving. Hobie’s message transcends sport and his lessons can be applied across all disciplines. His focus is on the wholly developed person, emotionally, ethically, spiritually and intellectually; his message is for all. Accept the CHALLENGE and get this book.”


Drew Johansen
Head Diving Coach
Indiana University
2012, 2016 US Olympic Teams

I have known coach Billingsley for over 50 years.  We were competing coaches and at the same time good friends.  He was a great coach and has a unique story to tell.  If you want to learn how to successfully meet life's challenges and teach others to do the same, his helpful and inspiriing story is a must read.   

Dr. Ron O'Brien, USA Olympic Coach

The life story, The Career, The Legacy, The Man... all legendary.  The Challenge is an inspirational must read!  It's an emotional heartwarming journey you'll want to relive and identify with him.

John Wingfield, BS, BS, MS, Beijing Olympic Head Diving Coach; Owner, Indiana Diving Academy/ RipFest

 

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