Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story, (Paperback)

from sarabeck

 I absolutely loved this book! This book tells the inspirational story of Sammy Lee, who was the first Korean American to win an Olympic gold medal in the 1948 Olympics. The main message of this book, which was reiterated throughout the story, was, "you can achieve anything if you set your heart ...

from KiTiraShorter

"Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds The Sammy Lee Story" was an inspiration to read mainly because the main message was "you can achieve anything if you set your heart to it". This book was full of beautiful illustration. Each page was full of something new and realistic. Allowing me as the reader ...

from Mdierd1

Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story By Paula Yoo I liked Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds, The Sammy Lee Story by Paula Yoo for three reasons. First, I liked the illustrations in the story. Specifically, some of the photos cross the gutter, some of the photos are divided by whit...

from jmitra1

This book chronicles the struggle of Sammy Lee, who not only dealt with the discrimination of Asian-Americans, but also the pressure put upon him by his parents to not only succeed, but succeed in the way that his parents wanted him to. His spirit and free will gained him the first gold medal in ...

from JoseDelAguila

The inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father's desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver.