While I find it hard to believe there's anyone out there who doesn't know who Simone Biles is and about her amazing accomplishments, this book is a nice, relatively brief summation of her career with some great photos. While I've followed her career for years and thus found little new, there were some new-to-me photos, a plus. I appreciated that the author, while not going into great detail, did cover her struggles during the last Olympics, reminding us that sports hero or not, an athlete's mental health needs to take priorities, pointing out she did eventually compete in a final event, winning a bronze. It's hard to argue with the fact that, especially looking at her recent road to the Paris Olympics, she is definitely the gymnastics GOAT (Greatest of All Time).
The progressive, short bits of info, including her early life and entrance into the sport, are easy to read, all accompanied by an appropriate photo. Her various awards and highlights of her career are given. All are presented in an respectful, admiring manner. Bottom line, long time fans will enjoy the, so to speak, quick retrospective of her career while new admirers will learn how she began, progressed, and came to dominate the sport she so excels in. Thanks #NetGalley and #RosenPublishingGroup - #GarethStevens for sharing this colorful, nicely put together look at Simone Biles. I admire her greatly as both an athlete and for the person she has become, showing her struggles as well as her triumphs. I look forward to watching her compete in the Paris Olympics.
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