Comments on: Golden Lily by Lijia Xu https://thefinalbeat.com/blog_posts/golden-lily-by-lijia-xu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=golden-lily-by-lijia-xu Sail Faster, Quicker Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Chupacabra https://thefinalbeat.com/blog_posts/golden-lily-by-lijia-xu/#comment-2811 Fri, 06 May 2016 04:55:20 +0000 http://thefinalbeat.com/?p=8607#comment-2811 This book provides a fascinating peak into a very different system of living and training. One which Lily both accepted and then eventually broke away from to study in the UK, despite the threats to lose her life-long privileges as an Olympic Champion.

]]> By: damian.admin https://thefinalbeat.com/blog_posts/golden-lily-by-lijia-xu/#comment-2810 Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:46:03 +0000 http://thefinalbeat.com/?p=8607#comment-2810 No worries Blake – hope you enjoy it too.

]]> By: Blake Redding https://thefinalbeat.com/blog_posts/golden-lily-by-lijia-xu/#comment-2809 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:39:14 +0000 http://thefinalbeat.com/?p=8607#comment-2809 Thanks for bringing this to my attention – I will definitely buy the book.

I had the good fortune of spending several days with Lily in Abu Dhabi at an umpiring clinic – a very nice, down-to-earth woman who was a pleasure to be around. Not a hint of being a star. A real inspiration.

I blogged about it:

http://reachingbroadly.blogspot.ae/2014/12/umpire-clinic.html

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