2020東京奧運男子雙人十公尺高臺跳水金牌三度BBC年度青年體育人物獎得主.全世界LGBTQ+人權擁護者「跳水王子」湯姆.戴利(Tom Daley)最坦誠深刻和鼓舞人心的回憶錄﹗2022年體育圖書獎年度自傳入圍名單.星期日泰晤士報(Sunday Times)即時暢銷書跳水王子湯姆.戴利(Tom Daley)是英國體育界最著名、最有影響力的人物之一,《1.6秒決勝奧運金牌:跳水王子湯姆.戴利的彩虹人生》(Coming Up For Air:What I Learned From Sport, Fame And Fatherhood)深刻記載了他精采、鼓舞人心的人生故事。湯姆在六歲展開跳水生涯,九歲開始就在各項比賽中嶄露頭角,擅長十公尺高臺跳水,是英國史上第一位拿過四面奧運獎牌的跳水選手。他於2012年的倫敦奧運會上,以令人難忘的表現贏得了銅牌,也贏得了全英國人民的心。2021年,在因疫情而延後一年舉行的2020東京奧運會上,他更是憑藉著努力不懈的毅力與持續突破的技巧,與搭檔馬堤.李(Matty Lee)一起勇奪男子雙人十公尺高臺跳水項目金牌,並成為英國有史以來獲得最多奧運獎牌的跳水運動員。他在場邊等待比賽和為自己國家隊選手加油時,也抓緊時間打著毛線,這個畫面於東京奧運舉辦期間在網路上瘋傳,各國網友大讚可愛。他也被譽為繼貝克漢之後,英國最帥氣的運動員,有「跳水王子」之稱。在這本充滿個人色彩的《1.6秒決勝奧運金牌》中,湯姆探討了成長經歷如何形塑他的個人特質,以及他的成功。從他在世界級比賽中培養出的韌性,到他發現自己的性取向時所展現的勇氣,這都是源自於家庭生活為他帶來的視野,以及家人給予的支持。原生家庭、同性配偶、孩子,都是他人生重要的養分。他在書中訴說自己的真實人生,讓我們得以從獨特的視角觀看這位跳水時帥氣、打毛線時萌翻世人、為了愛情勇敢出櫃、為了孩子堅毅向前的迷人運動員。這本書既坦承又具深度,湯姆分享了一個對生命的獨特觀點與正向心態。
The first novel in nearly twenty years from the acclaimed actor/writer/director is a book about art and love, fame and heartbreak--a blistering story of a young man making his Broadway debut in Henry IV just as his marriage implodes. A bracing meditation on fame and celebrity, and the redemptive, healing power of art; a portrait of the ravages of disappointment and divorce; a poignant consideration of the rites of fatherhood and manhood; a novel soaked in rage and sex, longing and despair; and a passionate love letter to the world of theater, A Bright Ray of Darkness showcases Ethan Hawke's gifts as a novelist as never before. Hawke's narrator is a young man in torment, disgusted with himself after the collapse of his marriage, still half hoping for a reconciliation that would allow him to forgive himself and move on as he clumsily, and sometimes hilariously, tries to manage the wreckage of his personal life with whiskey and sex. What saves him is theater: in particular, the challenge