AustLit

'Jana writes just as she speaks: with honesty, conviction and humour, making her path to self-acceptance relatable for all of us.

'It took oodles of self-reflection before I came to realise my quirks developed into my resilience, my emotion gave me my empathy and my drama fuelled my passion. Too often I tried to fit in when I was born to stand out.

'Throughout this book, Jana shares her life with you: the good, the bad and the ugly. Her stories of sport, medicine, divorce, loss, solo parenting, and media shenanigans are told without embellishment or excuses. On her own admission, she's often learned the hard way, rumbling with my demons, fighting against self-acceptance, and boxing with negative inner chatter. I've often been too honest, shared too much and talked too fast.

'But over the years, she's made peace with those demons: owning her flaws and choosing how to use her failures to become a stronger person, to the point where she now considers that the greatest success in life is believing in yourself.

'Jana's life lessons are inspirational, not because of her achievements - stellar though they are - but because of her willingness to share with readers how to stare down your own doubts and fears and believe in yourself and your dreams. This book is for anyone who has ever felt that they are not enough.' (Publication summary)

'Meet the extraordinary athlete, writer, mother and soon-to-be doctor behind the sensational media headlines.

As if it wasn't enough to be two times World Champion and four times Commonwealth Champion in the sport of athletics, Jana Pittman swapped the track for the ice, joining the Australian Women's bobsleigh team to become the first woman to represent Australia in both a Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Jana is well known to Australians not only for her sporting achievements, but also for her personal life which has played out in the media since 2002 with stories about her relationships and fertility issues, alongside constant references to her 'bitch fight' with fellow sprinter, Tamsyn Lewis. For the first time Jana will tell her own story, so that Australians can get to know the extraordinarily intelligent, focused and accomplished athlete, writer, mother and soon-to-be doctor who lies behind the sensationalism of the media headlines.' (Publication summary)