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""Gripping, powerful, and inspiring."" -- ""Tony Hawk, 16-time X Game Medalist"" 'A book of rare quality... In these pages, not only does Oksana Masters triumph over tremendous odds but her victories are so multiple and her courage crosses so many different fronts that she forces us to rethink the term ""Greatest Ever"". Move aside GOATS and make a place for her.'-- ""Sally Jenkins, sports columnist for the Washington Post"" 'Heart wrenching and extraordinary. The Hard Parts is a remarkable memoir of coping with trauma, but it's mostly about courage and achieving the impossible. I'm completely in awe of Oksana and her resilience - what an inspiration.'-- ""Ariana Neumann, author of When Time Stopped"" 'The Hard Parts takes us from heartache to courage, from crushing disabilities to exemplary talents, from hopelessness to sky-high aspiration. Here is a young woman who persists with a fierce, undeniable optimism, no matter how devastating the challenges she has faced. Add to this timely story Oksana's beginnings within the tragic backdrop of a Ukrainian orphanage. A hero lives among us.'-- ""Diana Nyad, author of Find a Way"" 'Oksana Masters' riveting journey of survival, perseverance and triumph is much more than an uplifting sports story. From the darkness and despair of life in a Ukrainian orphanage to the top of the Paralympic medal podium, Masters has written a story for our times. She is a remarkable athlete. She is a heroic and trailblazing woman.'-- ""Christine Brennan, USA Today columnist, author of Best Seat in the House"" 'Oksana's story is emotionally pounding, from her Dickensian childhood in Ukraine's orphanages to promising her mother a gold medal in the Paralympics. The Hard Parts is a street-fight for survival, then success. And it stretches our own notions of just how much we can take.'-- ""Lesley Visser, Hall of Fame Sportscaster""

'Heart wrenching and extraordinary. The Hard Parts is a remarkable memoir of coping with trauma, but it's mostly about courage and achieving the impossible. I'm completely in awe of Oksana and her resilience - what an inspiration.'-- Ariana Neumann, author of When Time Stopped 'The Hard Parts takes us from heartache to courage, from crushing disabilities to exemplary talents, from hopelessness to sky-high aspiration. Here is a young woman who persists with a fierce, undeniable optimism, no matter how devastating the challenges she has faced. Add to this timely story Oksana's beginnings within the tragic backdrop of a Ukrainian orphanage. A hero lives among us.'-- Diana Nyad, author of Find a Way 'A book of rare quality... In these pages, not only does Oksana Masters triumph over tremendous odds but her victories are so multiple and her courage crosses so many different fronts that she forces us to rethink the term Greatest Ever. Move aside GOATS and make a place for her.'-- Sally Jenkins, sports columnist for the Washington Post 'Oksana Masters' riveting journey of survival, perseverance and triumph is much more than an uplifting sports story. From the darkness and despair of life in a Ukrainian orphanage to the top of the Paralympic medal podium, Masters has written a story for our times. She is a remarkable athlete. She is a heroic and trailblazing woman.'-- Christine Brennan, USA Today columnist, author of Best Seat in the House 'Oksana's story is emotionally pounding, from her Dickensian childhood in Ukraine's orphanages to promising her mother a gold medal in the Paralympics. The Hard Parts is a street-fight for survival, then success. And it stretches our own notions of just how much we can take.'-- Lesley Visser, Hall of Fame Sportscaster

Gripping, powerful, and inspiring. -- Tony Hawk, 16 time X Game Medalist 'A book of rare quality... In these pages, not only does Oksana Masters triumph over tremendous odds but her victories are so multiple and her courage crosses so many different fronts that she forces us to rethink the term Greatest Ever . Move aside GOATS and make a place for her.'-- Sally Jenkins, sports columnist for the Washington Post 'Heart wrenching and extraordinary. The Hard Parts is a remarkable memoir of coping with trauma, but it's mostly about courage and achieving the impossible. I'm completely in awe of Oksana and her resilience - what an inspiration.'-- Ariana Neumann, author of When Time Stopped 'The Hard Parts takes us from heartache to courage, from crushing disabilities to exemplary talents, from hopelessness to sky-high aspiration. Here is a young woman who persists with a fierce, undeniable optimism, no matter how devastating the challenges she has faced. Add to this timely story Oksana's beginnings within the tragic backdrop of a Ukrainian orphanage. A hero lives among us.'-- Diana Nyad, author of Find a Way 'Oksana Masters' riveting journey of survival, perseverance and triumph is much more than an uplifting sports story. From the darkness and despair of life in a Ukrainian orphanage to the top of the Paralympic medal podium, Masters has written a story for our times. She is a remarkable athlete. She is a heroic and trailblazing woman.'-- Christine Brennan, USA Today columnist, author of Best Seat in the House 'Oksana's story is emotionally pounding, from her Dickensian childhood in Ukraine's orphanages to promising her mother a gold medal in the Paralympics. The Hard Parts is a street-fight for survival, then success. And it stretches our own notions of just how much we can take.'-- Lesley Visser, Hall of Fame Sportscaster

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Oksana Masters was born in Ukraine in 1989 and faced numerous physical challenges due to utero radiation poisoning from Chernobyl. After living in three orphanages, Oksana was adopted at the age of seven. Over the course of seven years, she would have both legs amputated and endure a host of other surgeries. At age thirteen she began rowing and brought home the first of ten Paralympic medals in four different sports. In 2020, she won the Lareus World Sports Award in the category of ""Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability."" She has been featured in such publications as Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, and the Players Tribune, and has appeared on numerous television programs, including Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. After the Beijing Paralympics in 2022, Oksana became the most decorated US Winter Paralympian or Olympian ever. Oksana Masters was born in Ukraine in 1989 and faced numerous physical challenges due to utero radiation poisoning from Chernobyl. After living in three orphanages, Oksana was adopted at the age of seven. Over the course of seven years, she would have both legs amputated and endure a host of other surgeries. At age thirteen she began rowing and brought home the first of ten Paralympic medals in four different sports. In 2020, she won the Lareus World Sports Award in the category of ""Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability."" She has been featured in such publications as Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, and the Players Tribune, and has appeared on numerous television programs, including Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. After the Beijing Paralympics in 2022, Oksana became the most decorated US Winter Paralympian or Olympian ever. Emily Tremaine is an actress and audiobook narrator. She has acted in several major motion pictures, including The Wolf of Wall Street and Obvious Child, and was one of the narrators featured on the audio version of Chuck Klosterman's Eating the Dinosaur.

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