{"product_id":"driven-to-ride-the-true-story-of-an-elite-athlete-who-rebuilt-his-leg-his-life-and-his-career-hardcover","title":"Driven to Ride: The True Story of an Elite Athlete Who Rebuilt His Leg, His Life, and His Career - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Schultz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatt Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Wise\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA high-octane memoir of unflappable determination from an X-Games and Paralympics champion\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When \"Monster\" Mike Schultz won snowboarding gold in Pyeongchang, South Korea, it was the culmination of a decade of reinvention, in every sense of the word. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ten years earlier he'd lain bleeding on the side of a mountain after a devastating snowmobile accident. Now he stood tall on the Paralympic podium, supported by a prosthetic knee and foot of his own creation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDriven to Ride\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Schultz's improbable journey following a lifesaving amputation. From a place of debilitating pain and depression, he tapped into the same sense of adventure that had once taken him to the top of competitive snowmobile racing and followed it to the pinnacle of an entirely new sport: adaptive snowboarding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As he launched himself into the world of adaptive sports, Schultz's ambition was only tempered by his need for better equipment--prostheses that could withstand the vibrations of a motocross bike or the impact of rough terrain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His obsessive tinkering, without any formal engineering background, has presented yet another new path designing innovative prostheses for athletes and wounded military veterans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspiring and thrilling in equal measure, this is a singular story of uncommon strength, ingenuity, and seizing golden opportunities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Schultz\u003c\/b\u003e won gold and silver medals in snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang. He has won numerous X Games medals in motocross, snocross, snowbike, and snowboarding. Schultz is the founder of BioDapt, engineering durable and versatile prostheses for athletes and military veterans around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePopular Mechanics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eESPN.com\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBird Dream: Adventures at the Extremes of Human Flight\u003c\/i\u003e (Penguin Press, 2014) which was a 2015 longlist selection for the PEN\/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Wise\u003c\/b\u003e is a freestyle skier who has won two Olympic gold medals (in 2014 and 2018) and four X Games gold medals. He is a halfpipe world champion.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767308026144,"sku":"9781629379135","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b100be2c0955e55dbacb9b18b90c28ba.webp?v=1780308816","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/driven-to-ride-the-true-story-of-an-elite-athlete-who-rebuilt-his-leg-his-life-and-his-career-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}