Over It: How to Face Life’s Hurdles with Grit, Hustle, and Grace
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- Author：Lolo Jones
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Summary
Over It is a high-octane dose of encouragement， storytelling， and hard-won advice from Lolo Jones， three-time Olympian and world champion hurdler and bobsledder。
Lolo is perhaps better known today not for all the races she’s won but for the millisecond mistake that cost her an Olympic gold medal over a decade ago。 With stunning authenticity about her own struggles， longings， and losses， she shows us how to face our challenges head-on and keep working to overcome them。
Lolo challenges us to:
handle failure while pursuing our dreams;
recognize the difference between achieving a goal and experiencing success;
turn our most painful moments into the most successful;
use thankfulness and faith to develop healthy hindsight; and
give and receive forgiveness as the path back to life。
Growing up in a broken home， Lolo learned to shoplift at a young age just to eat at night and sometimes slept on the basement floor of the Salvation Army。 While her father was in prison， her mother worked multiple jobs， and Lolo realized she needed to be self-motivated， singularly focused， and unwilling to quit if she wanted to succeed。
Reflecting on her own challenging spiritual journey， Lolo invites us to rest in God who can make all the difference in overcoming obstacles with both strength and joy。
Lolo is perhaps better known today not for all the races she’s won but for the millisecond mistake that cost her an Olympic gold medal over a decade ago。 With stunning authenticity about her own struggles， longings， and losses， she shows us how to face our challenges head-on and keep working to overcome them。
Lolo challenges us to:
handle failure while pursuing our dreams;
recognize the difference between achieving a goal and experiencing success;
turn our most painful moments into the most successful;
use thankfulness and faith to develop healthy hindsight; and
give and receive forgiveness as the path back to life。
Growing up in a broken home， Lolo learned to shoplift at a young age just to eat at night and sometimes slept on the basement floor of the Salvation Army。 While her father was in prison， her mother worked multiple jobs， and Lolo realized she needed to be self-motivated， singularly focused， and unwilling to quit if she wanted to succeed。
Reflecting on her own challenging spiritual journey， Lolo invites us to rest in God who can make all the difference in overcoming obstacles with both strength and joy。
Reviews
Hunter
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It was good but I’m not very religious and this was heavily based on her faith。 Still I think I learned that you have to have faith in something and peace in yourself to get this far in anything。
Greg Skodacek
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I'll praise HimAn encouraging， motivating book filled with ups， downs， and most of all。。。 hope。“If I win， I’ll praise Him， and if I lose， I’ll praise Him。”"You can either let your losses define you， or you can take those losses and use them to motivate you。""Success isn’t always defined by a goal achieved。 It is truly defined by how we handle failure and disappointment while pursuing our goals。""But hindsight isn’t about changing our past; it’s about using our past to form our future。" I'll praise HimAn encouraging， motivating book filled with ups， downs， and most of all。。。 hope。“If I win， I’ll praise Him， and if I lose， I’ll praise Him。”"You can either let your losses define you， or you can take those losses and use them to motivate you。""Success isn’t always defined by a goal achieved。 It is truly defined by how we handle failure and disappointment while pursuing our goals。""But hindsight isn’t about changing our past; it’s about using our past to form our future。" 。。。more
Jess
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4。5 stars。 Wow I loved this！ The audiobook is a must because she gives some really fun extras in between stories。 I love when an author narrates their own book。 This had the perfect length/pacing！ The background and childhood chapters were some of my favorites。 It’s incredibly annoying when celebrities love to play poor in their memoirs。 Lolo’s story was the real deal！ The whole memoir was very real。 She didn’t just skim the surface and offer lame platitudes。 I feel like she’s a friend now！
Bobby Newman
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I am probably one of the last people who should write a review of Lolo Jones’ Over It。 First， I find concern with celebrities and their lives somewhat childish and I admit I never saw any of the tv shows she was on following her early athletic career。 I also did not know much of her lifestory or any of the press she spoke of in the book， having only learned about her following being directed to her Facebook page a few years ago， as I am a marathoner and got directed to her page via running pages I am probably one of the last people who should write a review of Lolo Jones’ Over It。 First， I find concern with celebrities and their lives somewhat childish and I admit I never saw any of the tv shows she was on following her early athletic career。 I also did not know much of her lifestory or any of the press she spoke of in the book， having only learned about her following being directed to her Facebook page a few years ago， as I am a marathoner and got directed to her page via running pages。 I did learn there of her foundation for children and donated。 Maybe this all makes me a more objective reviewer。 The book is a mixture of biography， inspiration and motivation genres。 I listened on audiobook and hearing the stories in Lolo’s voice， with real emotion and humor and accent coming through， enhanced the book。 There is also “bonus material” in the audio version that apparently is not in the printed book。 Overall， the book was a highly engaging read/listen。 Her chapter on living as a biracial individual in modern USA is worth the price of the book alone， and her suggestions to engage in constructive helpful actions after righteous protesting cannot be repeated often and loudly enough。 Her experience of racism， from systemic to the personal， was also fascinating and emotion-invoking。 Her story of not being white enough nor black enough to satisfy critics was an echo of experiences of friends I grew up with。 Her refusal to deny any part of herself was inspirational。 The book overall should serve as an inspiration to any young person growing up and facing tough odds and what behavior and attitude is needed to overcome those odds。 Whether her critics will be convinced by her side of the stories/controversies remains to be seen。 As Lolo points out， though， in the long run that does not matter （irritating and hurtful though the attacks no doubt are）。 I am personally pulling for her for the next Winter Olympics， rooting for her to complete the circle。 The book is a very worthwhile read and a great gift for the young people in your life who could really benefit from its lessons。 。。。more
Sarai Henderson
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I love Lolo， but this book fell kinda flat for me。 I was wanting a lot more detail into all the events she talked about in her book， but it really just felt like she scratched the surface。 There is so much more that Lolo has to offer and I think if she came out with another book， I would definitely read it。 Still a huge fan and in awe of all that she has accomplished with her life。Sara | Book Confessions of an ExBallerina I love Lolo， but this book fell kinda flat for me。 I was wanting a lot more detail into all the events she talked about in her book， but it really just felt like she scratched the surface。 There is so much more that Lolo has to offer and I think if she came out with another book， I would definitely read it。 Still a huge fan and in awe of all that she has accomplished with her life。Sara | Book Confessions of an ExBallerina 。。。more
Lovie Howell
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LoLo Jones has always impressed me。 Her grit & unapologetic determination is inspiring！ The fact that she chose LSU makes her a true Tiger…our family loves that alone。 Her Faith is inspiring and absolutely undeniable。 Thank you， LoLo for sharing your heart and soul…you are certainly an inspiration！ This book is a must read！！ Geaux LoLo！
Darcy
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Reading these stories about Olympic athletes is always interesting。 Their lives are so not normal with all the training they do and while they may get a flash of flame around their sport here and there， it seems to be few and far between。 In those other times they are often working just as hard to make sure they can keep competing as they are at competing。 This book was extra fun to listen to because as Lolo read the story， she would often break away and give some great insight as to what was go Reading these stories about Olympic athletes is always interesting。 Their lives are so not normal with all the training they do and while they may get a flash of flame around their sport here and there， it seems to be few and far between。 In those other times they are often working just as hard to make sure they can keep competing as they are at competing。 This book was extra fun to listen to because as Lolo read the story， she would often break away and give some great insight as to what was going on。 The other thing that Lolo did with this book was come across as someone you could sit down with and chat about anything and it wouldn't seem odd。 I really hope she gets one more chance to get a medal and that she wins the gold this time around。 。。。more
Hanna Anderson
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More like 3。5 stars。 Super funny， inspiring， and honest。 I love the way Lolo writes this book。 It included less anecdotes than I expected， and was heavy with scripture and biblical lessons。
Madison Nally
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A great book on motivation， setbacks， and gratitude。 The book itself is candid， but the version on Audible has “bonus content” where she stops in the middle of reading her book to tell you more with hilarious stories that didn’t make the cut for the print version。 At one point in the audiobook， she literally starts crying while reading。 10/10 for honesty and vulnerability。
Zibby Owens
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The author is a successful three-time Olympian and world champion hurdler and bobsledder， but a one-millisecond mistake cost her an Olympic gold medal。 She also grew up in a challenging environment that she had to overcomes。 This book is about how you can move past your circumstances to find a way to succeed。 Lolo had come back from many failures in her life （personal and professional） and then found a way to use those to persevere。This book showed me the amazing things we can do with our bodies The author is a successful three-time Olympian and world champion hurdler and bobsledder， but a one-millisecond mistake cost her an Olympic gold medal。 She also grew up in a challenging environment that she had to overcomes。 This book is about how you can move past your circumstances to find a way to succeed。 Lolo had come back from many failures in her life （personal and professional） and then found a way to use those to persevere。This book showed me the amazing things we can do with our bodies if we have the determination， the genes， athleticism， and all the emotional， mental stuff that goes into training。 The book talks about how the most important thing in life is to keep going because the main reason why people quit is that they let something get in their way。 The author talks about how she could channel her body into doing whatever she wanted it to do so she could accomplish the things most people wouldn't dream of achieving。 She reminds us to be grateful for what we have and use faith and forgiveness on our journey。To listen to my interview with the author， go to my podcast at:https://zibbyowens。com/transcript/lol。。。 。。。more
Angela
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Devoured this。 I think what made this a unique and compelling read is that Lolo Jones has had many setbacks in her life。 She’s a three-time Olympian but hasn’t medaled。 She’s a Christian waiting until marriage but is still single。 I’m not saying she has no accomplishments， but it’s a lot more relatable to read of someone who’s had drawbacks because - let’s face it， we all have them。 We all had disappointments。 We all had times when we hoped for something and worked and sacrificed for it， only fo Devoured this。 I think what made this a unique and compelling read is that Lolo Jones has had many setbacks in her life。 She’s a three-time Olympian but hasn’t medaled。 She’s a Christian waiting until marriage but is still single。 I’m not saying she has no accomplishments， but it’s a lot more relatable to read of someone who’s had drawbacks because - let’s face it， we all have them。 We all had disappointments。 We all had times when we hoped for something and worked and sacrificed for it， only for it to not come true or happen the way we wanted them to。 We all， at some point in our lives， had to let go of dreams and learn to embrace new ones。 She also touches on being mad and frustrated at God for putting the desire for a husband in her heart， and here she is， still single。 RELATE MUCH？ This is also unique in that Lolo Jones is right in the middle of her story; she’s currently working to qualify for another Olympics in Beijing， the same city where she famously lost her chance at gold。 I am excited to see her story come full circle， and am rooting for her all the way。 Overall， I recommend this for anyone needing encouragement， motivation and a reminder that you are not alone。 。。。more
Ilana
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This is talked about as a faith based book but I read it as a sports fan （and I'm Jewish。。。） and I was pleasantly surprised how accessible it was whether you are looking for that motivation from a faith perspective or just a life perspective。 I thought I knew most of her story from Olympics coverage but I learned a lot about some of the crazy stuff from her childhood - and I also enjoyed some of the behind the scenes of what really went on with some of those big moments you've seen on TV。 While This is talked about as a faith based book but I read it as a sports fan （and I'm Jewish。。。） and I was pleasantly surprised how accessible it was whether you are looking for that motivation from a faith perspective or just a life perspective。 I thought I knew most of her story from Olympics coverage but I learned a lot about some of the crazy stuff from her childhood - and I also enjoyed some of the behind the scenes of what really went on with some of those big moments you've seen on TV。 While it deals with some hard topics， this book is uplifting and I'd recommend to anyone who is going through period and needs some light to help them through。 。。。more
Aleathea Ellis
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