{"product_id":"sixteen-years-in-sixteen-seconds-the-sammy-lee-story","title":"Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eAsian\/Pacific American Award for Literature Winner - Asian\/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father's desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a summer day in 1932, twelve-year-old Sammy Lee watched enviously as divers catapulted into the public swimming pool. Sammy desperately wanted to try diving himself, but the Korean American boy -- like any person of color -- was only allowed to use the pool one day a week.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis discrimination did not weaken Sammy's newfound passion for diving, and soon he began a struggle between his dream of becoming an Olympic champion and his father's wish for him to become a doctor. Over sixteen years Sammy faced numerous challenges, but he overcame them all and fulfilled both his dream and his father's. In 1948 Dr. Sammy Lee dove into Olympic history. A matter of seconds after his final platform dive, the scores appeared and Sammy Lee became the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSammy Lee's story of determination and triumph sets an extraordinary example for anyone striving to fulfill a dream. Winner of Lee \u0026amp; Low's New Voices Award, \u003ci\u003eSixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire all who read it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lee \u0026 Low Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41875189399627,"sku":"9781600604539","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/5645\/2427\/files\/imageloader_e429c923-66bd-4092-b5b1-7b9fdbef6b80.jpg?v=1762334069","url":"https:\/\/xiabooks.org\/products\/sixteen-years-in-sixteen-seconds-the-sammy-lee-story","provider":"XIA Books \u0026 Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}