Connolly, Paul
Against All Odds
- ISBN 13:
- 9781786062611
- author:
- Connolly, Paul
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- John Blake
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 19.56 x 12.7 x 2.03 centimetres
- Genre:
- Biography, Personal Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Against All Odds by Paul Connolly Paul Connolly's life was marked by hardship and adversity from a very young age. Abandoned at just two weeks old, he spent his childhood in the St Leonard's Children's Home in East London, where children were routinely abused and neglected. Despite this traumatic upbringing, Paul found solace in boxing and went on to become a successful trainer. However, an accident that ended his own boxing ambitions led him to discover a new passion for training others. He became a consultant on the pilots for a top model's fitness video, a career path he never could have imagined as a child. Today, Paul has found peace and fulfillment beyond anything he could have dreamed of in his past. This is a powerful and moving account of one man's journey from trauma to triumph, a story that sheds light on the failures of our social systems and the resilience of the human spirit.