Review: A Source of Inspiration and Motivation

In this review of Vera Koo’s memoir “The Most Unlikely Champion,” Sally77motors says that the book serves as a source of inspiration and motivation for her life.

最輝煌的崛起往往發生在跌倒之後」，方蓁從人生經歷中領悟到這一點;上帝利用她所經歷的一切來為她預備她的未來。 《巾幗槍神　世界冠軍之路》 一書由顧方蓁和美國作家帕爾合著，書長一百七十二頁，講述的是顧方蓁的人生故事。她曾八次獲得美國步槍協會（NRA）全國行動手槍（「比安奇盃」）錦標賽冠軍。十二歲時她隨父母從香港移居美國，母親曾多次告訴她，她外表平平，需要培養內在美。方蓁因此心生不安全感，但令人驚訝的是，她將這種不安全感轉化成實現人生目標的動力。

她從小接受傳統的中國式教育；女性地位早已被定義，丈夫與孩子是命是天。儘管如此，她接觸到射擊運動，初衷只是要瞭解槍支安全，卻意外發現了自己對這項運動情有獨鍾。她面臨許多挑戰，對丈夫和自己的童年有始料未及的震驚發現，但這些經歷她全化作了動力，在神的指引下（她對神的信心），加上她無論做什麼無不全力以赴的堅定決心，牢牢深化了她在射擊運動中的追求。

二０一三年，她又面臨新的挑戰，因為這次遭遇，她無法參加準備了一整年的「比安奇盃」比賽。與她過去經歷的挑戰相比，這或許不算什麼，但卻定奪了她射擊運動生涯的未來。方蓁每次都能迅速從失敗中恢復過來，並在短時間內重新振作，繼續前進，絕不沉溺於自憐，著實可佩。

 I could relate a lot of her story to my personal life and couldn’t possibly dislike anything about this book. Vera’s story was a source of inspiration and motivation for me. This book is a great self-help book, and I’m glad that after reading this memoir, I’ve found a new role model and mentor. Vera is my new role model as she is a portrait of how I want to be myself. This book contained a plethora of lessons. Among the few are balance and hard work. Despite her responsibilities as a mother, wife, and businesswoman, she managed to balance everything while pursuing her sports shooting career.

Pictures of Vera Koo and her family were included in this book. Although this helped me visualize every aspect of the story, the pictures were in black and white and weren’t really clear. This story was narrated in a clear, concise, and understandable manner. And overall, I would rate this book （滿分四星） 星評價制的四星好評，因為它不僅引人入勝、令人振奮、鼓舞人心，而且編輯精良專業，我在閱讀過程中只發現了一個錯誤。本書尤其適合喜歡非小說類、勵志書籍的讀者。

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