Despite his physical obstacles, Tony Volpentest has won four Paralympic gold medals in track and field, and still holds the record as the fastest man in the world. Such feats required herculean physical training, of course-but what about emotional and mental preparation? Are elite athletes truly different than you and me, or can we all develop the same sort of rigor and vigor and apply them to attaining our goals? This much-loved Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year takes us step by step through each of his Olympian wins, and shows us how to acquire the mindset of champion and apply it to our own lives. Tony Volpentest is a four-time Paralympic Gold Medalist and five-time World Champion sprinter (he carried the Olympic flame at the 1996 Olympics). But it is not the medals or records that make him admirable so much as the grit and determination that got him to the starting line. His message is 'If you can dream it, you can achieve it'-all you have to do is push yourself beyond your own perceived limits. Tony is living proof that the formula works. He wanted to be a great athlete and told himself that if he visualized himself breaking world records, he would do so. And he did. Though born without hands or feet, he is currently the fastest runner in the world. In Winning Gold, Tony chronicles his incredible journey... physical, mental and emotional. Tony has won numerous honors, including the International Olympic Committee President's Award; the United States Olympic Committee Athlete of the Year; and Sports Star of the Year. He's been featured on CNN and Sports Illustrated, and served as the National Spokesman for Shriner's Hospitals. You name it, Tony has done it. And he's just warming up! An inspiration to thousands, he speaks to audiences the world over on the importance of tapping into one's own internal zone of "indefatigable determination."