{"product_id":"unpinned-broken-not-defeated-9798247506201","title":"Unpinned: Broken, Not Defeated","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): José E. Betancourt Rosario\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book tells the real, unfiltered story of a life shaped by pain, struggle, and incredible strength.\u003c\/b\u003e The author opens up about his past with total honesty about growing up in an environment full of hurt, surviving physical and sexual abuse as a child, and falling into addiction at a young age. The \u003cb\u003eloss of three important family members \u003c\/b\u003ewithin a short time left him heartbroken and lost for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrug addiction took him to one of the darkest places no one can imagine. But that was only the turning point of the story. In the middle of chaos, he found something that gave him purpose again: \u003cb\u003eOlympic wrestling. \u003c\/b\u003eWith unstoppable determination and discipline, he turned his pain into power and rose to become one of Puerto Rico's most respected athlete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe became the most decorated combat sports athlete in the international event's history, representing Puerto Rico in several \u003cb\u003eCentral American, Pan American Games\u003c\/b\u003e and other\u003cb\u003e International Championships\u003c\/b\u003e. Even after surviving two surgeries that left him with a heart condition, he came back stronger and fought his way back to the mat, becoming a multi medalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut his biggest victories happened outside the arena. He rebuilt his life, stayed clean for more than \u003cb\u003ethirty years\u003c\/b\u003e, and went on to earn \u003cb\u003eundergraduate, master, and doctoral degrees\u003c\/b\u003e. As a professor and researcher, he presented at world congresses and helped write books about the history and culture of sports in Puerto Rico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnpinned: Broken, Not defeated\u003c\/i\u003e, isn't just a book about an athlete, it's the story of a person who refused to let pain define him. It's about fighting battles you can't always see, about finding light in the darkest moments, and proving that even when you thought everything is lost, \u003cb\u003eyou can still rise\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47570263900311,"sku":"9798247506201","price":2069.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798247506201.webp?v=1774880987","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/unpinned-broken-not-defeated-9798247506201","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}