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Released
hardcover copy of her autobiograhy, Heart of a Champion,
in November 1997. Along with purchasing the book in stores,
it was available on QVC with a replica of her pendent she
always wears. Scholastic's
website featured conversations with Michelle before and during
the Olympics. Michelle said about writing her autobiography,
"I wanted to show the work. It wasn't an overnight thing
that I dreamed of being the World champion. I wanted to show
just how much work it takes, and dreams come true, and I wanted
to share with the kids. It gives a chance for the reader to
really get to know me better...So I kind of just gave them
what I look at life, or kind of the ups and downs of being
a skater, and just everything...I wanted it to have a moral,
a saying to teach you or to help or inspire just a little
bit. It's a big thought process, and I just wanted to tell
them a little about what I went through." The book is
in its 6th printing. On March 2, 1998, a paperback version
of the book was released, which included three extra chapters
on her Olympic experience. She told these experiences to the
publisher by phone while still in Nagano. Also, in January
1998, a photo diary was released.
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