--- title: Aly Raisman Memoir About Olympics, Body Shaming description: The book, aimed at young readers, is called Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything canonical: https://time.com/4830345/aly-raisman-memoir/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-26T11:00:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:17:45.581Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Exclusive: Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman Has a Memoir Coming og:description: The book, aimed at young readers, is called 'Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything' og:url: https://time.com/4830345/aly-raisman-memoir/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt96177c5212c22c47/6988d2ff196cf4d84a040be4/fierce.jpg?branch=production&width=1120&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1120 og:image:height: 630 og:image:alt: Fierce og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Exclusive: Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman Has a Memoir Coming twitter:description: The book, aimed at young readers, is called 'Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt96177c5212c22c47/6988d2ff196cf4d84a040be4/fierce.jpg?branch=production&width=1120&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Exclusive: Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman Is Turning Her Private Journals Into a Memoir > Sponsored content. 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A paid TIME subscription is separate and available at time.com/subscribe-agent. by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Jun 26, 2017 11:00 AM UTC  Little, Brown Books for Young Readers by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Jun 26, 2017 11:00 AM UTC Six-time Olympic medalist [Aly Raisman](http://time.com/3890019/aly-raisman-why-gymnastics-needs-more-team-recognition/) is publishing a memoir about her life as a gymnast, covering everything from her first “mommy and me” gymnastics class as a toddler to her second time captaining Team USA to gold. The memoir, titled _Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything_, is aimed at readers ages 12 and up and is meant to be an inspiring story of perseverance. The book will document not only the moments of glory, but the long, hard hours of work it took to get there — not to mention the stumbling blocks, like classmates who body-shamed Raisman for her impressive muscles. “Like many young girls,” [Raisman](http://olympics.time.com/2012/08/07/raisman-takes-gold-and-bronze-as-u-s-women-gymnasts-end-games-on-a-high-note/) said in a statement to TIME, “I first started collecting my thoughts and feelings by writing in a journal. As my journey progressed and evolved, I realized that I wanted to share it by writing a book. I’m excited to partner with Little, Brown and share some of the best moments of my life as well as some of the hardships that I experienced along the way, all of which have helped shape who I am today. I hope people of all ages can relate to the ups and downs we all experience in life, and believe that we can accomplish anything we set our minds to.” Since competing at the 2016 games, Raisman, 23, has appeared on _Dancing With the Stars_ and used her platform to promote body positivity body positivity. In May, she sounded off about a TSA agent who commented on her physique, [tweeting](https://twitter.com/Aly%5FRaisman/status/867446725518209024), “I work very hard to be healthy & fit. The fact that a man thinks he judge my arms pisses me off.” In February, she posed for _Sports Illustrated_‘s Swimsuit Issue, [commenting](http://motto.time.com/4728726/aly-raisman-body-confidence-sexual-assault-periods/), “I did the issue because I love my body. I can express myself in any way that I want. 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