"Mark Tewksbury faced all the challenges of a high-performance athlete - the discipline, sacrifices, intense pressure, and post-Olympic transition. But he also had to overcome the difficult personal challenge of coming out as a gay man - first to his family and confidants, and then ultimately under the spotlight of the public eye. Tewksbury's intense feeling of difference early in life paints a poignant and unique portrait of a complex individual." "Once the elite athlete, now an accomplished and natural storyteller, Tewksbury uses his own story - public and private - to offer an insight into the worlds of Olympic politics, media, fame, gay life, and sport leadership. He takes us from growing up gay in conservative western Canada, through the pain of keeping his true self a secret even as he was feted on the world stage, and ultimately to coming out, being able to live his whole life to the fullest, and to make a difference in life." "More than one man's story, Inside Out is an inspiration for anyone facing a personal conflict, revealing that the most insurmountable challenges can be transformed into the ultimate triumph of a full life worth living."--BOOK JACKET.