Occy. The Rise And Fall Of Mark Occhilupo

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Ebury/Random House Australia
Publisher Place: North Sydney
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: First Edition

Description: 309 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. Child Star At Sixteen, Ranked Third In The World At Seventeen, Winner Of The Pipeline Masters At Nineteen , Mark Looked Set To Sweep All Before Him With A Radical Spontaneous Irresistible Brand Of Surfing. Yet A Spiralling Descent Into Drug Abuse And Depression Snuffed His Competitive Flame When He Quit The Pro Tour At Just Twenty Two.

Publishers Description: Child star at 16, ranked third in the world at 17, Mark Occhilupo looked set to sweep all before him with a radical, spontaneous, irresistible brand of surfing. Yet a spiraling descent into drug abuse and depression snuffed his flame out prematurely when he quit the pro tour at just 22. Faltered comebacks, spectacular bursts of free-surfing, and manic breakdowns followed as the surfing world watched a freakish talent self-combust. After years spent immobile and overweight on the couch, Occy eventually emerged from his cocoon, reborn and ready to tackle a whole new generation of surf stars. His celebrated comeback to win the world title in 1999 is a sporting fairy tale without equal. In this no-holds-barred account, Occy tells the complete, remarkable story of his spectacular rise, terrifying fall, and miraculous rebirth.

ISBN: 9781741666434