Unstoppable!: My Journey from World Champion to Athlete A to 8-Time NCAA National Gymnastics Champion and Beyond

Maggie Nichols

Jan 2024 · Macmillan Young Listeners · Narrated by Maggie Nichols and Emily Pike Stewart

About this audiobook

This program is read by the author.

Maggie Nichols’s official memoir is an inspirational tell-all about the abuse she suffered under the US national gymnastics team and how she managed to redefine herself in the face of adversity.

With an introduction from Simone Biles.

In 2015, Maggie Nichols’s gymnastics career was on fire.

Having spent most of her young life training as an elite-level gymnast, Maggie carried the team all-around at the 2015 World Championships, helping to cinch the team gold medal. Next in her sights was the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She was eagerly looking forward to training for the 2016 Olympic Games along with teammates such as Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, and Laurie Hernandez. But on the verge of achieving her lifelong Olympic dream, her world came crashing down.

That summer Maggie revealed to her coach that USAG doctor Larry Nassar had been sexually abusing herself and other athletes under his care. What followed was an extensive investigation that would capture the nation’s attention and illuminate for the world the trauma and massive cover-up behind the scenes of one of the country’s most celebrated sports institutions.

Ultimately, Maggie would go on to become an 8-time NCAA champion and an outspoken advocate for the protection of young children, especially young athletes.

This inspirational tell-all offers an intimate look into the world of elite gymnastics, the sexual abuse scandal that shattered lives and dreams, and how Maggie Nichols risked everything in the name of justice. Maggie now tells this story in her words: a story of hope, trauma, reclamation, and above all, triumph.

A Macmillan Audio production from Roaring Brook Press.

Ratings and reviews

I listened to the audio version of this book narrated by the author. Her reading of her story added another layer of interest to it. The memoir of her early interest in gymnastics and subsequent rise through the ranks to reach Olympic status was interesting, as was the physical abuse she suffered at the hands of the adults that were supposed to be taking care of her. Her being the first to name the team physician as an abuser was unknown to me. She also dealt with the "politics" of the National Gymnastics Association and what happened when it became known that she had filed a complaint. This was a good book. It was interesting and informative. I don't know if it would have felt more emotional if I had read it instead of listen to it. Her voice didn't hold much emotion. Thanks to MacMillan Audio for the gifted copy of this audiobook. All thoughts are my own.

About the author

Maggie Nichols is a five time National Team Member on the US Gymnastics team, a World Champion and World Bronze Medalist, six time individual National Champion, and NCAA Women's Gymnastics Champion. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas.