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Casey Legler: Godspeed a memoir. 17.6k Followers, 172 Following, 977 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Casey Legler • Writer (@_caseylegler) Casey Legler (born 26 April 1977) is a French-American writer, restaurateur, model, and former Olympic swimmer. As brutal and original a telling as I can remember — of loneliness, of coping until the centre cannot hold. As brutal and original a telling as I can remember ― of loneliness, of coping until the centre cannot hold. There is darkness here but in Casey Legler’s deft hands it serves the light. As brutal and original a telling as I can remember – of loneliness, of coping until the center cannot hold. “Godspeed is a memoir for our times – an urgent, hypnotizing account of growing up and growing into one’s skin under extreme circumstances. ‘Godspeed is a memoir for our times — an urgent, hypnotising account of growing up and growing into one’s skin under extreme circumstances. 'Godspeed is a memoir for our times - an urgent, hypnotising account of growing up and growing into one's skin under extreme circumstances. ‘Godspeed is a memoir for our times ― an urgent, hypnotising account of growing up and growing into one’s skin under extreme circumstances. An alternative title for this ex-Olympian's memoir could have been: On your marks, get set, snort! Born 26 April 1977 (age 43) Fréjus ... Legler's first book, Godspeed: A Memoir, was released July 10, 2018 and is published by Simon & Schuster. ‘Godspeed’ by Casey Legler. There is darkness here but in Casey Legler’s deft hands it serves the light. Casey Legler was an Olympian as a teenager, but being an athlete was "intimately linked" with drugs and alcohol. There is darkness here but in Casey Legler’s deft hands it serves the light. 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