Greg Louganis By Jesse Monteagudo I f Breaking the Surface was not the best-selling gay book of all time, it was certainly the biggest moneymaker for Fort Lauderdale's Outbooks , which sold over 1600 copies. Outbooks , they knew that they'd accomplished a coup. But even they could not foresee that a mostly-gay crowd of nearly a thousand would descend upon the Hall of Fame to meet Louganis and to (oh joy!) buy a copy of his book. Those who missed Louganis were told that for the diver planned to return to Fort Lauderdale that year as Grand Marshall of the South Florida Pride March. On a national level, Louganis' book topped the New York Times bestseller list for several weeks. Previous People Features from the GayToday Archive: Logan Carter Remembers Ram Dass: A Life Beyond Labels Jim Kepner Related Sites: ... Greg Louganis: Official Site GayToday does not endorse related sites. There are several reasons why Breaking the Surface had such a huge success. The first reason was Greg Louganis himself, a bona fide athletic hero and cult superstar. A four-time Olympic gold medallist, Louganis is undoubtedly the greatest diver who ever lived. | |
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