My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a World Champion Goalkeeper
Wayne Coffey, "My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a World Champion Goalkeeper"
English | ISBN: 1419757679 | 2022 | 288 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
English | ISBN: 1419757679 | 2022 | 288 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
A deeply moving and painfully honest memoir from the trailblazing, World Cup–winning, Olympic gold medalist, and US Women’s soccer goalie Briana Scurry
Briana Scurry was a pioneer on the US Women’s National Team. She won gold in Atlanta in 1996, the first time women’s soccer was ever played in the Olympics. She was a key part of the fabled “99ers,” making an epic save in the decisive penalty-kick shootout in the final. Scurry captured her second Olympic gold in 2004, cementing her status as one of the premier players in the world. She was the only Black player on the team, and she was also the first player to be openly gay. It was a singularly amazing ride, one that Scurry handled with her trademark generosity and class—qualities that made her one of the most popular players ever to wear a US jersey.
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