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My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a World Champion Goalkeeper

My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a World Champion Goalkeeper

Scurry, Briana
Coffey, Wayne
Roberts, Robin

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ISBN10: 1419757679
ISBN13: 9781419757679
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: Jun 21 2022
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
A deeply moving and painfully honest memoir from the trailblazing, World Cup-winning, Olympic gold medalist, and U.S. Women's soccer goalie Briana Scurry with New York Times bestselling author Wayne Coffey

Powerful and uplifting (Robin Roberts) * A triumphant sports memoir (Booklist) * A moving story of resilience and triumph (Abby Wambach)

A memoir of startling candor, My Greatest Save is a story of triumph, tragedy, and redemption from a woman who has broken through barriers her entire life.

Briana Scurry was a pioneer on the U.S. 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 U.S. jersey.

But Scurry's storybook career ended in 2010 when a knee to the head left her with severe head trauma. She was labeled temporarily totally disabled, and the reality was even worse. She spiraled into depression, debt, and endured such pain that she closed out her closest friends and soccer soulmates. She pawned her gold medals. She walked to the edge of a waterfall and contemplated suicide.

It seemed like the only way out until Scurry made her greatest save of all.

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