Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life
by Aaron Heifetz, Mia Hamm
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Author: Aaron Heifetz, Mia HammEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-07-25
ISBN: 0060931590
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: It Books
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Book Review: How to be successful in anything, not just soccer.
Summary: 5 Stars
Ms. Hamm has written a lucid, easy reading book that tells what it takes to become the best you can be at soccer. Not only will the attitudes, and work ethic described in this book benefit prospective soccer players, her attitudes and outlook should help anyone to be their best in whatever they want to do. I would have liked more insight into the personalities of the National Soccer Team players but the ones that are included are great. Her dedication and team spirit certainly explain why Ms. Hamm is the Queen Of Champions. This book is not just for little girls or women. The same ideas should work for the opposite sex just as well. The B.L. (bottom line) is this book is good reading. She did a good job of storytelling. My respect for this superstar went up even higher after reading the book.
Summary of Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life
For the more than seven million girls?from knobby-kneed tykes to high school and college stars?who are tearing across the country chasing a soccer ball and dreams of glory, there is one name that eclipses all others, male or female: Mia Hamm. With her cheetahlike acceleration and lightning-bolt shot, Hamm broke nearly every record in her sport, while galvanizing a whole generation of fans and players.
Go for the Goal is not only the inspiring story of how a tiny suburban sprite became a global terror with a ball (and the world) at her feet?it's also a step-by-step or dribble-by-dribble guide for any kid with the all-American dream of making the team and becoming a champion.
Filled with personal anecdotes and fully illustrated with both action and instructional photographs, Go for the Goal shows readers exactly how to master the silky skills and techniques that made Hamm and her teammates the finest women's soccer team in the world.
Mia Hamm, star of the U.S. National Soccer Team, Olympic Gold Medalist, World Cup champion, and five-time National Player of the Year, has a simple take on her talents that also explains her success: "Many people say I'm the best women's soccer player in the world. I don't think so. And because of that, someday I just might be." That's what's so appealing about Hamm as a role model, and it's the inspirational message at the heart of her autobiography. But Goal is only in part about herself--"There is no me in Mia," she suggests. Sure, she tells the story of the Army brat who rose to international stardom, but her book is really a pep talk and soccer instructional aimed at the hearts of the countless young women hoping to fill her enormous cleats. Mixing anecdote and opinion--she insists Kristine Lilly is the best player in the world, period--with lots of solid coaching and practical advice, Hamm breaks the game down into its essential skill components (trapping, passing, dribbling, shooting, heading, goaltending) and then addresses both the mental and physical aspects of the game in prose that talks up--not down--to her target readers. Photos (some to teach, some clearly to wow), diagrams (x's and o's of drills and plays), and tips from her teammates (Michelle Akers says, "There is a difference between a finisher and shooter.... The players who score tons of goals are the ones who can not only shoot but finish with deadly accuracy") help her cover the field, and Hamm scores additional points with the same contagious spirit she demonstrates every time she puts on her uniform. --Jeff Silverman
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