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My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a Hall-of-Fame Goalkeeper
ISBN: 9781419757679
(HB - EN)
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A deeply moving and painfully honest memoir from the trailblazing, World Cupûwinning, Olympic gold medalist, and US WomenÆs soccer goalie Briana ScurryBriana Scurry was a pioneer on the US WomenÆs National Team. She won gold in Atlanta in 1996, the first time womenÆs soccer was ever played in the Olympics. She was a key part of the fabled ô99ers,ö 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 classùqualities that made her one of the most popular players ever to wear a US jersey.But ScurryÆs storybook career ended in 2010 when a knee to the head left her with severe head trauma. She was labeled ôtemporarily totally disabled,ö and the reality was even worse. She spiraled into depression, de
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