I Am Zlatan: My Story On and Off the Field

I Am Zlatan: My Story On and Off the Field
- Born to Balkan immigrants who divorced when he was a toddler, Zlatan learned self reliance from his rough and tumble neighborhood. While his father, a Bosnian Muslim, drank to forget the war back home, his mother's household was engulfed in chaos. Soccer was Zlatan's release. Mixing in street moves and trick plays, Zlatan was a wild talent who rode to practice on stolen bikes and relished showing up the rich kids, opponents and teammates alike.
- Goal by astonishing goal, the brash young outsider grew into an unlikely prodigy and, by his early twenties, an international phenomenon. Told as only the man himself could tell it, featuring stories of friendships and feuds with the biggest names in the sport, I Am Zlatan is a wrenching, uproarious, and ultimately redemptive tale for underdogs everywhere. 400 pages.
Daring, flashy, innovative, volatileâ‚¬"no matter what they call him, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of soccerâ‚¬s brightest stars. A top-scoring striker and captain of the Swedish national team, he has dominated the worldâ‚¬s most storied teams, including Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, and Paris Saint-Germain. But his life wasnâ‚¬t always so charmed.
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Born to Balkan immigrants who divorced when he was a toddler, Zlatan learned self-reliance from his rough-and-tumble neighborhood. While his father, a Bosnian Muslim, drank to forget the war back home, his motherâ‚¬s household was engulfed in chaos. Soccer was Zlatanâ‚¬s release. Mixing in street moves and trick plays, Zlatan was a wild talent who rode to practice on stolen bikes and relished showing up the rich kidsâ‚¬"opponents and teammates alike. Goal by astonishing goal, the brash young outsider grew into an unlikely prodigy and, by his early twenties, an international phenomenon.
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Told as only the man himself could tell it, featuring stories of friendships and feuds with the biggest names in the sport, I Am Zlatan is a wrenching, uproarious, and ultimately redemptive tale for underdogs everywhere.

Praise for I Am Zlatan

â‚¬Å“Terrific . . . Far more insightful than your typical jock memoir, Ibraâ‚¬s book tells his story of growing up as the son of immigrants in Sweden and pulls no punches when it comes to his opinions of some of the biggest names in the game.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Sports Illustrated

â‚¬Å“The most compelling autobiography ever to appear under a footballerâ‚¬s name.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The Guardian
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â‚¬Å“The story of Zlatanâ‚¬"from his days as an immigrant kid juggling a soccer ball so he wonâ‚¬t get bullied to his emergence as the genius player who scored the greatest goal everâ‚¬"is as compelling and fancy-footed as his game.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Aleksandar Hemon, National Book Award finalist and author of The Lazarus Project

â‚¬Å“I love this book. I love it because itâ‚¬s so much bigger than soccer.Â I Am ZlatanÂ is a story of hope and grit and what an immigrant kid who comes from nothing can accomplish with hard work and belief in himself. Itâ‚¬s also a beautiful window into our new, more open, more diverse world.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Marcus Samuelsson, bestselling author ofÂ Yes, Chef
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â‚¬Å“Probably the bestselling European immigrantâ‚¬s tale since Zadie Smithâ‚¬sÂ White TeethÂ . . . Once you get past the obligatory snigger prompted by the phrase â‚¬Ëœfootballerâ‚¬s autobiography,â‚¬ you can see that Zlatanâ‚¬s book strangely resembles an earlier immigrantâ‚¬s tale:Â Portnoyâ‚¬s Complaint.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"FinancialÂ Times

â‚¬Å“He is skillful. He is outspoken. He is Zlatan.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The New York Times
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â‚¬Å“The best sports autobiography in years.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"PolicyMic
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 22161858
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ReleaseDate 2014-06-03
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EANs 8601404317019

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	22161858
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2014-06-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	8601404317019

I Am Zlatan: My Story On and Off the Field

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