When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of

When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World

NEW YORK TIMESÂ BESTSELLER

From the celebrated star of the U.S. Womenâ€™s National Soccer Team, an inspiring, uplifting, and candid memoir of how she got there

â€œIf a player trains when nobody is watching, she might be able to do superhuman things when the entire world is watching. Like scoring a hat trick in the first sixteen minutes of a World Cup final, an eventual 5â€“2 victory over Japan. Or topping off that hat trick with an astonishing fifty-yard strike from midfield, the greatest goal in U.S. soccer history, a shot so audacious that it's surprising to learn that Lloyd had actually practiced it for years with [James] Galanis on an empty field in New Jersey, far from any crowds.â€ â€”Grant Wahl, Sports Illustrated

In 2015, the U.S .Womenâ€™s National Soccer Team won its first FIFA championship in sixteen years,Â culminating in an epic final game that electrified soccer fans around the world. It featured a gutsy, brilliant performance byÂ team captain and midfielder Carli Lloyd, who made history that day, scoring a hat trickâ€”three goals in one gameâ€”during the first sixteen minutes.Â
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But there was a time when Carli almost quit the sport. In 2003 she was struggling, herÂ soccer career at a crossroads. Then she found a trusted trainer, James Galanis, who saw in Carli a player with raw talent, skill, and a great dedication to the game. What Carli lacked were fitness, mental toughness, and character. Together they set to work, training day and night, fighting, grinding it out. No one worked harder than Carli. And no one believed in her more than James. Despite all the naysayers, the times she was benched, moments when her self-confidence took a nosedive, she succeeded in becoming one of the best players in the world.Â
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This candid reflection on a remarkable turnaround will take readers inside the women's national team and inside the head of an athlete who willed herself to perform at the highest levels of competition.
Country USA
Brand HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Manufacturer Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780544814622
EANs 9780544814622
ReleaseDate 2016-09-26

Country	USA
Brand	HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Manufacturer	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780544814622
EANs	9780544814622
ReleaseDate	2016-09-26

When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World

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