The keeper
Subtitle: a life of saving goals and achieving them
By: Tim Howard with Ali Benjamin
Contributors: Benjamin, Ali, author
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780062387394; 9780062387370
Subjects: Soccer players; Biography; Sports
Description: "In this inspiring, down-to-earth memoir the revered goalkeeper and American icon idolized by millions worldwide for his dependability, daring, and humility recounts his rise to stardom at the 2014 World Cup, the psychological and professional challenges he has faced, and the enduring faith that has sustained him. In The Keeper, the man who electrified the world with his amazing performance in Brazil does something he would never do on a soccer field: he drops his guard. As fiercely protective about his privacy as he is guarding the goal on the field, Howard opens up for the first time about how a hyperactive kid from New Jersey with Tourette's syndrome defied the odds to become one of the world's premier goalkeepers. The Keeper recalls his childhood, being raised by a single mother who instilled in him a love of sports and a devout Christian faith that helped him cope when he was diagnosed with Tourette's in the fifth grade. He looks back over his fifteen-year professional career--from becoming the youngest player to win MLS Goalkeeper of the Year to his storied move to the English Premier League with Manchester United and his current team, Liverpool's Everton, to becoming an overnight star after his record-making performance with the United States Men's National Team. He also talks about the things closest to his heart--the importance of family and the Christian beliefs that guide him. Told in his thoughtful and articulate voice, The Keeper is an illuminating look at a remarkable man who is an inspirational role model for all of us."--
Table of contents: title: Pregame. In New Jersey, anything is possible ; Goals that mattered ; My own private soccer academy ; "It will take a nation of millions to hold me back" ; Like nowhere else ; Growing up ; "We've got our eyes on you" ; "To whom much is given"; title: Warning shots. "You're not in America anymore, son" ; The longest season ; Benched ; #24 ; Like coming home; title: Nothing gets through. Gold cup ; Slaying dragons ; "Look at me now, Poppa" ; "Can we get beyond this?"; title: Still alive. Divorce ; Moving forward ; Changing the scoreboard ; Broken ; New faces ; World cup training ; Team USA ; Making history ; Game of my life.