To chase a dream
Subtitle: a soccer championship, an unlikely hero and a journey that redefined winning
By: Paul "Whitey" Kapsalis & Ted Gregory
Contributors: Gregory, Ted, author
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Auckland, New Zealand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781782557234; 9781782553878; 9781782550198
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Soccer players; Biography; Indiana University
Description: Winners of 8 national championships, the Indiana University Hoosiers are to men's college soccer what University of North Carolina is to college basketball or University of Notre Dame is to college football. To chase a dream is the true story of one kid's near-impossible desire to play soccer at that national powerhouse, a kid who was told time after time that he simply wasn't good enough and never would be. What all the doubters failed to consider was that inside the body of under-sized, humble Paul Kapsalis was the heart of a lion. This is his journey, an inspirational story that affirms that perseverance, optimism, hard work, kindness and a willingness to learn can lead to remarkable achievements and transform a kid who just wanted to play soccer into a leader of men. It took him 5 years, fighting through rejection and a career-threatening injury, but Paul got where he never expected to go. Here is a chance to see how he did it.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1: The New Family Pastime; Chapter 2: Going South Instead of North; Chapter 3: Humility; Chapter 4: The Lonely Drive From Columbus; Chapter 5: Re-Learning to Walk; Chapter 6: The Ruins of Redemption; Chapter 7: Captain Whitey; Chapter 8: The Unexpected Beauty of Dreams; Epilogue: Dream It Forward; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Credits.