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A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them
Harper
January 2015
On Sale: December 20, 2014
320 pages
ISBN: 0062387375
EAN: 9780062387370
Kindle: B00N0WUPEQ
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Non-Fiction Biography | Non-Fiction Memoir | Non-Fiction Inspirational
"I believe that we will win." In the summer of 2014, Tim Howard became an overnight
sensation after more than ten years as one of America's
leading professional soccer players. His record-breaking 15
saves for the United States national team against Belgium
in the World Cup electrified a nation that had only
recently woken up to the Beautiful Game after decades of
hibernation. An estimated TV audience of 21 million viewers in the U.S.—
larger than those of the NBA and NHL finals—watched
Howard's heroic performance against the heavily favored
Belgians in which he repelled shots with his hands, feet,
legs, knees, and even his signature long beard. Suddenly an athlete who had toiled in relative anonymity
for much of his career became the star of his own Internet
meme ("Things Tim Howard Could Save": from Janet Jackson's
"wardrobe malfunction" to the Titanic), and fielded
personal calls from the likes of President Barack Obama
("You guys did us proud. . . . I don't know how you are
going to survive the mobs when you come back home, man.
You'll have to shave your beard so they don't know who you
are"). In this inspiring and candid memoir, the beloved U.S. and
Everton goalkeeper finally allows himself to do something
that he would never do on the field: he drops his guard.
Howard opens up for the first time about how a hyperactive
kid from New Jersey with Tourette Syndrome defied the odds
to become one of the greatest American keepers in history.
He recalls his childhood, being raised by a single mother
who instilled in him a love of all sports—he was also a
standout high school basketball player—and a devout faith
that helped him cope with a disorder that manifested itself
with speech and facial tics, compulsive behavior, and
extreme sensitivity to light, noise, and touch. The Keeper is also a chronicle of the personal sacrifices
he's made for his career, including the ultimate
dissolution of Howard's marriage—a casualty of what he
calls his "addiction to winning"—and its most painful
consequence: his separation from his two children. A treat for soccer fans, The Keeper will even captivate
readers who are unfamiliar with the sport but want to know
what makes a world-class athlete different from the rest of
us—and where that difference gives way to common ground.
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