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My greatest save : the brave, barrier-breaking journey of a world-champion goalkeeper Cover Image Book Book

My greatest save : the brave, barrier-breaking journey of a world-champion goalkeeper / Briana Scurry with Wayne Coffey.

Scurry, Briana, 1971- (author.). Brockes, Emma, (author.).

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Briana Scurry was a pioneer on the U.S. Womens National Soccer Team, having won a World Cup and an Olympic gold medal. She was the only Black player on the team and the first player to be openly gay. But Scurrys storybook career ended in 2010 when a knee to the head left her with severe head trauma. She was labeled temporarily totally disabled, but the reality was even worse. 'My Greatest Save' is a story of triumph, tragedy, and redemption from a woman who has broken through barriers her entire life.

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  • ISBN: 9781419757679 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Abrams Press, [2022]

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Genre: Biographies.
Autobiographies.

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Briana Scurry is one of the greatest players of the US Women's National Soccer team. Her epic contributions to her sport and her country are recognized in a permanent exhibit in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Wayne Coffey is the author or coauthor of more than 30 books, including bestsellers The Closer (with Mariano Rivera) and When Nobody Was Watching (with Carli Lloyd).

Briana Scurry is one of the greatest players of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team. Her epic contributions to her sport and her country are recognized in a permanent exhibit in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
 
Wayne Coffey is the author or coauthor of more than 30 books, including bestsellers The Closer (with Mariano Rivera) and When Nobody Was Watching (with Carli Lloyd).

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