Book : Pride Of A Nation A Celebration Of The U.s. Womens...

-Titulo Original : Pride Of A Nation A Celebration Of The U.s. Womens National Soccer Team (an Official U.s. Soccer Book)

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Ten Speed Press

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The first official history of the U.S. Womens National Soccer Team, celebrating nearly four decades of the teams athletic excellence and cultural impact and featuring 250 full-color photographs Telling the U.S. Womens National Soccer Teams story in eye-popping photos and expert prose, Pride of a Nation is a lavish tribute to one of the most beloved teams in sports, revisiting their historic four World Cup titles and four Olympic gold medals, as well as unforgettable players across the generations, such as Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, Abby Wambach, Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, Briana Scurry, Hope Solo, Alex Morgan, Sophia Smith, Rose Lavelle, Catarina Macario, Mallory Pugh, and more. Drawing from full access to U.S. Soccers photo and print archives, this beautifully illustrated tribute includes: A foreword by Julie Foudy, two-time World Cup and Olympic Champion One-of-a-kind action shots and behind-the scenes photos Original essays by award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker Gwendolyn Oxenham exploring the evolution of the women’s game and its world-changing impact on the culture at large Exclusive player polls ranking the best teams of each decade and the All-Time Best XI Excerpts of the best previously published writing and prize-winning reporting about the epic games and greatest players over the past forty years Stats, records, illuminating trivia, and more Honoring the fierce athleticism and unshakeable spirit of the charismatic pioneers who planted the U.S. women’s soccer flag in 1985, and those who have made the rest of the world salute it ever since, this incisive and entertaining book will be a keepsake for soccer lovers everywhere. About the Author Gwendolyn Oxenham, a former standout player at Duke, is the author of Under the Lights and in the Dark and Finding the Game and has written extensively about the USWNT for The Atlantic, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN. Julie Foudy, co-captain of the 1999 World Cup championship team, is a commentator for ESPN. She is also the host of the podcast Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy. David Hirshey, a former editor at Esquire and The New Yorker, has been writing about soccer for forty years, and has covered three Women’s World Cups for Deadspin, ESPN, and the Los Angeles Times. Rob Fleder was executive editor of Sports Illustrated and the editor of SI Books during his twenty years at Time Inc. Roger Director is an Emmy-nominated screenwriter, TV producer, prize-winning journalist, and the author of I Dream in Blue. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The Pioneers At the opening ceremony of the 1985 National Sports Festival in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, diver Greg Louganis carries the torch as fireworks explode in the sweltering night sky. The 55,000 fans filling LSU’s Tiger Stadium are there to watch the top amateur athletes in the U.S. compete against one another-and among them are seventy of the country’s best women soccer players. There’s a feeling in the air: Something is brewing. At the festival’s end, officials announce that a national team is forming. They call out seventeen names. Every player sitting in the grass hopes to hear her name. There is no women’s soccer in the Olympics yet. There is no women’s World Cup. But that stops no one from dreaming. These pioneers-most of whom you’ve never heard of-start everything, playing in an era when you still had to hand back your USA gear after each trip. Their stories hinge on grit: They follow this game anywhere. Take Emily Pickering, a self-described “poor kid” from Long Island. She would lose her brother to a drunk driver when she was six; in high school, her best friend died in a car accident while sitting next to her. The game was what Pickering had. Her high school coach drove her nine hours to Chapel Hill because UNC was one of the few schools with scholarships. That audition changed her life. “She was a frigging ass kicker,” says UNC coach Anson Dorrance. “She