Go for the Goal: A Champion's Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life

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Summary: The title is misleading - not as good as I had expected
Review: As a soccer coach of girls/young women, and a State referee I was disappointed in this book. I have followed women's soccer for some time now, and it goes without question that Mia Hamm is one of the worlds top players. However, if you are looking for an autobiography of Mia, this is not the book. Further, the techniques mentioned are good, but most of them are for beginning players. I, personally, did not find this book to be " a champion's guide to winning in soccer and life." I enjoyed the book, but I guess that I was expecting more, or something different. The book has more " ups " than " downs " but overall I was disappointed. Mia tends to be a private person, which is understandable. I'd like her to write a more personal autobiography someday because I believe that she has a story to tell, which would be more engaging than this book.

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Summary: Mia Hamm-SoccerPlayer/Writer
Review: Mia Hamm's book, "Goal For The Goal," is the best book I have read. It helps all soccer players improve their game, by showing training drills and it has great advice that motivates players. Mia Hamm and the rest of the Women's National team are my role models. Mia Hamm, to me wrote this book perfectly, and anyone who wants to play soccer or plays soccer already should read this book. It will inspire you to do so much more than you already can do.

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Summary: How to be successful in anything, not just soccer.
Review: Ms. Hamm has written a lucid, easy reading book that tells what it takes to become the best you can be at soccer. Not only will the attitudes, and work ethic described in this book benefit prospective soccer players, her attitudes and outlook should help anyone to be their best in whatever they want to do. I would have liked more insight into the personalities of the National Soccer Team players but the ones that are included are great. Her dedication and team spirit certainly explain why Ms. Hamm is the Queen Of Champions. This book is not just for little girls or women. The same ideas should work for the opposite sex just as well. The B.L. (bottom line) is this book is good reading. She did a good job of storytelling. My respect for this superstar went up even higher after reading the book.

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Summary: Not that good
Review: Personally, I found this really boring. I'm not really sure what I just read. I was kind of hoping that there'd be some personal insight because Mia Hamm is a facsinating person. When I finished I really wasn't inspired, or informed, or anything. I was just bored. There are better books out there, this one isn't really worth your time.

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Summary: Numba 1 Baller in the world!!!
Review: This book is about Mia Hamm and her accomplishments throughout her life. The main character is Mia Hamm and at the end it talks about her U.S.A. team and players. Mia Hamm did have many adventures before becoming what she is today. Like working hard and not letting anything break her concentration. Mia also went through many obstacles in her life to become what she wanted to be, A Professional Soccer Player. Obstacles contain trying to show her ability and skill by playing against players older than her, getting into the University of North Carolina, and getting accepted by the U.S.A. coach. My favorite character is Mia, because to me she is the best soccer player, a good role model for kids, and the number one goal scorer! I can relate Mia Hamm. She started playing soccer when she was very little and she kept forcing herslef to become the best. I am doing the same thing, because I started playing when I was vety little, and I want to become the best. I look up to Mia. I also feel some of the things that Mia did. I felt that I couldn't do cetain things and that I was scared of playing against older girls than me.

I really love this book a lot. The whole book was my favorite. In other words every single part of this book I loved!

I would highly recommend this book, because it is very interesting, and it incourages soccer players to never give up on their dream. A type of person that would realy like this book would be of course A SOCCER PLAYER!!!

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Summary: The Most Inspiring book for teenage girls
Review: This book was the most inspiring book I have ever read. It gives you a mind set for when your on the field your ON the field. And when you're ready to get on there you've got to have your game face on. Me, being an ODP player and my soccer team won the state cup last year and our team was less than a year old, then went to regionals and were undefeated, this book taught me a lot on how to be a better teammate. It taught me to get on that field and practice sprints even with my speed that i've been gifted with because people will catch up, you must take risks to be and winner.

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Summary: Go For the Gloat
Review: This book was very disappointing. It is defintely not any type of guide for winning in soccer or life. I really felt this was really more about Mia gloating about how good she is rather than how she got there or sharing any insight into what it takes to win. It is not hard to win in soccer if you are surrounded by all those good players and she didnt really share any personal insight other than she was a military brat.

I cant say I would be inspired by this book either... this is not an autobiography, its not a guide to how to play good soccer, its more about how many times she can take credit for a goal or assist....

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Summary: Mia Hamm
Review: This is an incredibly inspiring book for fans of the USWNT and women's soccer to read. If ya love Mia, or any of the team, this is the book for you. I play soccer at a pretty high level, and even though the technical tips aren't high, the mentality and psychological aspects mentioned by Hamm always help, and they really inspired and re-motivated me, mostly, b/c they were coming from Mia Hamm. But don't expect this to be a training book, b/c it's not meant to be. It's a book for Mia fans, USWNT fans, and soccer players with dreams. And yes, if you let it, this book can help guide you to winning in soccer and in life. I mean, you're following Mia, so it's not like you're gonna go wrong!

kc

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Summary: Numba 1 Baller in the world!!!
Review: This is an inspiring book, writen by one of the most famous women athletes of today. Mia Hamm wrote this book intending to help out young soccer players and give them great advice. She also including some of her teammates from the U.S. National Soccer Team, including Kristine Lilly, Michelle Akers and Tisha Venturini. This book gives you tips on drills to do during practice and also some tips on how to play with heart and dedication. This is a very easy to read book. She wrote it knowing that younger children would read it. In the back of the book there is a glossary of terminology used throughout the book the reader may not know. Myself growing up I've played soccer since I can remember. This book has helped me a lot throughout the process of organizing an all-girls' soccer team at my school. I would greatly encourage any girl (or boy) who just started playing soccer or who is a veteran of the game to pick up a copy of this book and read it!