All Heart: My Dedication and Determination to Become One of Soccer's Best

by Carli Lloyd, Wayne Coffey

Overview

In the summer of 2015, the U.S. women’s national soccer team won the World Cup behind an epic performance by Carli Lloyd. Carli, a midfielder, scored three goals in the first sixteen minutes—the greatest goal-scoring effort in the history of World Cup finals.  

But there was a time when Carli almost quit soccer. She struggled with doubts and low confidence. In All Heart, adapted from When Nobody Was Watching specifically for younger readers, Carli tells the full inspiring story of her journey to the top of the soccer world—an honest, action-packed account that takes readers inside the mind of a hardworking athlete.

Includes two full-color photo inserts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780544978690
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	12/06/2016
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 7.60(h) x 1.30(d)
Lexile:	940L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

About the Author

CARLI LLOYD is captain of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team and has been named the FIFA World Player of the Year for two years in a row (2015 and 2016). The midfielder led the U.S. team to World Cup victory in 2015 and also scored the gold-medal winning goals in both the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. She has played in three FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments, helping the U.S. win bronze, silver and then gold. In 2015 she was also awarded the FIFA Golden Ball and the Silver Boot. The New Jersey native currently plays for Manchester City Women FC in England. Follow Carli at carlilloyd.com or on Twitter @CarliLloyd.
 

WAYNE COFFEY is an award-winning sports journalist and the author of more than thirty books, including such New York Times bestsellers as The Closer with Mariano Rivera; Wherever I Wind Up with R. A. Dickey; and Above the Line with Urban Meyer.
 

Table of Contents

Prologue Starting Now ix

1 Beginnings 1

2 Strikers Forever 10

3 Smackdown 19

4 National Attention 41

5 One Cap at a Time 55

6 Coach's Crosshairs 65

7 World of Trouble 82

8 Olympian and Outcast 107

9 Fine China 120

10 Letting Go of Gold 134

11 Empty Cup 147

12 Wonder in Wembley 159

13 Coaching Carousel 185

14 Coaching Carousel Part II 198

15 Character Builders 209

16 Disappearing Act 226

17 Addition by Subtraction 240

18 World-Beater 251

19 Pure Gold 264

Epilogue 273

Acknowledgments 275

Index 281

Author's Note 289

Editorial Reviews

01/01/2017
Gr 5–8—This young readers edition of Lloyd's adult title, When Nobody Was Watching, details her life as a professional soccer player. Beginning with her childhood experiences on community club teams, Lloyd provides a comprehensive chronicle of her athletic perseverance: using rejection to work harder, coping with disappointment, overcoming obstacles, and relishing the hard-earned professional and personal achievements that come with such dedication. This commitment is evident from Lloyd's time in college through later years when she pursued Olympic and World Cup glory. With simple sentence structure and a straightforward narrative, this book is appropriately designed for its audience. It predominantly focuses on a play-by-play of the many tryouts, teams, practices, and games of Lloyd's career, with brief glimpses of the politics behind the game and rare details of her personal life. The prose is replete with soccer terms and jargon, which may make the narrative more difficult for readers less familiar with the sport. Still, the central themes of hard work, diligence, ambition, and tenacity make Lloyd's story an inspiration for all readers, especially tweens looking for strong role models. VERDICT Purchase where avid soccer fans seek motivational accounts of favorite players.—Paige Rowse, Needham High School, MA

School Library Journal

2016-12-11
Writing with sports journalist Coffey, Lloyd presents a play-by-play recap of her progress from elementary school soccer novice to World Cup player and winner of 2015's FIFA Golden Ball and Silver Boot.In this young readers' adaptation of her memoir for adults, When Nobody Was Watching (2016), Lloyd seems to remember with total recall every game she's ever played, recapping them in a direct, detailed, blow-by-blow manner that is sure to confuse anyone who isn't as into soccer as she is. Of course, her audience is likely to be a self-selected one. But soccer detail isn't the only reason to read this book. All too often, it is easy to look at heroes of many stripes and think that success came to them easily. Lloyd makes it clear that her path was never easy, never without commitment, never without sacrifice, and, most of all, never without discipline and a lot of hard work. Her path covered a lot of ups and downs, and there were key people along the way who made her success the eventual inevitable goal…along with those who deserted and disappointed her. Narrating in the first person, Lloyd is frank about such difficulties as her estrangement from her family, telling readers, "I don't hear from any of them after the [2012] Olympics, though they do send me a card. I can't believe it has been four years since we've had any relationship to speak of." True to real life, her story does not unfold neatly, with a clear narrative arc, but her character comes through loud and clear.Not for lovers of soccer only: readers after inspiration to keep playing, regardless of the odds, will find plenty here. (photos, index) (Memoir. 10-14)

Kirkus Reviews

"While soccer fans will especially enjoy the detailed descriptions of key matches from her career, there’s much to glean about teamwork and determination for any teen. An inspiring story of perseverance." —Booklist "Not for lovers of soccer only: readers after inspiration to keep playing, regardless of the odds, will find plenty here." —Kirkus "...the central themes of hard work, diligence, ambition, and tenacity make Lloyd’s story an inspiration for all readers, especially tweens looking for strong role models." —School Library Journal —

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