Beth Mead was the star of the England Women's Euros 2022 win with six goals and the award for best player of the tournament. This book "ROAR: A guide to dreaming big and playing the sport you love" tells Beth's story, right "from the little girl growing up in North Yorkshire to the professional footballer playing for Arsenal and England. Why? Because [she] wants to inspire YOU to find YOUR sporting passion and follow YOUR dreams, just like [she] did".
The book has a clever structure. It isn't just Beth Mead's story. It is Beth's story interwoven with how you can do your best in sport, what tips you could follow, and how Beth applied them across her career to date. For example there are tips on how to perform at your best, how to deal with disappointment - "missing out on the Olympics was a massive setback for me" - and tips around self-believe.
The structure of the book is further enhanced by regular features such as "Beths pre-chapter warm-ups", get ready to roar activities and "Hero" sections where Beth talks about her heroes, e.g. Kelly Holmes, Kelly Smith and mum and dad, these often tying in with the story. There's even a half-time in the book making it like a football match. The black and white illustrations along the way are great too, and recognisable to who they depict, such as young Beth or Chloe Kelly.
It all leads up to the Euros with the book going through England's matches match-by-match until... "as we lifted the Euro trophy at Wembley in front of eighty-seven thousand fans it was without doubt the greatest achievement of my career".
Great book for young girls in particular. Now roar like a lioness.
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