In the course of 120 minutes, Howard went from a player known mainly by soccer fans to an American icon, loved by millions for his dependability, daring, and humility. His heroic performance in goal for the United States against Belgium, in which he saved an astonishing fifteen shots-the most for any goalkeeper in a World Cup game-made him a household name as well as a trending internet meme. After a successful seventeen-year professional soccer career, Howard became an overnight star during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Howard managed to keep his condition in check well enough to be drafted by Major League Soccer right out of high school. Howard opens up for the first time about how a hyperactive kid from New Jersey with Tourette Syndrome defied the odds to become one of the world's premier goalkeepers. "In this heartwarming and candid memoir, US national soccer team goalkeeper Tim Howard does something he would never do on a soccer field: he drops his guard. 271 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 22 cm
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