His life beyond soccer included him in helping kids with Tourette syndrome. I liked this book because what the author wrote came from his own personal experiences. He accomplished a lot facing many challenges.
The life of Tim Howard is very interesting. Seasons into the MetroStars Tim was offered to play at Manchester United. The coach saw potential in Tim, and after weeks of training nonstop, Tim was offered to play with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. The coach offered his mother to train Tim with no charge. When Tim was a teenager he took a training with a coach from England with the little extra money his mother could get. Tim did not grow up with a lot of money, so going to school and paying for soccer was difficult for his family. He did not know for a long time why he had these behaviors. He also has the need to twitch and clear his throat. Playing soccer was his way to get distracted by that thing. When something was out of order, he would be very nervous until it was in the right order. When Tim was a child it was discovered that he had Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tourette Syndrome. Tim Howard was born in North Brunswick, New Jersey. This book is about the life of Tim Howard. The Keeper: The Unguarded Story of Tim Howard is a memoir of Tim Howard, the keeper of the United States Men’s Soccer Team. The book includes a glossary and a full-color insert. In the course of 120 minutes, Tim 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 the game 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, Tim became an overnight star during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Tim shares his remarkable journey in an accessible way that will speak to soccer fans, kids struggling with issues that make them feel "different," and any young person looking for a compelling autobiography to read for a report or just for fun.
In this heartwarming and candid account, Tim Howard opens up about how a hyperactive kid from New Jersey with Tourette Syndrome defied the odds to become one of the world's premier goalkeepers. national soccer team goalkeeper Tim Howard, adapted for young readers and now in paperback.
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