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You Are a Champion
- Narrator
- Kenton Thomas
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 27 May 2021
- Run Time
- 3 hours
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Association football (Soccer)
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What to expect
I want to show you how you can be a champion in almost anything you put your mind to.
Marcus Rashford MBE is famous worldwide for his skills both on and off the pitch – but before he was a Manchester United and England footballer, and long before he started his inspiring campaign to end child food poverty, he was just an ordinary kid from Wythenshawe, South Manchester. Now the nation's favourite footballer wants to show YOU how to achieve your dreams, in this positive and inspiring guide for life.
Written with journalist Carl Anka, You Are a Champion is packed full of stories from Marcus’s own life, plus brilliant advice and top-tips from performance psychologist Katie Warriner. It will show you how to be the very BEST that you can be.
It shows kids how to:
- Be comfortable with who you are – you can't be a champion until you're happy being you!
- Dream big
- Practise like a champion
- Get out of your comfort zone and learn from your mistakes
- Navigate adversity in a positive way
- Find your team
- Use your voice and stand up for others
- Never stop learning
With an afterword by Tim S. Grover, trainer and mentor to Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan.
Critics Review
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Marcus has spoken for, and inspired, millions of children who are from similar backgrounds to him, helping them to see that your current situation does not have to determine where you are going. That is so so powerful.
Siya Kolisi, South African rugby captain and world cup winner
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It makes perfect sense that he [Marcus] should have written a motivational self-help book for kids (with Carl Anka). Conversational enough for the reluctant reader, but actually packed full of top-flight sports psychology and no little depth.
Guardian
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It’s down to earth, practical, and written with his trademark warmth and empathy. As he says: “When you believe in yourself, incredible things can happen.” Every young person should read this book.
Daily Express
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[Marcus] shares life lessons and practical advice he wishes he had read as a boy, encouraging reading, hard work, team-building, confidence and humility. Enlivened with anecdotes, diagrams and silhouettes, this is clear, sensible and inspiring for any age.
The Times, Best Children's Books for Summer 2021
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Written with journalist Carl Anka, this is an empowering read touching on the themes of building confidence, setting goals and finding your passion. Rashford starts the book by saying it’s one he wished he had growing up, and many adults reading alongside their children will agree with this sentiment.
Independent
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a thoroughly enjoyable read for both children and adults alike.
Irish Examiner
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An invaluable read for older readers as well as young football fans, this is a wry, moving, and memorable book for finding your way in the world.
BookTrust
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There’s serious stuff here, but delivered in such an accessible manner that all children will relate to it.
Daily Mail
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Details
- Author
- Marcus Rashford with Carl Anka
- Narrator
- Kenton Thomas
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Release Date
- 27 May 2021
- ISBN
- 9781529073294
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Association football (Soccer)
Synopsis
I want to show you how you can be a champion in almost anything you put your mind to. Marcus Rashford MBE is famous worldwide for his skills both on and off the pitch – but before he was a Manchester United and England footballer, and long before he started his inspiring campaign to end child food poverty, he was just an ordinary kid from Wythenshawe, South Manchester. Now the nation's favourite footballer wants to show YOU how to achieve your dreams, in this positive and inspiring guide for life.Written with journalist Carl Anka, You Are a Champion is packed full of stories from Marcus’s own life, plus brilliant advice and top-tips from performance psychologist Katie Warriner. It will show you how to be the very BEST that you can be.It shows kids how to:- Be comfortable with who you are – you can't be a champion until you're happy being you!- Dream big- Practise like a champion- Get out of your comfort zone and learn from your mistakes- Navigate adversity in a positive way- Find your team- Use your voice and stand up for others- Never stop learningWith an afterword by Tim S. Grover, trainer and mentor to Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan.
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