Girls of Summer : The U. S. Women's Soccer Team and How It Changed the World

by Longman, Jere

• ISBN13: 9780756762117
• ISBN10: 0756762111
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Diane Pub Co

Summary

The chief Olympics correspondent for the "New York Times" takes a compelling look at the women who won the World Cup Soccer Match in 1999. He places the victory in its athletic, cultural and historical context. Photos.

Author Biography

Jere Longman is chief Olympics correspondent and staff sportswriter for the New York Times

Table of Contents

The List	p. 1
"I Will Have Two Fillings"	p. 12
Babe City	p. 27
"I'm Expecting Great Things from You"	p. 48
Savages and Blunt Instruments	p. 57
The Great Wall of China	p. 74
Green Eggs and Hamm	p. 91
The Burden of Expectations	p. 107
And the Captains Shall Lead Them	p. 129
"She Is Our Everything"	p. 148
"Coach Us Like Men, Treat Us Like Women"	p. 168
"My Team Needs Me"	p. 189
The Most Underrated Player in the World	p. 205
"Hollywood" Confidential	p. 215
The Jell-O Wobble of Exhaustion	p. 227
Fly in the Milk	p. 246
A Moment of Temporary Insanity	p. 262
"We Did It for Each Other"	p. 283
Afterword: A League of Their Own	p. 308
Sources	p. 322
Bibliography	p. 325
Acknowledgments	p. 326
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