Beckham : both feet on the ground / David Beckham, with Tom Watt.
Beckham : both feet on the ground / David Beckham, with Tom Watt.
By
:
Beckham, David, 1975-
Publication Date
:
2003
Publication Information
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New York : HarperCollins,
Edition
:
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Description
:
386 p. : ill.
Subject Term
:
Soccer players -- England -- Biography.
Additional Contributors
:
Watt, Tom.
Summary
:
In Beckham he talks candidly about the pressures of celebrity -- his wife and sons were the targets of a 2002 kidnapping plot; how he balances his roles as a devoted husband and besotted father with his globetrotting existence as an international soccer player; the behind-the-scenes stories of his most memorable career moments, such as the penalty kick against archrival Argentina in the World Cup that redeemed him to a nation who blamed him for their failure in the previous World Cup; the controversy surrounding his move to Real Madrid and the falling out with the man who shaped his career, Manchester United's famously combative manager Sir Alex Ferguson; and, finally, his love of America -- his first son was conceived in and named Brooklyn -- where, like the great PelÔe, David can imagine playing out his final seasons.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780060570934
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) Harmsworth | Adult Bio | Adult Biography | B B38W | Checked In |
Trepassey (ATY) | Adult Bio | Adult Biography | B B38W | Please Request |