Solo: A Memoir of Hope

Solo: A Memoir of Hope

by Ann Killion (Author), HopeSolo (Author)

Synopsis

Hope Solo thrives on competition. The post-feminist face of the modern female athlete, she's driven to win and isn't afraid to say it or show it. Determined to succeed on her own terms, she's never played it safe, even if it cost her a starting spot with the U.S. team during the 2007 World Cup. That aggressive resolve is encapsulated in her forthright, sometimes shocking, and ultimately moving memoir. At the center of her story is the sweet and sorrowful relationship Solo shared with her father, a philanderer and a con-man who was convicted of embezzlement when Solo was a child. Drifting into homelessness after prison, he finally reunited with his daughter years later, when she was in college. Reminiscent of Jeannette Walls in her acclaimed memoir The Glass Castle , Solo does not judge her unconventional parent. Like her teammate Megan Rapinoe bending a masterful corner kick, Solo twists the familiar arc of the father-as-mentor theme to reveal how her dad not only taught her the game, but also instilled in her the athlete's mentality that defines who she is and how she plays. A woman who has repeatedly triumphed over adversity - from suddenly losing her biggest champion, her father, to her battles with the U.S. national team, to her recovery from painful shoulder surgery - Solo's story holds lessons and insight not only for her thousands of young fans, but for us all.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 20 Sep 2012

ISBN 10: 0062136747
ISBN 13: 9780062136749

Author Bio
One of the most charismatic athletes in America, Hope Solo is widely regarded as the best women's goalkeeper in the world, An Olympic gold medalist, she has been a member of the U.S. national team since 2000, and has appeared on the covers of Sports Illustrated (twice) and ESPN: The Magazine. At the 2011 World Cup, FIFA awarded her the Adidas Golden Glove as the tournament's top goalkeeper. A prominent spokesperson for Gatorade and Nike, she starred on the hit reality show Dancing with the Stars. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Ann Killion is a columnist with Sports Illustrated, and a regular commentator on Comcast TV. She has covered the past nine Olympics, the last three women's World Cups, countless Super Bowls and World Series, was a sports columnist at the San Jose Mercury News for twenty years, and cowrote Throw Like a Girl with softball superstar Jennie Finch. She lives in MIll Valley, California.