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Description of  My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a World Champion Goalkeeper

A deeply moving and painfully honest memoir from the trailblazing, World Cupwinning, Olympic gold medalist, and US Womens soccer goalie Briana Scurry Briana Scurry was a pioneer on the US Womens National Team. She won gold in Atlanta in 1996, the first time womens soccer was ever played in the Olympics. She was a key part of the fabled 99ers, making an epic save in the decisive penalty-kick shootout in the final. Scurry captured her second Olympic gold in 2004, cementing her status as one of the premier players in the world. She was the only Black player on the team, and she was also the first player to be openly gay. It was a singularly amazing ride, one that Scurry handled with her trademark generosity and classqualities that made her one of the most popular players ever to wear a US jersey. Read more