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Fate ciò che potete. Fate ciò che dovete. Fate un passo verso gli altri. Fate di più. Siate migliori. Siate più grandi di quanto lo siete stati finora.
Megan Rapinoe è una delle calciatrici più forti di sempre. Ma le medaglie d’oro e i successi conquistati sul campo di calcio rappresentano solo una parte della sua storia, perché Megan Rapinoe è oggi una vera icona, una paladina dei diritti lgbt, delle pari opportunità, della lotta alle ingiustizie sociali. Cresciuta in un paesino conservatore nel Nord della California, ha appena quattro anni quando dà il primo calcio a un pallone. I genitori la incoraggiano a seguire l’amore per lo sport, ma la educano anche all’impegno nella comunità e al volontariato. È lì che nasce quella passione che l’ha accompagnata per tutta la vita e arriva fino al 2016, quando è la prima atleta bianca di alto profilo a inginocchiarsi per protesta durante l’esecuzione dell’inno nazionale americano, contro l’ingiustizia razziale e la brutalità della polizia. Le proteste e le critiche sono state immediate, ma subito sommerse da un’enorme ondata di supporto. Raccontandosi per la prima volta, dalle discriminazioni subite fino all’invito rifiutato alla Casa Bianca di Donald Trump, Megan Rapinoe esorta ciascuno di noi a prendere in mano la propria vita, a far sentire la propria voce e a impegnarsi per migliorare – con grandi azioni e piccoli gesti –il mondo in cui viviamo.
- ISBN: 8811819083
- Casa Editrice: Garzanti
- Pagine: 240
- Data di uscita: 13-05-2021
Recensioni
I’m not the biggest nonfiction fan, but I like to read one or two books a year about a person or subject that I am interested in. When I heard about a Rapinoe memoir, well this became a must read. I’m a huge women’s soccer fan (I know it’s annoying but I’m calling it soccer since I’m an American), t Leggi tutto
I was prepared to like this book, but not as much as I did. Because for the all the "Go Gays!" and soccer highlights I expected, what I didn't expect was for Rapinoe to tackle issues of racial injustice, poverty, incarceration, politics, activism, feminism, equity, and the power of celebrity. Perhap Leggi tutto
One Life is Megan Rapinoe’s memoir. More than a badass soccer player and champion, Megan has become known for her activism — She is informed and unapologetic. She has recognized her privilege and works to use it to help others, whether it’s fighting for LGBTQ rights, racial justice, or equal pay for Leggi tutto
I am not the audience for this book as I'm not really that impressed by or interested in sportsing, much less women's soccer, haha. But I tend to like to listen to accounts from people who are the best, and Megan Rapinoe will not hesitate to tell you she is! I probably appreciated the social justice Leggi tutto
As a women’s soccer fan I’ve been lucky enough to travel the country and the world supporting the game, watching it grow and the players getting the recognition they deserve. I’m English, so by proxy, I’ve rooted against the USWNT many times, but I’ve also always admired how as a team they genuinely Leggi tutto
I stan Megan Rapinoe and this memoir was a delight. So many of the games that Megan recapped here, (well, mid-2000s to present) I remember watching with my family and cheering the USWNT on. I love that she is using her privilege to lift up others, and teaching and inspiring people to do the same. I
4.5. May god someday bless me with the self-confidence of Megan Rapinoe, I truly envy it. Ugh she’s so good and non-apologetic and knows what she’s worth!!! Give me that energy!!!
We all know Megan Rapinoe as the star soccer player with the pink hair. She's so much more than that as this book proves. She covers her childhood and family life unflinchingly. She also talks candidly about her soccer career including her relationship with FIFA and the fight over equal pay with the Leggi tutto
i think this would have been better on audio. but for me, it was pretty surface level and most of what i already knew being a fan of women’s soccer (i played on scholarship in college) and reading the news. i wish it went deeper but i know Rapinoe is a private person. all that said, i still learned Leggi tutto
LFG
