Mia also is author of “Go for the Goal: A Champion’s Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life.” And that’s not all. soccer player of the year, she inspires young people to strive for their dreams. National Soccer Team, Olympic Gold medalist, World Cup champion and five-time U.S. There also are two pages of photos of Mia playing soccer at different times in her life.

Mia Hamm has a special message for the reader at the book’s end. So, what happens when Mia gets a chance to play again? Lovdy says that she has to learn how to lose before she can play, so Mia is left to stand by and watch. When she comes out to play soccer, they inform her that quitters can’t play. The next day, Mia’s brother and sisters turn the tables on Mia. But, Mia stomps back to the house anyway. So, Mia’s brothers and sisters try to convince Mia to keep playing. Mia has a habit of quitting when she’s losing. It’s not the only time that she’s done it, either. Sister Caroline says she will be letting the team down. The trouble is that if Mia quits, there will only be two people left on their team. He says she’ll have luck next time, but Mia wants luck right now. Older brother Garrett tries to cheer her up.

Mia folds her arms tight against her body. There’s no goal, and her teammates don’t cheer. Then, when Mia kicks the ball, it goes to the left or right of the net. (Sept.However, just like everybody else, sometimes Mia has an off-day. A brief author's note, scrapbook-style spread and frame-ready autographed photo bring this attractive package to a close. ) loose-edged pencil-and-watercolor compositions, in both vignettes and full-page scenes, capture the zippy energy of the kids on the field. Message, sure to reach a wide audience of young soccer fans, is important, even if the delivery is a bit on the trite side. Fortunately, the heroine has an epiphany ('She didn't hate losing as much as she loved soccer') and before long Mia's back, sporting her shin guards. 'If you can't learn to lose, you can't play,' warns Mia's older sister Lovdy. But when things don't go her way-and the ball doesn't go into the net-Mia announces 'I quit!' Her poor attitude gets her left out of the action, as nobody likes to play with a whiner and a quitter. Young Mia loves the cheers she receives when she routinely scores soccer goals in the local games with her siblings and friends.

That's the name of the game in this slight picture book about soccer phenomenon Hamm's early lessons in being a good sport. Even superstar athletes don't come out on top every

Winners never quit by mia hamm