A female appears on p.67, in a cartoon related to learning. But this book has its heart in the right place and does contain some very useful advice and sets it out in a lively manner.īut who is the "YOU" in "YOU ARE A CHAMPION?" Young adult readers are quick to latch on to gender and this book is terribly male in its language and approach to life. There are moments where the book does not hold together or the links are too forced: oh, Marcus just happens to idolise Muhammad Ali, so here is a chance to make some points about being knocked down in life and getting up afterwards. The result is something of a juggling act: how to get autobiography and journalism and motivational psychology to keep moving in harmony. Get out of your comfort zone and learn from your mistakesĪ book with three authors, Marcus Rashford, footballer, Carl Anka, journalist, and Katie Warriner, sports psychologist.
Practise like a champion – good things take hard work and time Be comfortable with who you are – you can't be a champion until you're happy being you! Perfect for readers who need to hear that they already are champions – they just might not know it yet. Written with journalist Carl Anka, this empowering guide is packed full of stories from Marcus’s own life, brilliant advice and top-tips from performance psychologist Katie Warriner.
In You Are a Champion, the nation’s favourite footballer gives you the tools you need to reach your full potential, showing you how to be the very BEST version of yourself you can be. No matter who you are and no matter where you come from, every single person in the world has the potential to be a champion. Now, Marcus Rashford MBE wants to show YOU how to achieve your dreams, in this positive and inspiring guide for life. Marcus Rashford is famous worldwide for his skills both on and off the pitch – but before he was a Manchester United and England footballer, and long before he started his inspiring campaign to end child food poverty, he was just an average kid from Wythenshawe, South Manchester. I’ve achieved a lot so far, but it didn’t come in one go big things rarely happen overnight, and good things rarely happen as if by magic. You have to be able to dream big and be prepared to work towards your dreams. It’s hard to know what is possible until you start.
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