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You Are a Champion

How to Be the Best You Can Be

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I want to show you how you can be a champion in almost anything you put your mind to.

Marcus Rashford MBE 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 ordinary kid from Wythenshawe, South Manchester. Now the nation's favourite footballer wants to show YOU how to achieve your dreams, in this positive and inspiring guide for life.

Written with journalist Carl Anka, You Are a Champion is packed full of stories from Marcus’s own life, plus brilliant advice and top-tips from performance psychologist Katie Warriner. It will show you how to be the very BEST that you can be.

It shows kids how to:
- Be comfortable with who you are – you can't be a champion until you're happy being you!
- Dream big
- Practise like a champion
- Get out of your comfort zone and learn from your mistakes
- Navigate adversity in a positive way
- Find your team
- Use your voice and stand up for others
- Never stop learning

With an afterword by Tim S. Grover, trainer and mentor to Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan.

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Critic reviews

Marcus has spoken for, and inspired, millions of children who are from similar backgrounds to him, helping them to see that your current situation does not have to determine where you are going. That is so so powerful. (Siya Kolisi, South African rugby captain and world cup winner)
It makes perfect sense that he [Marcus] should have written a motivational self-help book for kids (with Carl Anka). Conversational enough for the reluctant reader, but actually packed full of top-flight sports psychology and no little depth.
It’s down to earth, practical, and written with his trademark warmth and empathy. As he says: “When you believe in yourself, incredible things can happen.” Every young person should read this book.
[Marcus] shares life lessons and practical advice he wishes he had read as a boy, encouraging reading, hard work, team-building, confidence and humility. Enlivened with anecdotes, diagrams and silhouettes, this is clear, sensible and inspiring for any age.
Written with journalist Carl Anka, this is an empowering read touching on the themes of building confidence, setting goals and finding your passion. Rashford starts the book by saying it’s one he wished he had growing up, and many adults reading alongside their children will agree with this sentiment.
a thoroughly enjoyable read for both children and adults alike.
An invaluable read for older readers as well as young football fans, this is a wry, moving, and memorable book for finding your way in the world.
There’s serious stuff here, but delivered in such an accessible manner that all children will relate to it.
All stars
Most relevant
Great analogies that I will be using with my boys. Raises my respect for Marcus even more in how he just wants to help and pass on his strong family and friend values.

Enjoyed by 9&7 year old.

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This book is phenomenal I really enjoyed it and I love football as well this makes me want to train extremely hard to for fill my dream of becoming a footballer

Amazing

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Awesome guy, fantastic book, I haven't got any about football but I've been following this young man since last year because of the awesome work he's doing. A great book by all standard. Simple but fantastic.

Good read, recommended

Awesome

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Couldn’t of enjoyed that anymore more than motivating for me to achieve my dreams as a professional footballer as I thought I was close but never been so far away you showed me how hard you need to work in and out of football and to always be a good person aswell 👍

Frankie deane

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It is incredible to think that Marcus Rashford is still only 23 years old. He has made a huge impact on the world so far playing football for Manchester United and England (scoring on his debut for both). He hit the front pages of the papers too in 2020 and for all the right reasons challenging the government to provide free meals to hungry children during the COVID pandemic, and winning.
In this short book, Marcus talks about his own story and what drives him to succeed. It is aimed at young people and he describes it as the sort of book that he would have liked when he was aspiring to greatness. We learn that he is the youngest of five and his love of Coco Pops. He encourages readers to become the best version of themselves they can be and to define success as trying your best and this will lead to increased confidence.
These are wise words indeed and he challenges readers to look at themselves in the mirror for ten seconds every morning and to ask themselves what they want their day to be like.
Learning, of course, never stops and the only competition in life is with yourself. This is an excellent and inspiring book and I liked it so much I bought a copy for my nephew who loves football. Five stars.

Everyone has the potential to be a champion

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