Susie Petruccelli grew up in a sports-mad, male-dominated family in California, fighting to find her own identity and path. And she did. She won a place on the soccer programme at Harvard University and felt on top of the world - talented, strong, loved and worthy. Less than a year later, however, it had all slipped away. The prize-winning RAISED A WARRIOR is Susie's honest, human and cathartic story of how she, as player and mother, rediscovered herself and the love of a game that almost broke her. Alongside, she examines the growth of the women's game and the issues still confronting the sport as it fights for the equalities it deserves. WINNER OF THE VIKKI ORVICE PRIZE.

Raised A Warrior: One Woman's Soccer Odyssey

Biographies & Memoirs

Petruccelli, Susie

Community & Culture

Floodlit Dreams Ltd

A star athlete shares her trailblazing account of triumph in the face of sexism, self-doubt, and injury, gives a remarkable global tour of the women's soccer world, and presents a stirring call-to-action to secure equal pay and conditions. When Susie Petruccelli won a place on Harvard University's soccer team, she felt on top of the world--talented, strong, and worthy. Unfortunately, after sustaining injuries and developing health problems, she felt her worth slip away. In this remarkable memoir,&nbsp;Petruccelli reveals how&nbsp;she battled her way back onto the field and continued to fight even after she hung up her cleats. She&nbsp;distills the&nbsp;significance of not giving up on oneself and inspires players of all sports who've faced injuries to persevere. She also brings to light the inequities and discrimination female athletes face that she's traveled the world to see&nbsp;and document firsthand, and&nbsp;introduces the international athletes and activists fighting for equal pay and conditions. In so doing, she reveals the progress made, as well as the battles ahead and the&nbsp;force of the movement. Raised a Warrior is&nbsp;the winner of the Vikki Orvice Prize and has been praised by a wide range of sports icons from&nbsp;Pelé to&nbsp;Billie Jean King.&nbsp;

Raised a Warrior: A Memoir of Soccer, Grit, and Leveling the Playing Field

Parenting & Relationships

Apollo Publishers

Apollo Pub

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