My event was high jump, and I excelled at it too. I had contemplated quitting, but I kept repeating my motto plus I loved the sport. I muttered it to myself as I stepped out onto the track. A brief author's note, scrapbook-style spread and frame-ready autographed photo bring this attractive package to a close. This has been my motto ever since I read the book Winners Never Quit by Mia Hamm. ) 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. Past stencil posts are sorted by category for easy browsing. 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. A place to find and post Halloween jack-o-lantern pumpkin stencils, patterns & templates. Young Mia loves the cheers she receives when she routinely scores soccer goals in the local games with her siblings and friends. A strong choice for the young athlete in your family.
Winners Never Quit can help with the emotional side of playing sports-how to deal with a loss without getting angry or quitting, and how to be a good teammate. That's the name of the game in this slight picture book about soccer phenomenon Hamm's early lessons in being a good sport. Mia Hamm, American soccer champion and bestselling author of Go for the Goal, tells a true-life-inspired story in this picture book. Even superstar athletes don't come out on top every
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