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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I've read other footballer autobiographies and this one seems to me as the most honest of the ones I've read. Ibra writes candidly about his experiences before fame and after, during club and national team life, and getting to know different managers and players. He touches on the time he spent at Barça under Pep, with whom he didn't get along, and tries to explain what everyone was confused about, albeit with obvious bias. Pep definitely doesn't come out of this memoir unscathed, while Mou comes out with heaps of praise (which makes me happy as a Madridista). He also writes about his personal life with Helena, Maxi and Vincent; and while it isn't as extensive as his football recollections, that's okay because what I want to read about is the football anyway. Although it was nice to learn more about Helena, because she is a very cool and awesome person--at least from what we can see through Ibra's eyes.
Ibra is known for his cocky attitude and, sure, that's present here. But there's also a humble and deeply touched Ibra, who loves and appreciates his fans. Some of the fan things he wrote about brought a tear to my eye just based on the wonderfulness of football fans. He has a very truthful way about him and he manages to add some comedy and "classic Zlatan" to his book.
Honestly, I don't think it's possible to come out of this book not loving Ibra.
Ibra is known for his cocky attitude and, sure, that's present here. But there's also a humble and deeply touched Ibra, who loves and appreciates his fans. Some of the fan things he wrote about brought a tear to my eye just based on the wonderfulness of football fans. He has a very truthful way about him and he manages to add some comedy and "classic Zlatan" to his book.
Honestly, I don't think it's possible to come out of this book not loving Ibra.