A review by emilyreads123
My Greatest Save by Briana Scurry, Wayne Coffey, Robin Roberts

challenging dark inspiring slow-paced

3.25

As a young soccer goalie, Briana Scurry was someone I looked up to. I've made my way through countless sports memoirs and I'm glad she's finally gotten the chance to share her story with the world. Unfortunately, I don't think she had the strongest team by her side. By that, I mean Wayne Coffey. For a co-author and not the subject material, Coffey's voice often suppresses Scurry's. 

The trend for many memoirs is to capitalize on the time shortly after retirement. Scurry's memoir hits the shelves over 10 years after her last match. The most obvious explanation is the season-ending concussion which is described 75% of the way through the book. This is her major challenge in life, I feel as though Scurry and Coffey do not describe any real-world challenges Scurry faces before this point in her life. This doesn't feel believable and it comes off arrogant. 

The pacing was super off as well. The tone switches from a jovial walk down memory lane of past matches to detached depression which no reconciliation between the two parts. The first tone is the majority of the book however I would argue the least important and the least explored of the themes.
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