To Chase a Dream: A Soccer Championship, an Unlikely Hero and a Journey That Re-Defined Winning
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2014
Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78255-019-8 (ISBN)
Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78255-019-8 (ISBN)
Winners of 8 national championships, the Indiana University Hoosiers are to men's college soccer what University of North Carolina is to college basketball or University of Notre Dame is to college football.To Chase A Dream is the true story of one kids near-impossible desire to play soccer at the national powerhouse, a kid who was told time after time that he simply wasn't good enough and never would be. What all the doubters failed to consider was that inside the body of under-sized, humble Paul Kapsalis was the heart of a lion. This is his journey, an inspirational story that affirms that perseverance, optimism, hard work, kindness and a willingness to learn can lead to remarkable achievements and transform a kid who just wanted to play soccer into a leader of men. It took him five years, fighting through rejection and a career-threatening injury, but Paul got where he never expected to go. Here is a chance to see how he did.
Paul “Whitey” Kapsalis is a Sales Representative in the Apparel Industry in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he has successfully built a loyal and lucrative customer base. Previously, Paul owned and built a soccer specialty retail business into the Number 1 Soccer Specialty Store in the country in 2004 (as awarded by US Soccer). Recognized in the Indianapolis Business Journal’s “Forty under 40” list for positive contributions, he also won the Indiana Youth Soccer Presidents Award in 2010. In that same year, he won the Indiana Sports Corporation Volunteer of the Year Award. Paul is a Youth Minister and Eucharistic Minister and also serv
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.10.2014 |
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Verlagsort | Garsington |
Sprache | englisch |
Einbandart | Paperback |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sport ► Ballsport ► Fußball | |
ISBN-10 | 1-78255-019-4 / 1782550194 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-78255-019-8 / 9781782550198 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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