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Wayne Rooney: The Way It Is   作者：Wayne Rooney   出版日期：2011 / 04 / 29   出版社：HarperCollins   ISBN : 9780007319930   原價：NT 378元   售價：NT 303 元

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Wayne Rooney, the most talked about footballer in Britain, tells his own remarkable story, from his early years with his family growing up on the streets of Croxteth, about his relationship with Coleen McLoughlin, and about life in Manchester. It's all about a young man coming to terms with a career in the limelight -- the good and the bad. What is the true story behind the most gifted yet often misunderstood character in the British game? Were there signs of things to come in his upbringing in the backstreets of Liverpool? What were the early influences that shaped his character? And how has the meteoric rise to fame and fortune affected this seemingly shy yet prodigiously gifted youngster? For the first time, Rooney opens up about the defining years of his life as the son of a working-class family, brought up in a council house with his Everton-mad family. There followed his first tentative steps in football, the triumphs and knockbacks along the way, the accolades that began to follow his every move as a young teenager, and destiny fulfilled on his Premiership debut for Everton at the tender age of 16. He describes how his life changed irrevocably when Alex Ferguson and Manchester United came calling in the summer of 2004, his dazzling efforts for England in the European Championships, a private life never far from the tabloid headlines, and the real story behind his relationship with partner Coleen McLoughlin. He reveals the anguish of the foot injury that threatened his participation in World Cup 2006, and how his determination led to a remarkable recovery in time to play a part in the group stage of the tournament. And he describes how his delight at playing again for his country turned to depair after his controversial sending-off in the quarter-final against Portugal and England's subsequent elimination in the penalty shoot-out. And in this updated paperback edition, he revisits the drama of United's Premiership-winning 2006/07 season and their tumultuous battles with Chelsea and giants AC Milan. This is the story in Rooney's own words. From the streets of Croxteth to the stadiums of Germany and beyond -- a journey of a lifetime squeezed into a mere twenty-one years.

這個在英國足球史上最具天賦但卻時常被人誤解的一個角色有何真實的故事？ 在他成長的過程中是否曾出現過類似預兆的事情？ 到底是什麼塑造了他的性格？ 一夜成名是否影響著這位有些害羞但極具天賦的年輕人？魯尼首次公開講述了對自己影響深遠的時期的故事。他出生在一個工薪階層的家庭中，童年是在政府提供的廉租房中度過的，家人都是 埃弗頓隊的狂熱球迷。 在進入球壇的最初幾年中，他經歷了成功與挫折，此後便平步青雲，並最終以十六歲的青澀年齡代表埃弗頓隊參加自己首場英超比賽。自2004年夏天，在曼聯教練亞曆克斯·弗格森的邀請下..............。