Chelsea and England footballer Frank Lampard charts his life story from childhood to young West Ham apprentice to multi-millionaire world footballing celebrity and lynchpin of the national team. In his book, Lampard opens up on his early years, how he dealt with the fame and fortune that has come his way since becoming a key member of the England side, his frank opinions o
Chelsea and England footballer Frank Lampard charts his life story from childhood to young West Ham apprentice to multi-millionaire world footballing celebrity and lynchpin of the national team. In his book, Lampard opens up on his early years, how he dealt with the fame and fortune that has come his way since becoming a key member of the England side, his frank opinions on former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson and his manager at Chelsea Jose Mourinho, fascinating insights into Roman Abramovich and revealing tales on his current team-mates. He reveals both the privileges and the pressures of being one of the 'golden generation' of England players. He gives a fascinating inside account of World Cup 2006 in Germany, and describes the disappointment of not fulfilling the dream of bringing the biggest prize in football back to England.
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This would have to be one of my favourite books. i read it whilst i was in france and found it very hard to put down. I love this personal effect of the book, he really goes into alot of detail describing his horrible times at West ham and then moving onto Chelsea. Its an enjoyable and quite easy read, i would recommend this to anyone who is a Frank Lampard fan. This is my favourite autobiography.
I had to set my kindle to a fake London address, and jump through some technology hoops to be able to download this book from the USA, being as Amazon, at least when I had a kindle, did not let you download foreign market books. Lampard is my favorite athlete, and I wanted to read this book.
The book itself was poorly written. It read like a high school essay, but when you're reading a book written by a career athlete, don't expect it to be reading Dostoevsky.
That being said I actually enjoye
I had to set my kindle to a fake London address, and jump through some technology hoops to be able to download this book from the USA, being as Amazon, at least when I had a kindle, did not let you download foreign market books. Lampard is my favorite athlete, and I wanted to read this book.
The book itself was poorly written. It read like a high school essay, but when you're reading a book written by a career athlete, don't expect it to be reading Dostoevsky.
That being said I actually enjoyed it much more than any other sports book I've read. His stories were entertaining, I feel like there were things I learned from this book I wouldn't have gotten from going to his wikipedia page, and it was an overall amusing read.
This won't be a classic, but if you like Chelsea, or Lampard, then I recommend reading it. Corny title aside Frank did a pretty damn good job here.
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I love love Frank Lampard. He is such a real person and had such a hard road to get the success he has in football(soccer). I loved this book!:) I also love it because I read it while in Cabo. It will always have a special place in my heart because of that!:)
The book totally frank is one of the best autobiographies that I have ever read as the author tells the reader everything and holds no secrets. As the book progresses the reader feels as if he was in the moment experiencing everything through Frank Lampards eyes. The book gives every detail throughout his life as a soccer player, starting as a youth player and all the way to being a professional for Chelsea. Moreover, the book is written with very simple but at the same time effective vocabulary
The book totally frank is one of the best autobiographies that I have ever read as the author tells the reader everything and holds no secrets. As the book progresses the reader feels as if he was in the moment experiencing everything through Frank Lampards eyes. The book gives every detail throughout his life as a soccer player, starting as a youth player and all the way to being a professional for Chelsea. Moreover, the book is written with very simple but at the same time effective vocabulary which keeps the reader engaged with the book. The book is a little bit challenging because of the vocabulary but I would still recommend it to anyone over 13 years old, who enjoys football.
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As a huge Chelsea fan I had to read Frank Lampard's autobiography and it didn't disappoint. Hearing how bad the west ham fans had treated him was horrible and you can see why he joined Chelsea. Would recommend to all football fans though maybe not west ham fans.
I am loving reading this book. Frank is an amazing footballer and an honest, genuine person. It is such a neat opportunity to have a glimpse into Frank's life and operations at Chelsea. I can't wait to read John Terry's biography next.
Too much of this Autobiography is about other people for example his dads career etc Instead of telling HIS life story . Got boring the longer this book went on.