{"product_id":"small-time-justin-bryant-9781909125315","title":"Small Time: A Life in the Football Wilderness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1988, 23-year-old American goalkeeper Justin Bryant thought a glorious career in professional football awaited him.\u003c\/strong\u003e He had just saved two penalties for his American club - the Orlando Lions - against Scotland's Dunfermline Athletic, to help claim the first piece of silverware in their history. He was young, strong, healthy, and confident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut professional football, he found, is rarely easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall Time is the story of a life spent mostly in the backwaters of the game. As Justin negotiated the Non-League pitches of the Vauxhall-Opel League, and the many failed professional leagues of the U.S. in the 1980s and 90s, he struggled not only with his game, but his physical and mental health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBattling stress, social anxiety, a mysterious stomach ailment, and simple bad luck, he nonetheless experienced fleeting moments of triumph that no amount of money can buy. Football, he learned, is 95% blood, sweat, and tears; but if you love it enough, the other 5% makes up for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justin Bryant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909125318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909125315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bennion Kearny Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Justin Bryant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074097148159,"sku":"9781909125315","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0c9f29d-c2e8-43a0-b89b-d3ff75ba615d.jpg?v=1685451761","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/small-time-justin-bryant-9781909125315","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}