Your dreams are how big you want to make the puzzle.” One thing we both believe is that everyone is allowed to have dreams. When you start out, your personality and the world around you gives you different pieces to work with, and it's up to you how you want to make a picture with it.
Help children understand they are allowed to do thingsĪs Marcus puts it, “a person’s life is made up of all these different small puzzles, which come together to make one HUGE puzzle.
Here’s a few pointers we came up with while writing the book. We’d like everyone interested in You Are A Champion to think big and follow their dreams. He wants people to take that energy we all put in our day to day tasks and connect with likeminded people wherever possible. Ultimately the one thing he wants everyone reading to understand is that you are already a champion – every single day when you go out and give the best you can give, you are championing yourself, and hopefully, championing those around you that you care about. You can be a champion of a person or a place, a champion of cause and loads more. Featuring stories from Marcus’ own life, life lessons he picked up from his family, friends and those at Manchester United, as well as tips from performance psychologist Katie Wariner, the idea of You Are A Champion is to help young people turn their dreams into a reality.įor Marcus, being a champion is more than just winning a competition and earning yourself a trophy or a medal. You Are A Champion exists because Rashford wanted to create a book to help all of the dreamers out there. We must allow and encourage them to dream, because sometimes dreams are all they have.” - Marcus Rashford. Premier League footballer Marcus Rashford isn't just a fantastic athlete - he made headlines last year when his campaign for children to receive free school meals over lockdown led to the UK government overturning their policy.Ĭarl Anka, co-writer of Rashford's first book You Are A Champion, explains why they both felt it was so important to write a book which tells children that with self-belief and hard work, anything is possible.Ĭarl Anka, left, and Marcus Rashford “These children are our future. You are a Champion: How Marcus Rashford and Carl Anka are helping children to dream big
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