Walking Tall: My Story

by Peter Crouch

At six feet, seven inches tall, Peter Crouch stands out in a crowd. But England's hugely popular striker is famous for more than just being the national squad's tallest player in history. He scored 17 goals in 2004-2005, and in 2006 became the first player on the national squad to score 10 goals in a calendar year. Crouch has suffered intense media scrutiny throughout his career, particularly during his first months at Liverpool. Not one to buckle under pressure, he demonstrated great tenacity by making himself a crucial member of the Reds and the England squad. An incredible scoring record and all-around ability—along with his now legendary robot dance celebration—have made Crouch a hero to England fans. This is the story of his rise to the pinnacle of soccer fame.

Genres: Football, Autobiography

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Simon Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m pretty sure I’ve read this before but it was passed to me by a good friend so I thought I’d give it another bash.
It’s solid, middle of the road football fodder. Nothing groundbreaking or particularly revelatory, and it kind of ends in Summer 2007 when, as we now know, Crouchy went on for a number of years afterwards at Spurs, Portsmouth, Stoke and Burnley.
One of the aspects I wasn’t too keen on, and rarely am in footballer autobiographies, is too much childhood stuff. I’m just not interested in this and I guess it’s to be expected in order to pad out a book brought out after a 7 year (at this point) career. More professional football and less childhood stuff could have snook a fourth star.

That said, a decent read; entertaining and with glimpses of the humour we have later come to appreciate from Crouchy in his podcast and later books.

A solid 3 star for me.

[ronan☪☃☔☀☠✈♱ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought the book was interesting. I also liked it because I like learning about famous peoples lives.

[Paul Layland · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't really like biographies, footballers or tall people and this book didn't change my mind about any of them.

[Gordon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok read but it repeats itself a lot. Not a lot of his personal life just career stuff.

[Matthew Harwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favourite players of all time. It was great getting to read about his early career and how he got started in football.