{"product_id":"coming-out-to-play","title":"Coming Out to Play","description":"A history making memoir of the first openly gay professional athlete in North America, now the producer of Fellow Travelers and My Policeman\n\n“Rogers made history.” —Sports Illustrated\n\nRobbie Rogers knows better than most that keeping secrets can crush you. But for much of his life Robbie lived in paralyzing fear that sharing his big secret would cost him the love of his family and his career as a professional soccer player. So he never told anyone what was destroying his soul, both on and off the field.\n\nWhile the world around Robbie was changing with breathtaking speed, he knew that for a gay man playing a professional team sport it might as well be 1958. He could be a professional soccer player. Or he could be an out gay man. He couldn’t do both.\n\nThen at the age of twenty-five and after nearly stepping away from a brilliant career—one that included an NCAA Championship, winning the MLS Cup, and competing in the Olympics—he chose to tell the truth. But instead of facing the rejection he feared, he was embraced—by his family, by his teammates, and his fans.\n\nIn Coming Out to Play, Robbie takes readers on his incredible journey from terrified teenager to a trailblazing out and proud professional soccer player for the L.A. Galaxy, who has embraced his new identity as a role model and champion for those still struggling with the secrets that keep them from living their dreams.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 014312661X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.014312661X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Rogers, Robbie|Marcus, Eric\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46593844478129,"sku":"RDV.014312661X.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/014312661X-0.jpg?v=1768499557","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/coming-out-to-play","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}