Stillness and Speed：My Story

InStillnessandSpeed,oneoffootball'smostenigmaticstarsfinallyopensupabouthislifeandcareer,revealingthethingsthatmotivateandinspirehim.ViewedbymanyasoneofthemostinfluentialfiguresinPremierLeaguehistory,andscorerofthegoalthatArsenalfansvotedthebestintheclub'shistory,DennisBergkampisatruegiantofthegame.Asayoungster,BergkamplearnedfromtheDutchmasterJohanCruyff.BythetimethepupilwasreadytograduatefromAjaxandmoveabroad,hewasreadytospreadtheword,butinItalyhefoundfewwillinglisteners.ItwasonlywhenhemovedtoArsenalandlinkedupwithArseneWengerthathemetsomeoneelsewhosharedhisvisionforfootball'spossibilities.Bergkampbecamecentraltoeverythingtheclubdid:nowhehadbecometheteacher,theircreativegenius,andtheonewhoinspiredsomeofthewaywardoldguardtonewheights,helpingthemtosevenmajortrophies.Fewfootballers'booksmakeyouthinkanew,butinStillnessandSpeedBergkamppresentsanewvisionforthegameandhowitmightbeplayed.Hewasaplayerlikenoother;hisstoryistoldlikenoother.Itisabookthatwillinspirefootballfanseverywhere,whatevertheirallegiance.