As Fast As Her: Dream Big, Break Barriers, Achieve Success

Written by Kendall Coyne and Estelle Laure

Narrated by Kendall Coyne

Dream big, follow your passion and never give up. Decorated US Olympian and accomplished hockey star Kendall Coyne shares the grit and determination it took to break down barriers and achieve her dreams against tremendous odds, encouraging you to follow your passions and never give up. 

The world told Kendall Coyne to slow down. They said “not so fast” when she picked up hockey skates instead of figure skates. They said “just a minute” when she tried out for the boy's team. They told her “you're not enough” so often that she started to believe it. But Kendall had a passion and a dream, so instead of slowing down, she sped up, going on to win Olympic gold and a spot in the Fastest Skater Competition at the 2019 NHL All-Star Weekend. 

As Fast as Her explores how Kendall held on to her dream, overcame her insecurities, defied her naysayers, and pushed herself past barriers to achieve her goals—and how you can too! Inside this inspirational, sports-meets-real-life inspirational autobiography, Kendall shares: 

• stories that illustrate the lessons she's learned and how to apply them for success 
• affirmations to help young people believe you are can reach your dreams 
• encouragement to fit in, to find your “why,” and to create lasting change for others 
• her personal trials and triumphs, inspiring you to discover what excites and exhausts you 
• motivation to be relentless in achieving your own goals 

Kendall pauses throughout her story to equip you with practical take-aways from her journey to become a top athlete and Olympic medalist, appropriately dubbed “Golden Coynes.” As Fast As Her also includes behind-the-scenes and personal photos in a full-color, 8-page insert.  

As Fast as Her is perfect for: 

• readers 13 and up looking for an uplifting true story 
• fans of the NHL, Olympic hockey, women's sports, and sports in general 
• birthday, Christmas, and holiday gifts for teens and young adults

• Language: English
• Publisher: Zonderkidz
• Release date: Jan 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9780310776857

Kendall Coyne

Kendall Coyne Schofield is a longtime member of the United States women’s national hockey team. She has won over twenty international medals while representing Team USA, including a gold medal from the 2018 Olympics and a silver medal from the 2014 Olympics. Originally from Palos Heights, Illinois, she played her college career at Northeastern University where she received the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. In 2019 she became the was the first woman to compete in the NHL All-Star Skills Competition where she finished less than a second behind the winner, Connor McDavid in the fastest-skater competition. Currently Kendall lives in Orland Park, Illinois, with her husband, NFL player Michael Schofield and their dog, Blue.

Reviews for As Fast As Her

[kristelh_15 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Reason read: ROOT, TIOLI; 8. Read a book that involves sports Kendall Coyne is an American ice hockey professional and Olympic gold medalist. This is her story of how she achieved success. She was born in 1992 and played hockey from an early age. The book was published in 2022. It's an inspirational book and written very positively. While she explores the difficulties she doesn't dwell on them other than barriers that she had to overcome. You would think I was a big hockey fan. In fact, I never watch hockey, I don't go to hockey games but this is my third book about hockey. I guess hockey makes interesting writing. I would recommend Beartown and Indian Horse as good stories of boys hockey. This is girls hockey and a real thing. Minnesota is mentioned in the book and Kendall actually played for a Minnesota team at one time.

[carolee888 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Kendall Coyne is type A, a great team player and throughly immersed in ice hockey, following her older brother, Kevin's lead. She was in a class with other three to four year olds to learn to play hockey. Her parents who were not well off, worked ways to pay for classes and strength coaches. The whole family was devoted to sports.Never neglecting her school work, she powered through the lessons and concentrated on any weak things that needed to be strengthened. Winning a gold and silver at the Olympics, teaching young kids how to play, she shared her knowledge with others and was looking for ways for improvement. She has her share of injuries during the game and endured a lot of pain with wrist that was repeatidly broken.I recommend her book to young adults interested in sports and learning inspiration from what she does and says.