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No Excuses: Growing Up Deaf and Achieving My Super Bowl Dreams by Marcus Brotherton, Derrick Coleman
kimball_hansen's review against another edition
4.0
I like how he explained the likelihood of getting drafted into the NFL. From 1.8 million high school football players to 250 eligible for the draft. 53 players are kept on each NFL team.
Sick, he'd poop the bed when he was younger.
In Junior High School he played both offense and defense and doing that helped him excel in both positions.
Seems like he wasn't a typical rowdy boy and then cleaned up his act. He was decent through and through. But then again he doesn't like to relive bad experiences so he glossed over them and all we can do while reading this book is put on our rose-tinted glasses. He's wholesome. I love that in a year he went from week to week practicing to starting at full back and go on to win the Superbowl for the first time in the Seashlongs history. I need to look at his commerical he made. And I need to research to see what he's done in football since 2014. And after some research it looks like he went to jail in 2015 for a hit and run. Dang it.
He gained 40 lbs in 8 months from 8th grade to 9th grade.
Sometimes the signing bonus can be the only guaranteed money a player can get.
In the history of the NFL only 2 other players have been deaf. He's the first offensive deaf player ever.
That'd be stressful to be on the practice squad and only going week to week. I wonder why teams don't have more consistent members. I guess some teams will bring a guy for a day then cut them and find someone else.
He actually supports our troops.
Sick, he'd poop the bed when he was younger.
In Junior High School he played both offense and defense and doing that helped him excel in both positions.
Seems like he wasn't a typical rowdy boy and then cleaned up his act. He was decent through and through. But then again he doesn't like to relive bad experiences so he glossed over them and all we can do while reading this book is put on our rose-tinted glasses. He's wholesome. I love that in a year he went from week to week practicing to starting at full back and go on to win the Superbowl for the first time in the Seashlongs history. I need to look at his commerical he made. And I need to research to see what he's done in football since 2014. And after some research it looks like he went to jail in 2015 for a hit and run. Dang it.
He gained 40 lbs in 8 months from 8th grade to 9th grade.
Sometimes the signing bonus can be the only guaranteed money a player can get.
In the history of the NFL only 2 other players have been deaf. He's the first offensive deaf player ever.
That'd be stressful to be on the practice squad and only going week to week. I wonder why teams don't have more consistent members. I guess some teams will bring a guy for a day then cut them and find someone else.
He actually supports our troops.
enbyfinley's review against another edition
5.0
I am a NOT a sports person at all, so I felt a bit leery about reading this book but for me it was easy to read and follow. The book was a wonderful read and very inspirational. I feel it appealed to me on many levels, Derrick isn't ashamed of sharing about his relationship with God but he doesnt try to cram it down someone's throat. Derrick also shines light in being someone 'different' as well as overcoming obsticals. It was a good read even for a non-sports person like myself.
If I had to have one bone to pick about Derrick's book it would be that I didn't like how he referred to himself as 'hearing- impaired' but to each his own. The book was still great.
If I had to have one bone to pick about Derrick's book it would be that I didn't like how he referred to himself as 'hearing- impaired' but to each his own. The book was still great.
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