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The lessons that two legendary coaches taught the one player who learned from both
One of them would coach the Green Bay Packers to a still-unmatched three consecutive NFL championships, including the first two Super Bowls, and now lends his name to the Super Bowl trophy. The other would lead the Dallas Cowboys to five Super Bowls and twenty winning seasons. When Pat Summerall played for them on the 1958 New York Giants, they were unknown assistant coaches, but Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry already displayed signs of their future greatness. In Giants, Summerall tells the powerful and inspiring story of how two now legendary coaches changed everything he thought he knew about football and life during one of football's most celebrated championship seasons.
The wide range of lessons covers rules for everything from personal behavior ("React like a football player," "Training doesn't end with training camp," and "Don't dwell on your success") to work relationships ("The boss keeps time" and "They can get somebody in here who wants to play") to winning ("Believe in your heart that you'll win," "Try to win every game," but "Focus on one game at a time"). The book also lays out the Lombardi Code (Speak Confidently and Prepare) and the Landry Code (Faith, Family, and Football).
Through vivid and inspirational stories about the game on and off the field, Summerall brings the lessons of two great men to life.
Pat Summerall, considered by most critics and fans alike to be the premier play-by-play man for network coverage of the NFL, has been broadcasting since 1962. His partnership with John Madden began in 1981 and became one of the most well known ever. He has also anchored coverage at Wimbledon, the Masters, and other leading sporting events. Prior to that, Summerall was a star kicker and tight end for the New York Giants teams of the late 1950s and early 1960s.
New York Times bestselling author Michael Levin has also written with Dave Winfield, NFL star Chad Hennings, NBA star Doug Christie, Fox Sports's Chris Myers, and many other celebrities and broadcasters.
Chapter 1: The Cardinals: Not the Way Football Is Supposed to Be.
Chapter 2: The Bigger the Dream, the Bigger the Back-up Plan.
Chapter 3: React Like a Football Player?
Chapter 4: Try to Win Every Game?
Chapter 5: Training Doesn’t End With Training Camp?
Chapter 6: The Boss Keeps Time.
Chapter 7: They Can Get Somebody in Here Who Wants to Play.
Chapter 8: Believe in Your Heart That You’ll Win?
Chapter 9: Treat Everyone the Same.
Chapter 10: Focus on One Game at a Time?
Chapter 11: Consistency Can Be a Blessing or a Curse.
Chapter 12: Good Teachers Make You Want to Teach.
Chapter 13: Don’t Dwell on Your Success.
Chapter 14: The Landry Code: Faith, Family, and Football.
Chapter 15: The Lombardi Code: Speak Confidently, and Prepare.
Index.
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Posted January 7, 2013
Awesome book you shoult totaly read it if you're a foot ball fan
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The lessons that two legendary coaches taught the one player who learned from both
One of them would coach the Green Bay Packers to a still-unmatched three consecutive NFL championships, including the first two Super Bowls, and now lends his name to the Super Bowl trophy. The other would lead the Dallas Cowboys to five Super Bowls and twenty winning seasons. When Pat Summerall played for them on the 1958 New York Giants, they were unknown assistant coaches, but Vince Lombardi ...