Play Like You Mean It: Passion, Laughs, and Leadership in the World's Most Beautiful Game [NOOK Book]

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Overview

No football fan will want to be without the book that delivers pure, unfiltered Rex Ryan—head coach of the New York Jets and one of the most popular, outspoken, well-liked, and widely respected personalities in the National Football League.

 Rex Ryan is known for his exuberance . . . and Play Like You Mean It explores every aspect of Ryan’s amazing passion for the game of football, plus the lessons he has learned in leadership and motivation during his years in and around the game. In his own words, Ryan takes readers behind the scenes of the NFL as he shares colorful football stories from his experiences with the Jets and the Ravens as well as his ...
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Overview

No football fan will want to be without the book that delivers pure, unfiltered Rex Ryan—head coach of the New York Jets and one of the most popular, outspoken, well-liked, and widely respected personalities in the National Football League.

 Rex Ryan is known for his exuberance . . . and Play Like You Mean It explores every aspect of Ryan’s amazing passion for the game of football, plus the lessons he has learned in leadership and motivation during his years in and around the game. In his own words, Ryan takes readers behind the scenes of the NFL as he shares colorful football stories from his experiences with the Jets and the Ravens as well as his years recruiting players, coaching college foot­ball, and growing up as a child of legendary NFL coach Buddy Ryan. Rex’s unique brand of enthusiasm and motiva­tion comes through on every page.

Most of all, fans will get insider access to Ryan’s headline-grabbing, brutally honest, and undeniably entertaining views on the NFL . . . and the very human side of the larger-than-life athletes who devote their lives to the game of foot­ball. From Ryan’s acceptance of the Jets head coaching job to his success in turning around a team that has long been number two in New York, from his drafting and believing in Mark Sanchez to kicking off the 2010 season with massive expectations (and a target on his back)—this book goes deep, and entertains on every level.


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Library Journal
Head coach for the New York Jets, Ryan is both outspoken and respected, a nice combination that recommends his look at how playing football like you mean it ties in with qualities of leadership and motivation generally. The publisher's one really big title this month.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780385534451
  • Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 5/3/2011
  • Sold by: Random House
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 304
  • Sales rank: 101,891
  • File size: 8 MB

Meet the Author

Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan
REX RYAN is head coach of the National Football League’s New York Jets. He is the son of former Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals head coach Buddy Ryan and the twin brother of Rob Ryan, defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns.

Don Yaeger is a former associate editor for Sports Illustrated. He is the bestselling author of seventeen books, including Never Die Easy: The Auto biography of Walter Payton.


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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 8, 2012

    Dounut eater!

    Dude at halftime this guy pigs on 50 quality diary dounuts while making mean comments to both mannings i dont think so pills beary dough boy go colts and giants!!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 8, 2012

    Ewwwwwwww!!! Run for your lives!!!!!!!!!

    This guy stinks...how much dounuts does this guy eat anyway, when hes not thowing a temper tantrum over a loss.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 7, 2012

    Yay

    Nice

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 29, 2012

    This guy has anger issues

    GO TEXANS,RAVENS,REDSKINS,AND PATRIOTS!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 17, 2012

    GIANTS SUCK

    U r the only non jets fan

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 17, 2012

    REX RYAN IS BIG MOUTHED. GOOO GIANTS!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 9, 2012

    Rex ryan!

    Go jjets!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 29, 2011

    Should

    Should i get it im a jets fan i love the jets!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 16, 2011

    Loved the book

    Great book!! Rex fired me up by reading it and I am not even a Jets fan!

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