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Title details for No Excuses by Marcus Brotherton - Available

No Excuses

Growing Up Deaf and Achieving My Super Bowl Dreams

by Marcus Brotherton
Derrick Coleman, Jr.
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In this inspirational memoir, Derrick Coleman, Jr., the Seattle Seahawks fullback who won the 2014 Super Bowl with the Seahawks in his second year in the NFL, relates his inspirational story of hard work and determination in his own words. Showcasing his unlikely and challenging journey to become the first deaf athlete to play offense in the NFL, he talks about overcoming internal and external obstacles in the course of reaching your true potential.

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  • Release date

    June 16, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781494593308
      • File size: 179020 KB
      • Duration: 06:12:57

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 22, 2015
      Coleman’s humbling story of overcoming challenges to become the first legally deaf offensive player in NFL will pull at readers’ heart strings. Writing with Brotherton, he traces his childhood in California in the 1990s, complicated by family turmoil and his hearing problem, which was diagnosed when he was very young, and describes how his parents committed themselves to creating a normal life him. The athlete is very candid about his fears; he was obsessed with a dream of playing pro football after some promising college UCLA football seasons. Undeterred by tryouts and time on the practice squads of the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants, the undrafted Coleman finds a home with the Seattle Seahawks, where his deafness isn’t an issue. The highlight of this triumphant account is his sensitive retelling of his first full season in the NFL, the Seahawks’ victorious run to the 2014 Super Bowl, and the team’s celebration with the Vince Lombardi trophy. Agent: Steve Fischer, APA Agency.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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