Season of Life: a football Star, a boy, a journey to Manhood Author: Visit Amazon's Jeffrey Marx Page | Language: English | ISBN:
B001E1KDV0 | Format: PDF
Season of Life: a football Star, a boy, a journey to Manhood Description
- Paperback: 177 pages
- Publisher: Simon and Schuster (January 1, 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416545409
- ISBN-13: 978-1416545408
- ASIN: B001E1KDV0
- Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
Loved SEASON OF LIFE by Jeffrey
Marx . . . it is the author's account of the Gilman High School
football team that is unlike any sports book that I've ever read,
in that it is more about how Gilman's coaches use the game
to teach such principles as love, empathy, integrity and living
a life of service.
The 2001 Gilman Greyhounds did not go undefeated; in fact,
they barely had a winning season (having previously been one
of the top teams in the country) . . . however, their record
was never the important thing.
As the head coach noted when a mother asked him how successful
did he think the boys were going to be, he replied, "I have no
idea. . . . I won't really know how successful they're gonna be till they
come back to visit in twenty years. . . . Then I'll be able to
see what kind of husbands they are. I'll be able to see what kind
of fathers they are. I'll see what they're doing in the community."
Marx often quotes Joe Ehrmann, a former NFL football star and
volunteer Gilman coach . . . now also an ordained minister, Ehrman
devotes his life to teaching the Gilman team the precept of
his Building Men for Others program: Being a man means
emphasizing relationships and having a cause bigger than
yourself. It means accepting responsibility and leading
courageously. In addition, it means players saying "I love you"
to each other and coaches professing their love for their players.
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