Believe
Subtitle: my faith and the tackle that changed my life
By: Eric Legrand with Mike Yorkey
Contributors: Yorkey, Mike
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780062226297
Subjects: Athletes with disabilities; Football players; Biography
Description: The defensive lineman for the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights, who was paralyzed from the neck down after suffering a severe spinal injury during a game, shares the transformative journey he calls "the best year of his life" during which he, guided by faith and optimism, triumphed over pain and adversity.
Table of contents: title: 1; title: Quiet Before the Dawn -- 1 -- 2; title: Where My Story Starts -- 11 -- 3; title: A Weighty Problem and a Hefty Attitude -- 27 -- 4; title: Unexpected Call-Up -- 41 -- 5; title: Letters Never Stop -- 55 -- 6; title: New Beginning in New Brunswick -- 75 -- 7; title: Scarlet Walk -- 91 -- 8; title: Lead-Up to Game Time -- 109 -- 9; title: Collision -- 127 -- 10; title: Seventy-Two-Hour Window -- 147 -- 11; title: Making the Move to Kessler -- 171 -- 12; title: Reaching Out to the Public -- 191 -- 13; title: Touching People's Lives -- 219 -- 14; title: Signing Bonus -- 231 -- 15; title: My Extra Point-- 245.