A few seconds of panic
Subtitle: a 5-foot-8, 170-pound, 43-year-old sportswriter plays in the NFL
By: Stefan Fatsis.
Publisher: Penquin Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9781594201783
Subjects: Fatsis, Stefan; National Football League; Sportswriters -- United States -- Anecdotes; Football players -- United States -- Anecdotes
Genres: Anecdotes.
Description: Drawing on rare access to an NFL team's players, coaches and facilities, the author of The New York Times bestseller Word Freak trains to become a professional-caliber placekicker. As he sharpens his skills, he gains surprising insight into the daunting challenges--physical, psychological, and intellectual--that pro athletes must master--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-340).