Growing up Gronk
Subtitle: a family's story of raising champions
By: the Gronkowski family with Jeff Schober
Contributors: Schober, Jeff
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780544126688
Subjects: Training; Families; Family; Football; Fathers and sons; SPORTS & RECREATION; NEW LIST 20131031; Football players; Athletes; Biography
Description: "The Gronkowski family is a legitimate miracle. 5 towering brothers: Three who play in the NFL - a Denver Bronco, a Cleveland Brown and a record-breaking tight end with the New England Patriots, Rob Gronkowski, who is realizing a meteoric rise to a spot in NFL history. Another who played major league baseball. And the youngest, an up-and-coming Division 1 football player. Growing Up Gronk takes readers behind the scenes to tell the Gronkowski's incredible story, revealing how they were raised, how they were motivated, how they trained, how they played, even how their mother kept them fed. It all started with their father, Gordy, under whose tutelage this collection of giants has broken every rule about how 21st century athletic success functions. Beyond their monstrous size, physicality, and raw talent, Papa Gronk recognized early on that a clear commitment to fitness, health, and determination would give his boys a leg up in a way other families simply couldn't match. This unique story of the NFL's new first family reveals the secrets to the Gronkowski's collective success and opens the door a one-of-a-kind household, a veritable incubator of athletic greatness"--
Table of contents: title: Gronk lineup; title: The day the dream turned real; title: A star is born; title: Gordy : Papa Gronk; title: The evolution of training; title: Gordie Jr. : doesn't he know the rest of the family plays football?; title: Mental toughness; title: Dan : the talented workhorse; title: Competition and physical play; title: Chris : brains and a pedigree; title: A new generation of tight ends; title: Rob : the superstar; title: Rob explodes; title: Goose : greatness expected; title: Get Gronked!