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Title: When the Game Stands Tall: The Story of the De LA Salle Spartans and Football's Longest Winning Streak by Neil Hayes, Tony LA Russa, Bob Larson, Tony La Russa ISBN: 1-58394-086-3 Publisher: Frog Ltd Pub. Date: November, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.27 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Pardon my, but my bias is showing
Comment: I would recommend this book to anyone interested in high school football, or anyone interested in theories and applications of motivation. I'll admit I am very close to the subject: Mr. Hayes and I have been colleagues and friends for years; I met Bob Ladouceur at San Jose State; and my stepson-to-be is a De La Salle graduate. Mr. Hayes' book was nostaliac, entertaining and enlightening. There isn't a successful football team in the world where the teammates don't bond, but De La Salle is different than any other school I have covered in Central and East Contra Costa. The school's all-world standouts, such as Kevin Simon, D.J. Williams, Matt Gutierrez, Demetrius Williams, Maurice Drew, et. al., would have been stars at any school. The program was built, though, on players of average size and skill being motivated to accomplish above-average things. When another high school team gets 45 players committed to starting the next season's preparation three weeks after the season ends, to work like dogs during the summer, to run sprints before practice before the coaches show up, that team will beat De La Salle -- and they will have learned the same lessons.
Rating: 5
Summary: I'm not even a football fan....
Comment: As the mother of three former high school football players who remains largely indifferent to the sport even now, I found myself surprisingly captivated by this story. Powerfully and tightly written, it early on evoked strong emotions and a growing fascination with Head Coach Ladouceur's methodology. As one of the team members said, "If you think Coach (Ladouceur) is inspiring on the football field, you ought to be in his Religion class."
The Coach is clearly unique among high school football coaches, This book is about a season of individual football games, the team players, the assistant coaches, and Coach Lad. I quickly grew to care deeply about every one of them.
As one of the boys chided a boasting parent, "Dad, it's not about winning." Indeed, it's not, not really at all, and that's what is so intriguing about this coach and this team. It's not even about football. Corny as it may sound, it's about love.
Rating: 5
Summary: When the Human Spirit Stands Tall
Comment: Let me preface with the fact that I have no affiliation with the program. In fact I live in South Carolina. I watched a De La Salle game last fall on ESPN2 and was immediately intrigued.
This program is an outstanding testament to the glory of which we are capable, if we only work hard, have faith and sacrifice for others. Isn't everything in the world about sacrifice? Parents for their children, etc.? These kids make a commitment, define goals, sacrifice time and sweat, for the greater good of the team. For each other. What Coach Ladouceur and the others have done should be an example to all.
Coach Lombardi attributed his Packers' success to Love and work ethic. Coach Osborne said exactly the same words for his Cornhuskers.
Success always breeds contempt, po-boywhatever. For the detractors in California, all I can say is "open your eyes." The De La Salle players are much smaller than the players in the public schools. Those public schools in California consistently send players to D 1 colleges. Plus bonehead, how "talented" do you really consider 8th graders, 12-13 year olds? Which is the average age if they were to recruit. These players lift and run 48 weeks out of the year for 4 STRAIGHT YEARS. If ya do that, you get pretty strong and fast.
This book is well written, very precise, informative, and certainly not biased. I loved the bits of history, as well as the drama of the players off-field difficulties. I connected well with the religious subjects, I am also Catholic.
It's a good read and well worth the money and time.
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Title: One Great Game : Two Teams, Two Dreams, in the First Ever National Championship High School Football Game by Don Wallace ISBN: 0743446216 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: THE TURNAROUND from 0-10 to 10-0 by Chuck Mottley, Sandra B. Ghost ISBN: 0967468914 Publisher: Jubilee Publishing, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H. G. Bissinger, Rob, Jr. Clark ISBN: 0306809907 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Do You Love Football?: Winning with Heart, Passion, and Not Much Sleep by Jon Gruden, Vic Carucci ISBN: 0060579447 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Secret of Mojo: The Story of the Odessa, Texas, Permain High School Football Team by Regina W. McCally ISBN: 0961970308 Publisher: Regina Walker McCally Pub. Date: November, 1986 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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