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Summary: False Information
Review: Actually, the Lions made the playoffs the year after Barry retired. I love Barry as much as anyone, but you should get your facts straight.
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Summary: False Information
Review: Actually, the Lions made the playoffs the year after Barry retired. I love Barry as much as anyone, but you should get your facts straight.
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Summary: Every young athlete should read this
Review: Although a bit pricey, mostly because it's produced on slick paper and contains a bonus DVD, this is a well-written "autobiography" that gives one insight into Barry Sanders. From his parents, to growing up, high school, and his college and pro careers, Barry takes us through some of this thoughts and feelings through each stage of his life. What this book could have used more of is some insight on what it is really like to play in the NFL and some of the seamier sides he alludes to but never provides details of. And of course, he finally answers the question all football fans have been asking since his retirement-why?The DVD is not very good, by the way. It's a pretty boring collage of famous runs and career achievements. They could have done much more with it.
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Summary: Now You See Him...
Review: Although a bit pricey, mostly because it's produced on slick paper and contains a bonus DVD, this is a well-written "autobiography" that gives one insight into Barry Sanders. From his parents, to growing up, high school, and his college and pro careers, Barry takes us through some of this thoughts and feelings through each stage of his life. What this book could have used more of is some insight on what it is really like to play in the NFL and some of the seamier sides he alludes to but never provides details of. And of course, he finally answers the question all football fans have been asking since his retirement-why? The DVD is not very good, by the way. It's a pretty boring collage of famous runs and career achievements. They could have done much more with it.
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Summary: Barry, in his own words and unique style
Review: As a life-long Detroit Lions fan and, as a consequence, fan of Barry Sanders during his career, this book is particularly valuable towards answering at last the question of why arguably one of the greatest running backs in the history of the N.F.L. so abruptly ended his career. In his own words and unique style, Barry answers this question. Surprisingly, it's not as one-dimensional as the Detroit football media would have us think. In general terms, the book is an easy read and most readers will get through it in one sitting. In Now You See Him, Barry discusses his upbringing in Wichita, Kansas, his first encounters with football as a child, the importance of his family and friends throughout his career, his trials and tribulations, his spirituality, his often rocky relationship with father, as well as his evolution as a player through high school, college and finally to the N.F.L. Within this framework, Barry discusses his development as a player and the evolution of his unique running style as aproduct of his smaller physical stature and his personal approach to the game. Barry was as much a craftsman devoted to the game of football and his role as a running back as he was an artist. Barry also gives us some insight into his enigmatic personality, his intelligence, and why he has deliberately shunned the media limelight throughout his career and beyond despite his achievements as a player. Of course, Barry discusses his career with the Detroit Lions beginning with his draft in 1989 to its conclusion at the close of the 1998 season. Barry discusses his relationship with ownership, management, coaches and players during his ten years with the organization. Barry is critical of Lions management for its lack of commitment to winning (any Lions fan will have to admit that he may be right when they look back at the promise of the '91 season, the Lions' 12-4 record that year and the team's inability to get to a higher level in the following years). However, Barry goes to great lengths to disclose that he had a number of motivations for ultimately leaving the game. While lack of winning was a part, his departure was also due to his feeling that he had accomplished as much as he could professionally along with his fear of injury after witnessing first-hand life-threatening, career-ending injuries to teammates Mike Utley and Reggie Brown. Contrary to the popular perception, Barry's personal frustration with the lack of winning as a Lions player was not the primary catalyst for his retirement. After reading his book, my appreciation for the ten years Barry Sanders gave Lions fans and football fans in general has only increased. Barry is diplomatic without feeling compelled to be apologetic. In my mind, Barry doesn't need to apologize to anyone. Five stars. By the way, the book contains a nice DVD with some vintage film from Barry's career interspersed with a few brief comments from Barry himself. Although the production value of the DVD is not flawless, it's nonetheless well worth watching, if only for the clips of Barry from his high school days. My only regret is that there isn't more footage from Barry's N.F.L. carrer. I could watch that particular run against the Bears where essentially the entire defense takes a crack at him and still can't bring him down 100 times.
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Summary: Barry the Amazing
Review: Barry is my all time favorite running back, he is my idol, and I loved how he used to cut back and forth then zing past the defenders. Overall I loved this book. It is probably one of the best books I have read in my intire life, and I suggest you buy this book and read it over and over again. Also I thank Barry for giving me someone to look up to. Thank you Barry.....
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Summary: Every young athlete should read this
Review: Barry Sanders and Mark McCormick have done a wonderful job of capturing a life in sports, then talking about putting that life behind. Barry Sanders may be one of the most misunderstood athletes of our time. He played for himself not because he was selfish, but to be true to his own values and upbringing.
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Summary: Da MAN
Review: Barry Sanders is by far the best running back ever to play the game. Walter payton has nothing on him and either does Emmit Smith nor Jim Brown. If you dont think Barry Sanders is the best running back ever, you know absolutely nothing about football. The only other person that can be compared to BARRY SANDERS is Micheal Jordan, and that is a completely different sport.
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Summary: Barry Sanders, the Great Writer.
Review: Barry Sanders is perhaps the next coming of James Joyce. If you don't believe me, just take a look at her brilliant command of prose. It flows ever so delicately through the travails of her life. The language has such a rhythm that is unparalleled by contemporary literature. Five stars. A-plus.
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Summary: What Makes Barry Run!
Review: Barry Sanders jitterbugged his way into my world in 1988 as he dismantled by beloved Cowboys in the Holiday Bowl. I thought then what a terrible defense we had that day, only to learn later on how wrong I was. What a great back this Sanders is! He is the greatest so far. I've seen them all: Brown, Horning, Sayers (he could have been if injury hadn't cut him short; also from Kansas--what have they got in their water there?), Payton, Emmitt, et al. This guy for me was the player (as so many others have said) one would pay money to see him run! Speed, explosiveness, elusiveness, power, vision. More important, couple this with his personal temperament: a true anti-celebrity. A true good guy, a Christian athlete. An honest man. A family man. This is role model stuff formed by the Creator God Himself, whom Barry gives all the credit. The book is very well done. Not by some known-name author, but Barry's friend Mark E. McCormick who does an excellent job outlining this exciting life and reporting it as it would seem Barry would: few words, to the point, tell it like it is. So there are a couple typos. Makes it more authentic for me! It speaks of what he feels like before, during and after a run. What is all this talk in some other reviews about nothing revealed really worth reading? What is missing is normal super=jock stories of ego and media hype, etc. Hand the ball to the ref in the endzone, pick up the Heisman, thank the Lord. Thanks Barry and Mark McCormick. You did it right! The DVD I find exeptional. Especially thankful that less than more of his dismantled of Wyo is not shown. Some of the runs, e.g. one against da Bears is awesome, but there are others as well. Especially like the spin moves and neat straight arm. This guy could hit as well as dodge. He had it all. He was the best. Revealing that what many thought was true and it is neat that Barry lets it out: for some weird reason, the Lions slowly dismantled the team that could have. . . We're all still hurting and depressed and ticked off at that. But the memories of Number 20! Boy what a treat! Barry, thanks for your stuff! Especially that about your Mom and sister, Nancy. And your honesty about the child out of wedlock and abstinence film, etc. You are what the young studs need to hear about and from. God blessed you enormously and you're a man who doesn't forget who got him where he is. To our Lord Jesus may His blessings continue to pour down upon you and yours! Run on!
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