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Summary: LT and all that that Implies!!!
Review: If you like football then you will probably love this book. Lawrence Taylor is arguably the best player in the last 20 years or maybe forever. He clearly revolutionized his position.
This book is probably 30% football, 70% off the field. And that's as it should be as his world was wild and wooly and makes a great read. The drugs, the women, the parties are all here. Some of the most interesting parts are how he hid his drug habits from the NFL.
This isn't a classically written book. But the stories are so compelling it can't help be entertaining. You'll read it with your mouth open in disbelief. And, at least for the time being, it ends with a story of redemption.
I strongly recommend this book for football fans and stories of the wild life.
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Summary: Honest, but lacks depth and details.
Review: In this book, Lawrence Taylor goes into his life of drugs, fast cars, lots of woman, and tons of money. He describes his life, but with not so much detail. In fact, a chunck of his book are actually quotes from other people intermingled within his text. The book is about 250 pages long with a large font. I bought so it would last me a while, but I started reading it at noon, and finished it before dinner.The third person quotes are what really got to me. A portion of the quotes are self promoting, and other quotes just repeat what LT described in the previous paragraph. They hardly provided any insight into LT, but ruined the flow and continuity of the book in general. The lack of detail is also apparent. There are many references to how fast he was and how he revolutionized the game, but he provides no expansion of this. No information on how fast he ran, or how much he can bench press, or what types of plays he helped revolutionize. In terms of a football book, it's virtually non-existent. He doesn't go into much detail on other parts of the books as well. He describes a lot of parties, bar hopping, fast driving, and throws a few general stories in there, but with only a few exception, nothing specific to hold on to. Another bad part of this book is that in the end, he tries to evoke sympathy to which no one really can't.
This brings it back to his life story. The most admirable aspect of the book is that he is very honest with himself. He knew cocaine destroyed him, and sometimes goes into some depressing stories. He knew he was lazy sometimes, but he still played hard. All in all, it's short, but extremely readable. It's more of an outline than a full fledged expose, but it's honest and somewhat shocking nonetheless.
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Summary: Honest, but lacks depth and details.
Review: In this book, Lawrence Taylor goes into his life of drugs, fast cars, lots of woman, and tons of money. He describes his life, but with not so much detail. In fact, a chunck of his book are actually quotes from other people intermingled within his text. The book is about 250 pages long with a large font. I bought so it would last me a while, but I started reading it at noon, and finished it before dinner. The third person quotes are what really got to me. A portion of the quotes are self promoting, and other quotes just repeat what LT described in the previous paragraph. They hardly provided any insight into LT, but ruined the flow and continuity of the book in general. The lack of detail is also apparent. There are many references to how fast he was and how he revolutionized the game, but he provides no expansion of this. No information on how fast he ran, or how much he can bench press, or what types of plays he helped revolutionize. In terms of a football book, it's virtually non-existent. He doesn't go into much detail on other parts of the books as well. He describes a lot of parties, bar hopping, fast driving, and throws a few general stories in there, but with only a few exception, nothing specific to hold on to. Another bad part of this book is that in the end, he tries to evoke sympathy to which no one really can't.
This brings it back to his life story. The most admirable aspect of the book is that he is very honest with himself. He knew cocaine destroyed him, and sometimes goes into some depressing stories. He knew he was lazy sometimes, but he still played hard. All in all, it's short, but extremely readable. It's more of an outline than a full fledged expose, but it's honest and somewhat shocking nonetheless.
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Summary: Not Good
Review: Just not a very good book. Poorly written. LT's arrogance really sticks out...he makes several ridiculous statements about his NFL career and his personal life. This makes it hard to feel any sort of compassion for him. It just makes him seem like an animal. A decent read, but don't expect anything much.
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Summary: Out of control
Review: Lt can't seem to make up his mind in this book if he wants to sound contrite and sorry for his failings in life or brag about them. Admittedly the guy was as wild and uninhibited off the field as he was on it and some of his adventures in the world of drugs and sex make excellent reading. Lt was a great if not the greatest football player but off the field he was out of control. The premise of the book is that he landed on his feet and the reader should admire him for his recovery. However his descriptions of his wild life may sound more enticing to other readers. This is a story that seems to have another chaper or two in the wings. I like the guy and hope he is sincere in his desire to stay straight.
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Summary: Lawrence Vs. LT
Review: LT is very honest in recounting the disturbing details of his battle with drugs and a lifestyle that ultimately was out of control. Yes he became a different person as LT and lived off the field witht he same wild abandon that he brought to the game.
The stories are entertaining if somewhat predictable. Drugs, sex, more sex, etc...
MY problem with the book is that while Taylor is attempting to demonstrate his contrition for his bad behavior , especially toward his family, the tone of his descriptions of the wild times comes across as giddy and bragging.
The guy was the best football player I've ever seen and I am glad he landed on his feet after going through all of this.
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Summary: An Outstanding, brutally honest book...Well Done!
Review: My husband and I are longtime fans of the Giants and of LT. In fact, I read Mr. Taylor's first book. The writing style of this book was perfect. It couldn't have been written (or edited) any other way. For me, his troubling times, of which there were many, didn't bring disgust but rather sympathy and compassion. However, the way he treated his ex-wife was appalling. There is no sympathy from me for his lack of respect for his marriage vows. He spoke so highly of her, she (and their children) did not deserve to be humiliated in such a public manner. I know that its really none of my business but I'm glad they are on very friendly terms. And they certainly raised very fine, very classy children.
That said, I found Mr. Taylor's book extremely hilarious, due in part to the fact that all those outrageous antics were true. Very few books can make a reader laugh outright page after page, but this one can.
This was a great, great book.
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Summary: AVERAGE AS FAR AS SPORTS BIOGRAPHIES GO
Review: Over the edge covers everything from LT's college days, through his career with the Giants to his post career problems. The book gives you a god idea of the lifestyle LT led off the field but doesn't go into too much detail. In a nutshell, he partied hard, had extra marital flings, but still managed to show up and give 100% on Sunday Afternoon. Having been a Giants fan for over 25 seasons, I had can say that. you'd never know that there were many a night that LT would show up at the stadium after being out till 8 am, and still manage to play a helluva game. The after career chapters, which detail LT's drug use make you feel some sympathy, but also angry that it took LT so long to clean his act up. Overall, This is a decent sports biography, one any football fan will appreciate.
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Summary: For Giants Fans
Review: Perfect gift for NY sports fan. In depth look at the complex life of Lawrence Taylor.
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Summary: I have a good idea for you and your cousin...
Review: Take a fifth-grade level English class. From what I hear, it is very possible that a lot of what is in the book is a lie, considering that Bill Parcells was the coach of the Giants at the time and he's not exactly a pushover. Taylor's ramblings on the Dan Patrick radio show (11/3/03), in which he said that he basically did not want to answer any questions about Parcells, are curious considering he just published a book about the same topic... The man was a tremendous athlete but to purchase this book is a waste of time and money because this man is the NFL's Jose Canseco...a s--tstirrer of the highest order. Just buy Barry Sanders' book instead and that way your hard-earned money won't go to buy #56 some more CRACK. Nuff Said.
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