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Summary: very good book !!
Review: i got this book as a gift , and im a packer fan , so at first i didnt want to read it , becuase i didnt like walter payton-the player , for obvious reasons . i was really surprised about how well written this book is , and very informative , from his young days shovelling mud to his days with the bears . this book isnt a "autobiography" becuase walter died while writing it , so they had to change it . it has stories from his family , friends and team-mates . i percieved walter payton as an arrogant , showoffish , but this book changed my view of him , and thats a big compliment coming from a packer fan . 5/5 , excellent book
Rating:
Summary: very good book !!
Review: i got this book as a gift , and im a packer fan , so at first i didnt want to read it , becuase i didnt like walter payton-the player , for obvious reasons . i was really surprised about how well written this book is , and very informative , from his young days shovelling mud to his days with the bears . this book isnt a "autobiography" becuase walter died while writing it , so they had to change it . it has stories from his family , friends and team-mates . i percieved walter payton as an arrogant , showoffish , but this book changed my view of him , and thats a big compliment coming from a packer fan . 5/5 , excellent book
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Summary: A touch of sweetness
Review: I was a bit caught off guard when I first picked up Never Die Easy, and saw it was comprised of narritives from various people in Walter Payton's life. I quickly put any aprehensions aside as I became enthralled in the descriptions and recollectons of Payton and others. I was gratified to find that the Walter Payton of real life was close to the Walter Payton I had come to admire and respect. Many people contributed to this book, and added layers to the story Walter Payton told. Along with the voices of coaches and fellow players, the voices of his wife, his children, and his siblings. The passages that deal with his life before Chicago...a Soul Train dance contest winner?... and after football are candid. They are very frank with descriptions of learning he was sick and how they dealt with the struggle as his health declined. No one ever gave up hope. This is a fitting tribute to one of the finest football players to ever play the game and a pleasure to read.
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Summary: READ IT
Review: I would recommend this book to everyone. Period. In all walks of life. Walter Payton's book should be required reading by all those either actively participating in a sport, or intending to, and those in any occupation as well. He was one of those rare individuals who passed through our lives and will be remembered, not only for his feats on the football field, but how he lived his life. He knew his responsibility as a public figure: to the children who looked up to him; to his family and himself. His strong morals and belief in God, instilled in his childhood by his loving parents carried him through until his death. He touched many lives which was evident from all the mail sent to him; all the prayers said for him. He taught us by doing God's work here on earth: through the charities he created to help others-especially children. Read this book. This is how it should be done. We will miss him.
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Summary: SHOW ME A HERO...
Review: If you think this is just the typical sports biography containing the typical boasts about on-the-field exploits and off-the-field hi-jinx, remember the subject is Walter Payton, and think again. This book is not even a sports biography. It's a life story, and by that I mean, a story about life. To linger or dwell on what Walter did on the gridiron would be to minimize and trivialize what he accomplished in life, and I say this realizing that he was one of the two greatest football players ever. The book is an easy, informative, and interesting read. You learn about his life in football, but the book is not a study in X's and O's. Instead you learn of Walter's work ethic, his compassion and empathy for others, his fun-loving ways, his sensitivity, his selflessness, his toughness, and his courage, to list only some. He operated a philanthropic foundation that reached out to millions in his lifetime. He anonymously distributed hundreds of thousands of toys at Christmastime. Even after he became gravely ill, he campaigned for greater awareness of the need for organ donors. And he raised two children who have become promising young adults, which he felt was his greatest accomplishment. Walter Payton inspired millions of his fans by giving his all on every play, and he lived his life off of the gridiron the way he did on it: he went all out and made the most of it. That the book was finished in an oral-history style, is fitting. It was never like Walter Payton to talk a lot about himself. Credit is due to his family members and friends, for being so open about their feelings about the man. The book has the ring of the absolute truth. It has been written: "Show me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy." This book is anything but that. Like the man they called "Sweetness," Never Die Easy is an inspiration. The tragedy rests with our society, which lost this great hero of humanity at such a young age.
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Summary: Not your typical autobiography and that's good...
Review: if you were a fan of Walter, like me, then you felt more than a loss of the greatest Bear of them all. I felt I knew him like so many fans he touched. I felt that the circumstances surrounding his death always neededed more explaination. I wanted to know how he handled it, if he was in pain, how others helped him in his last days and who was there for him. I wanted to make sure he was ok. Walter came into the league when I was 15 yrs old and didn't leave until I was 28. He was a part of the best years of my life as a Bear fan and like so many thousands of others who will read this book, it helps describe the courage, compassion and love so many people had for him and how they helped him in his last year on earth. It helped me understand. The first chapter grabs you and doesn't let you go. I wasn't looking for a typical autobiography. This is just what I needed. Thanks Walter.
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Summary: "The Greatest Bear of Them All"
Review: In this book about Walter Payton there is a lot of good information about him. The title "Never Die Easy," means that when Payton was sick with cancer he fought as long as he could and didn't complain about the pain. When Payton was diagnosed with cancer they told him he had a certain amount of time to live but he overcame that and lived two more years. He has one son (Jerrett Payton) and one daughter (Brittney). Walter's brother Eddie would come to the hospital and talk with him but when Walter was let out, him and Eddie would go out and hane a good time. Although Payton was one of the greatest football players he was a better person to his family, friends, and people. In the book there is a picture of Payton running up a hill, this picture shows him training as he works toward his accomplishments as a running back in the NFL. At the 1987 mark in the picture is where he retired form football. The famous hill in the photograph is named "Payton's Hill," his honor. Walter Payton was inducted in the Hall of Fame in July of 1993. His life was one of the roughest but he made the best of it and has the book to prove it. This is one of the best books I have read and probably will read.
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Summary: "The Greatest Bear of Them All"
Review: In this book about Walter Payton there is a lot of good information about him. The title "Never Die Easy," means that when Payton was sick with cancer he fought as long as he could and didn't complain about the pain. When Payton was diagnosed with cancer they told him he had a certain amount of time to live but he overcame that and lived two more years. He has one son (Jerrett Payton) and one daughter (Brittney). Walter's brother Eddie would come to the hospital and talk with him but when Walter was let out, him and Eddie would go out and hane a good time. Although Payton was one of the greatest football players he was a better person to his family, friends, and people. In the book there is a picture of Payton running up a hill, this picture shows him training as he works toward his accomplishments as a running back in the NFL. At the 1987 mark in the picture is where he retired form football. The famous hill in the photograph is named "Payton's Hill," his honor. Walter Payton was inducted in the Hall of Fame in July of 1993. His life was one of the roughest but he made the best of it and has the book to prove it. This is one of the best books I have read and probably will read.
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Summary: "The Greatest Bear of Them All"
Review: In this book about Walter Payton there is a lot of good information about him. The title "Never Die Easy," means that when Payton was sick with cancer he fought as long as he could and didn't complain about the pain. When Payton was diagnosed with cancer they told him he had a certain amount of time to live but he overcame that and lived two more years. He has one son (Jerrett Payton) and one daughter (Brittney). Walter's brother Eddie would come to the hospital and talk with him but when Walter was let out, him and Eddie would go out and hane a good time. Although Payton was one of the greatest football players he was a better person to his family, friends, and people. In the book there is a picture of Payton running up a hill, this picture shows him training as he works toward his accomplishments as a running back in the NFL. At the 1987 mark in the picture is where he retired form football. The famous hill in the photograph is named "Payton's Hill," his honor. Walter Payton was inducted in the Hall of Fame in July of 1993. His life was one of the roughest but he made the best of it and has the book to prove it. This is one of the best books I have read and probably will read.
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Summary: Great player, not a great book
Review: Let me start off by saying that I am a huge sports fan, (I adore ESPN sportscentury) and in particular a big fan of walter payton. So, I picked this book up with pretty high expectations, after just finishing "When Pride Still Mattered," an incredible biography of Vince Lombardi. Unfortunately, unlike "When Pride Still Mattered," I felt that this book was poorly written, and tedious to read. Compounded with that is the very expensive price of this book. Perhaps it is worth it to purchase this book in paperback, but nothing else.
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