In a sport full of players who are larger than life, Terrell Owens towers above the crowd.

It isn't just that he holds the NFL record for catches in a single game (twenty) or that he's the most feared wide receiver in the game. It's also his penchant for unique self-expression — spiking the ball on the midfield Texas lone star in front of a hostile Dallas Cowboy crowd, pulling a Sharpie from his sock to sign a game ball after a touchdown, and dancing with a cheerleader's pom-poms after another TD. Never politically correct and always controversial and colorful on and off the field, Terrell Owens has transformed himself into "TO," the outrageous gridiron personality who has rocked the entire NFL and the sports landscape. But Owens is more than touchdowns, dancing, and celebrations. In this wickedly insightful book, he's full of sharp-eyed observations on the contentious, demanding, insane phenomenon that is pro football.

In Catch This! Owens takes readers back to his hardscrabble childhood in rural Alabama, where he was raised by a stern grandmother and loving mother. By the time he won an athletic scholarship for football at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, the once small, bullied boy had transformed himself into a very large man with a super body and an iron will to succeed. He takes us behind his apprenticeship to — and eventual eclipsing of — the legendary 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice. He pulls no punches when it comes to his extremely public fight with San Francisco coach Steve Mariucci — a relationship so sour that they didn't speak at all during the crucial final weeks of the 2001 season. And, finally, he lets loose on the free agent scandal that shook the NFL in 2004 — and reveals the truth behind the NFL's attempt to deny him free agency, his fraudulent trade to the Baltimore Ravens, and his ultimate happy landing with the Philadelphia Eagles.

For those who think they know both Terrell Owens and TO, catch this story.

The writing is on the ball in this savagely honest look at the NFL from a controversial, unpredictable superstar who is as outspoken as Charles Barkley and John McEnroe.

The writing's on the ball--a savagely honest look at the NFL from a controversial, unpredictable superstar who is as outspoken as Charles Barkley and John McEnroe. In a sport full of players who are larger than life, Terrell Owens of the San Francisco 49ers towers above the crowd. It isn't just that he's owner of the NFL record for catches in a single game (twenty) and the most feared wide receiver in the game. It's also his penchant for in-your-face antics--spiking the ball on the midfield Texas lone star in front of a hostile Dallas Cowboys crowd (for which he was suspended), the pulling of a Sharpie pen from his sock to sign a ball after scoring a touchdown, dancing with a cheerleader's pom-poms after another incredible touchdown. But Owens is more than just another thick-necked brute with an outsized sense of mischief. As he proves in this wickedly insightful book, he's full of poignant observations on the contentious, demanding, divided phenomenon that is professional football. Always candid, Owens takes us back to his hardscrabble childhood in rural Alabama, where he was raised by a stern grandmother. He takes us behind his apprenticeship to--and eventual eclipsing of--49ers legend Jerry Rice, hands-down the greatest wide receiver to ever step on the gridiron. And he pulls no punches when it comes to his extremely public tiff with former San Francisco coach Steve Mariucci, a relationship that had gone so sour that they didn't speak at all during the crucial final weeks of the 2001 season. Juxtaposing the ugly truths of sport's most brutal league with the pure joys of playing the game, this expose is as extraordinary as the superstar who produced it.