Synopses & Reviews
To raise the Vinceand#160;Lombardi trophy means victory, and victory means surviving the epic journey fraught with peril and adversity that is the game of professional footballand#8212;a unique life-changing moment that is captured in exciting detail in this collection of sports history. Each year, the National Football League awards the prestigious trophy to the Super Bowland#8211;winning team, anand#160;honorand#160;that some players will spend an entire career without experiencing.and#160;Bestselling sports author Ross Bernstein interviewed more than 100 of the fortunate few from NFLand#160;history, both players and coaches, who share the common thread of being championship winners.
Review
"What did it meant to raise Lombardi? It's almost indescribable. You're at a loss for words when it happens because it's such a profound moment. Your whole world changes in an instant."and#160; and#8212;Joe Theismann, football broadcaster and former professional quarterback
Synopsis
To raise it means you've won it, and to win it means you've survived an epic journey fraught with peril and untold adversity. The highly anticipated sequel to Raising Stanley has arrived. Ross Bernstein, the best-selling author of nearly 50 sports books, including The Code: Football's Unwritten Rules and Its Ignore-at-Your-Own-Risk Code of Honor, interviewed more than 100 current and former NFL players and coaches who all had one thing in commonthey were all champions.
About the Author
Ross Bernstein is the best-selling author of nearly 50 sports books and has been featured on CNN and ESPN, as well as in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and USA TODAY. As an internationally recognized motivational speaker, Ross uses inspirational sports stories as a metaphor for life and for business to energize and connect his audiences. His program "The Champion's Code," is all about the DNA of what makes champions so unique. Ross and his wife, Sara, have a daughter and presently reside in Eagan, Minn.