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Slow Getting Up
- A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile
- Narrado por: Nate Jackson
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
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Nate Jackson’s Slow Getting Up is an unvarnished and uncensored memoir of everyday life in the most popular sports league in America - and the most damaging to its players - the National Football League.
After playing college ball at a tiny Division III school, Jackson, a receiver, signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers, before moving to the Denver Broncos. For six seasons in the NFL as a Bronco, he alternated between the practice squad and the active roster, eventually winning a starting spot - a short, tenuous career emblematic of the average pro player.
Drawing from his own experience, Jackson tells the little-known story of the hundreds of everyday, "expendable" players whose lives are far different from their superstar colleagues.
From scouting combines to training camps, off-season parties to game-day routines, debilitating physical injuries - including degenerative brain conditions - to poor pensions and financial distress, he offers a funny, and shocking look at life in the NFL, and the young men who risk their health and even their lives to play the game.
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This classic sports book takes listeners inside the 1967 season of the Green Bay Packers, following that storied team from training camp to their dramatic victory in Super Bowl II. Candid and often amusing, Jerry Kramer describes from a player's perspective a bygone era of sports, filled with blood, grit, and tears. No game better exemplifies this period than the classic "Ice Bowl" conference championship game between the Packers and the Dallas Cowboys, which Kramer, who made the crucial block in the climactic play, describes in thrilling detail.
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Time capsule
- De Michael Ingarra en 01-21-24
De: Jerry Kramer, y otros
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GIMP
- When Life Deals You a Crappy Hand, You Can Fold or You Can Play
- De: Mark Zupan
- Narrado por: Mark Zupan
- Duración: 4 h y 32 m
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Mark Zupan, a quadriplegic, was facing life in a wheelchair and only limited use of all four limbs. Always a winner and a fighter, Mark refused to accept that his injury doomed him to a lifetime of passive acceptance. He fought to regain as much mobility as possible, and his indomitable spirit has helped him create a life that's truly exceptional.
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- De Salish54 en 12-16-21
De: Mark Zupan
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The Keeper
- A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them
- De: Ali Benjamin, Tim Howard
- Narrado por: J.D. Jackson
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In the summer of 2014, Tim Howard became an overnight sensation after more than 10 years as one of America's leading professional soccer players. His record-breaking 15 saves for the United States national team against Belgium in the World Cup electrified a nation that had only recently woken up to the Beautiful Game after decades of hibernation. In this inspiring and candid memoir, the beloved US and Everton goalkeeper finally allows himself to do something that he would never do on the field: He drops his guard.
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Tim Howard Saves more then Goals!
- De Ron en 12-16-14
De: Ali Benjamin, y otros
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Bigger than the Game
- Restitching a Major League Life
- De: Dirk Hayhurst
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
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After nearly a decade in the minors, Dirk Hayhurst defied the odds to climb onto the pitcher's mound for the Toronto Blue Jays. Newly married, with a big league paycheck and a brand new house, Hayhurst was ready for a great season in the Bigs. Then fate delivered a crushing hit. Hayhurst blew out his pitching shoulder in an insane off-season workout program. After surgery, rehab, and more rehab, his major-league dreams seemed more distant than ever.
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Garfoose continues to rule!
- De PMoney en 03-09-22
De: Dirk Hayhurst
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Boys Will Be Boys
- The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty
- De: Jeff Pearlman
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 13 h y 44 m
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They were America's Team - the high-priced, high-glamour, high-flying Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s, who won three Super Bowls and made as many headlines off the field as on it. Led by Emmitt Smith, the charismatic Deion "Prime Time" Sanders, and Hall of Famers Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin, the Cowboys rank among the greatest of all NFL dynasties.
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This is a football book right?
- De Aaron en 12-07-09
De: Jeff Pearlman
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Sweetness
- The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton
- De: Jeff Pearlman
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 18 h y 49 m
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At five feet ten inches tall, running back Walter Payton was not the largest player in the NFL, but he developed a larger-than-life reputation for his strength, speed, and grit. Nicknamed “Sweetness” during his college football days, he became the NFL’s all-time leader in rushing and all-purpose yards, capturing the hearts of fans in his adopted Chicago.
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Honest Accounting Of A Fascinating Life
- De RevInTampa en 08-19-15
De: Jeff Pearlman
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Badasses
- The Legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raiders
- De: Peter Richmond
- Narrado por: Barry Abrams
- Duración: 12 h y 26 m
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A book that explores the enduring legends of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raiders, Badasses is the definitive biography of arguably the last team to play old-fashioned tough-guy football. Peter Richmond, co-author of the New York Times best seller The Glory Game, offers a fascinating look at the 1970s Oakland Raiders, led by colorful greats from another era.
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Good story, slightly obnoxious author and reader
- De Harry Seaward en 01-06-19
De: Peter Richmond
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Dr. J Unabridged
- The Autobiography
- De: Julius Erving, Karl Taro Greenfeld
- Narrado por: Julius Erving
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
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With his flights of improvisation around the basket and his towering afro, Julius Erving became one of the most charismatic (and revolutionary) players basketball has ever known. But while the public has long revered this cultural icon, few have ever known of the double life of Julius Erving. Dr. J traces the inner lives of the nearly perfect player and the imperfect man - and how he has come to terms with both.
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I may overrate it, but I’m a hoops junkie!
- De @JWTheBlueprint en 01-29-14
De: Julius Erving, y otros
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Their Life's Work
- The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers
- De: Gary M. Pomerantz
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 16 h y 58 m
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The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s won an unprecedented and unmatched four Super Bowls in six years. A dozen of those Steelers players, coaches, and executives have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, and three decades later their names echo in popular memory: "Mean" Joe Greene, Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Mike Webster, Jack Lambert, Lynn Swann, and John Stallworth.
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Great Book
- De cap en 07-18-18
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The Boys of Winter
- The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
- De: Wayne Coffey
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 8 h y 38 m
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Once upon a time, they taught us to believe. They were the 1980 US Olympic hockey team, a blue-collar bunch led by an unconventional coach, and they engineered perhaps the greatest sports moment of the 20th century. Their "Miracle on Ice" has become a national fairy tale, but the real Cinderella story is even more remarkable. It is a legacy of hope, hard work, and homegrown triumph. It is a chronicle of everyday heroes who just wanted to play hockey happily ever after.
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Great, but...
- De S. B. G. en 02-13-18
De: Wayne Coffey
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Paper Lion
- Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback
- De: George Plimpton, Nicholas Dawidoff - foreword
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 13 h y 38 m
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George Plimpton was perhaps best known for Paper Lion, the book that set the bar for participatory sports journalism. With his characteristic wit, Plimpton recounts his experiences in talking his way into training camp with the Detroit Lions, practicing with the team, and taking snaps behind center. His breezy style captures the pressures and tensions rookies confront, the hijinks that pervade when 60 high-strung guys live together in close quarters, and a host of football rites and rituals.
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Still great, after all these years!
- De D. Lichtenstein en 06-15-17
De: George Plimpton, y otros
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When the Game Was Ours
- De: Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jackie MacMullan, Larry Bird
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
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From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological battle. Their uncommonly competitive relationship came to symbolize the most compelling rivalry in the NBA. These were the basketball epics of the 1980s - Celtics vs Lakers, East vs West, physical vs finesse, Old School vs Showtime, even white vs black. Each pushed the other to greatness - together Bird and Johnson collected eight NBA Championships and six MVP awards.
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Great story; stilted delivery
- De Amazon Customer en 08-07-15
De: Earvin "Magic" Johnson, y otros
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The Keeper - Young Readers' Edition
- The Unguarded Story of Tim Howard
- De: Tim Howard
- Narrado por: William Harper
- Duración: 5 h y 1 m
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In this heartwarming and candid memoir, Tim Howard does something he would never do on a soccer field: he drops his guard. As fiercely protective about his privacy as he is guarding the goal for the US national team and for Everton in the English Premier League, Howard opens up for the first time about how a hyperactive kid from New Jersey with Tourette's syndrome defied the odds to become one of the world’s premier goalkeepers.
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Don't judge a book by it's cover.
- De Anonymous User en 08-17-17
De: Tim Howard
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Slow Getting Up
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- eric
- 04-14-17
true love of football shines in the writing
If you could sum up Slow Getting Up in three words, what would they be?
a great story and a very honest account of how the league can wear a person till they dont fit
What was one of the most memorable moments of Slow Getting Up?
nate was realateable
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- Roger Friedman
- 04-29-14
It's not art, but it is insightful
Would you listen to Slow Getting Up again? Why?
Nate Jackson provides a very clear picture of what life is like for a professional football player, from the pain of a torn muscle to the availability of "jersey chasers" for a pro athlete. He peppers his story with more philosophical meanderings and extended metaphors than you might imagine, but it's largely an instructive, interesting, informative inside look inside the locker room.
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- Anne E Ogden
- 07-14-16
decent at best
it brings the reader a perspective of what the NFL is really like. told from someone who had to live paycheck to paycheck to make it in the NFL and faced many injuries along the way. i thought he was a bit harsh on the league and a bit depressing at times.
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- Midwest Bibliophile
- 04-03-17
If you love football, you should listen to this
Is there anything you would change about this book?
Everyone knows that football is dangerous and players often play while hurt, but this book gives new insight into what the average player endures to be part of the NFL. The narration (by Nate himself) is not so great but it is OK and doesn't detract too much from the story. This story manages to give insights into the NFL player life for non-superstars, while not being too graphic or explicit.
Highly recommended if you are a football buff!
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- Randy
- 11-21-14
A very personal view of life in the NFL
What made the experience of listening to Slow Getting Up the most enjoyable?
You can't help but root for Nate Jackson, who comes across as an unusually self-aware athlete in this engrossing and hilarious book. He's not a superstar and he knows it. But he's a survivor and we benefit from his observations and analysis.
What other book might you compare Slow Getting Up to and why?
This is a much more intimate book than "Collision Low Crossers", looking more at the player than the team. Both are fascinating if you're interested in the NFL.
What does Nate Jackson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
It's a real bonus to have Nate Jackson reading the book. His engaging personality really comes through.
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- M. Froehlich
- 09-05-18
A wonderful look inside the NFL from a journeyman!
A little rough on the delivery, but at least HE told HIS story, rather than having someone else narrate it. Can't wait to start his second book!
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- Kate Faulk
- 02-28-24
I didn't like Nate
I didn't like Nate at first. Although he was the son of teachers from a suburban home, his narration sounded like he was trying to sound like street. But I got used to him and it ended up being a very good story about his journeyman life in the NFL.
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- maverick
- 01-28-15
Great story of how the NFL works
Thanks for writing the book Nate!! A great honest (apparently) and rich story of the journey including hopes fears joys and disappointments.
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- Blake
- 03-20-15
Very well written
Thank you Nate. I hope you are happy & doing well these days. Maybe the book was decent post football therapy?
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- JROD2133
- 07-02-14
Almost unlistenable...AND I'M A DENVER DIEHARD!
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I wouldn't recommend this to a friend whatsoever. Listening to Nate Jackson was akin to hearing cats in a blender.
Has Slow Getting Up turned you off from other books in this genre?
I'll be hard pressed to listen to autobiographies of athletes in the future without sampling the book first.
What didn’t you like about Nate Jackson’s performance?
His performance was very wooden. It felt like he was reading, poorly I may add, straight off the pages instead of telling the story in his own words. Adam Carolla, for example, does a great job maknig his performanace sound like that....a perfomrance, not a 6th grade read in front of the class exercise.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
I wouldnt' see this movie, because nothing enlightening was really shared. It was a story of a guy who's body was continuously breaking down and little else. I wanted more information on some of the struggles to come up with plans on how to play other teams. Intralocker relationships between the players, coaches, and staff. Everythign was super generic in this book.
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