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Finish Strong - A Father's Code and a Son's Path (Paperback)
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Finish Strong - A Father's Code and a Son's Path (Paperback)
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Loot Price R488
Discovery Miles 4 880
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"Taking risks and pushing oneself to the limit are strong themes,
as well, and the loving bond between a father and son is evident
throughout . . . . A tale that will appeal to sports fans and those
who appreciate the determination and physical and mental toughness
required to thrive at the top level of sports." -Kirkus The
inspiring story of Nate Ebner's bond with his unconventional father
and its remarkable consequences Nate Ebner and his father were
inseparable. From an early age, they worked side-by-side in the
family junkyard, where part of the job was dispensing citizen's
justice to aspiring robbers, and they worked out side-by-side in
their grungy homemade gym. Even though Nate was a great peewee
football player in football-mad Ohio, he followed his father's
passion for rugby and started playing for the same club as his
father when he was only thirteen years old. But Nate had to face
the fact that there was no way to make a living as a professional
rugby player in this country. So Nate gave his dad the news that he
planned to quit rugby and go out for the football team at Ohio
State University, with an eye toward making the NFL. As a goal for
someone who hadn't even played high school football, this was
completely ridiculous. Without blinking, his father told him that
if he gave up what he had built in rugby, he had to see it through.
It was the last conversation they ever had--the next day, his
father was brutally murdered at work by a would-be robber. Nate
went on to make the Ohio State team and when NFL Draft Day came, he
was selected by the New England Patriots. Three Super Bowl rings
later, his legacy in the sport is secure. But he got another
unexpected chance to honor his father's memory when the Olympics
admitted rugby as a sport for the 2016 Games. Against long odds, he
made the team and competed in Rio in the sport he and his father
loved above all others. An astonishing story of what a father will
do for a son and what a son will do for a father, Finish Strong is
a powerful reminder that the lessons parents embody for their
children continue to bear fruit long after they are gone.
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