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The Middle School Rules for Jamaal Charles - As Told by Sean Jensen (Hardcover)
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The Middle School Rules for Jamaal Charles - As Told by Sean Jensen (Hardcover)
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Five running backs were selected in the first round of the 2008 NFL
Draft. Jamaal Charles was not among them. Despite piling up the
fourth-most rushing yards at the University of Texas in just three
seasons, he waited for eight other running backs to get selected
ahead of him. The Middle School Rules of Jamaal Charles features
the stories and lessons of Jamaal's childhood, defined by people
overlooking him. Young readers will see how Jamaal deals with
bullying and endures teasing because of a long undiagnosed learning
disability that enabled him to participate in the Special Olympics
as a 10-year-old. The gold medals he won at the Special Olympics
empowered him, and Jamaal displayed a rare work ethic and
determination in everything he did on the field and in the
classroom. "I just kept working, just kept fighting," Jamaal says.
"If you give up, you won't ever know how far you would have
gotten." A state champion hurdler, Jamaal ran for 4,107 yards and
50 touchdowns in his final two seasons at Memorial High School in
Port Arthur, Texas. But readers will see how hard Jamaal had to
study to earn a high enough mark on a standardized test to qualify
for a full athletic scholarship. Dogged by doubts about his size,
Jamaal is already the Chiefs' all-time leading rusher, a four-time
Pro Bowl selection and has more career rushing yards and total
touchdowns than all but two of the eight running backs selected
ahead of him in the 2008 NFL Draft. In fact, Jamaal owns a special
NFL record: More yards per carry (5.5) than any other running back
with at least 1,000 career carries! Jamaal wants his legacy to
extend beyond football fields. His Jamaal Charles Youth Matters
Family Foundation promotes the development of healthy minds and
bodies and reinforces the motto that, "Determination wins." Jamaal
inspired millions at the Opening Ceremony of the 2015 Special
Olympics in Los Angeles by sharing his story of struggle and
triumph. "I was afraid. I was lost. I had trouble reading. I found
out I had a learning disability," he said. "People made fun of me.
They said I would never go anywhere. But I learned I can fly... the
Special Olympics gave me my first chance to discover a talent I did
not know I had."
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