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The instant New York Times bestseller Remarkable lessons in
leadership and team building from one of the greatest football
coaches of our time. Urban Meyer has established himself as one of
the elite in the annals of his sport, having lead his players to
three national championships. In Above the Line, he offers readers
his unparalleled insights into leadership, team building, and the
keys to empowering people to achieve things they might never have
thought possible. Meyer shares his groundbreaking game plan-the
game plan followed every day in the Ohio State Buckeyes'
championship season-for creating a culture of success built on
trust and a commitment to a common purpose. Packed with real life
examples from Meyer's storied career, Above the Line delivers
wisdom and inspiration for taking control and turning setbacks into
victories for a team, a family, or a Fortune 500 company.
"Members of the 'Gator Nation' are going to burn the midnight
oil turning these pages because Buddy Martin will be boldly taking
them where no Florida fan has gone before."
---Tony Barnhart, "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"/CBS
To write the Urban Meyer story, Buddy Martin enjoyed a vantage
point rarely afforded authors in constructing the authorized
biography of the University of Florida's high-profile coach. Martin
takes the reader where no other journalist has gone before as he
reports the most intimate details about one of the nation's top
college football programs and its coach.
During the show-and-tell story of the 2007 Gator season, Martin
listened on the headsets in the coaching booth, monitored Meyer's
locker room speeches, conducted in-depth interviews with assistant
coaches and support personnel, ran on Florida Field with the team
prior to the Gators game against Tennessee, and gave Tim Tebow his
first Heisman Trophy quiz while having dinner together just weeks
before he was named as the winner.
"Urban's Way, " however, is much more than a look at the 2007
season. Martin dug deep into Meyer's background, from his
growing-up days in Ashtabula, Ohio, under the strict guidance of
his father; to his tumultuous days as a young assistant when he
almost quit the profession; to the dynamics of his close
relationship with mentors Earle Bruce and Lou Holtz; to the
ultimate prize as coach of the 2006 national champion Florida
Gators. Readers learn how Meyer was encouraged by his father and
his wife, Shelley, to keep going; how his career took off at Notre
Dame and then as a head coach at Bowling Green and Utah; how the
Falcons came together after their historic "Black Wednesday"; and
the impressive manner in which he championed diversity among
players in Salt Lake City. Florida fans will be surprised to
discover how close Meyer came to choosing the Notre Dame job over
the one in Gainesville, despite his yearnings as a small boy to
someday coach the Fighting Irish. Through his intense
research---and talks with Urban himself---Buddy Martin provides an
amazingly detailed look into how a football coach is made.
This is not simply the authorized biography of one of college
football's top coaches; Buddy Martin also gives fans the inside
scoop on the 2006 National Championship. In the chapter "The Joy of
Winning It All," players and coaches share their stories of that
championship season that produced the middle leg of the "Gator
Slam," leading to the good life on the so-called Cul de Sac of
Champions, which Urban shares with Gators basketball coach Billy
Donovan.
It is rare that fans get inside the head of a top coach, but here
full disclosure is offered about Urban's personal faith, his Plan
to Win, and the inner workings of the Spread offense. Readers are
also treated to Meyer's own breakdown of the national championship
tape, including his Six Key Plays of the game.
Buddy Martin shines a bright light on Urban Meyer, the Florida
Gators, and one of the top programs in the country. This is a
must-have for Florida Gator football fans and one of the most
insightful books ever written on college football.
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