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PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-100544845765
ISBN-139780544845763
eBay Product ID (ePID)221609820
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Book TitleQb : My Life Behind the Spiral
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicFootball
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation
AuthorJeff Benedict, Steve Young
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight22.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-024863
Reviews"Steve Young is a hero of mine, and his story is a source of inspiration for me. His perseverance, intelligence and most of all, grace under pressure NFL-style, makes this book a fascinating read. Thanks Steve for sharing your story with one of your biggest fans!" - Tom Brady "All football fans know what a tremendously talented and successful quarterback Steve Young was in his NFL career. But what they don''t know about are the challenges and personal obstacles Steve had to overcome to make his dreams come true. This is a most exciting and compelling story." - Roger Staubach "There has never been a QB like Steve Young, and there has never been a football memoir quite like QB: A Life. Young''s battles with anxiety make you forget you are reading about a Hall of Famer, and make you root for him at every turn. This is a revealing, honest, compelling book that any fan will enjoy." -- Michael Rosenberg , Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated "Steve was not just another Hall of Fame QB - he was extraordinary in every facet of life. His passion, preparation, and attention to detail is so vivid you feel as though this "QB" has put you right in the middle of a huddle of life. I''ve never read a football book with more honesty and integrity - it''s typical Steve. What a quarterback! What a man!" -- Jim Nantz , CBS Sports "Steve Young''s scrambling, pinpoint passing, and perseverance helped make him an NFL Hall of Fame quarterback. He wowed us every Sunday. Until reading QB, though, I had no idea about the personal mountains he had to climb to make his dreams come true. This is a most memorable story for all fans." - Chris Berman , ESPN "Steve Young''s QB: My Life Behind the Spiral reads like he used to play: with fearlessness, creativity and accomplishment. This is not a typical, self-serving athlete autobiography. Young is unflinchingly honest in detailing his battles with anxiety, serving as role model for far more than just staring down a fourth quarter blitz. It''s a remarkable read." -- Dan Wetzel , National Columnist, Yahoo! Sports "This book is a terrific read." --Jim Rome "I couldn''t put it down." --Brian Kilmeade "The rare sports book in which the heretofore pristine hero admits to some legitimate human scars. I covered Young a lot in my life, and I never knew so much of what he went through. [This] book is gold." -- Peter King "A candidly told, compelling, inspiring story that will enthrall even those who are not ardent football fans. It takes readers right into the huddle. The reader absorbs the sweat and pain, the exhilaration and tension." -- San Jose Mercury News "Details his great football life ...a remarkable story. An amazing saga." -- Mike Francesa "Steve Young could endure hellacious on-field beatings, but one opponent made him weepy, nauseous and reluctant to get out of bed: anxiety...Even after he was voted the NFL''s MVP, Young''s performance anxiety spiked to nearly crushing levels, making him wonder if he''d survive certain seasons as he tried to replace Joe Montana....Young''s gift for football, what he was seemingly made to do, could also make him physically ill...He is free [now], but realizes others are in the midst of the type of crisis he endured 23 years ago...For those,...his book is a gift from someone who truly understands." -- Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle "It would be just about impossible to make up Young''s story of going from an eighth-string quarterback as a BYU freshman to the MVP of the NFL and then a first-ballot Hall of Famer. His book covers that football journey thoroughly, while also hitting all the life in between....QB succeeds in capturing a remarkable life, in and out of football." - Kurt Kragthorpe, The Salt Lake Tribune, "Steve Young is a hero of mine, and his story is a source of inspiration for me. His perseverance, intelligence and most of all, grace under pressure NFL-style, makes this book a fascinating read. Thanks Steve for sharing your story with one of your biggest fans!" - Tom Brady "All football fans know what a tremendously talented and successful quarterback Steve Young was in his NFL career. But what they don't know about are the challenges and personal obstacles Steve had to overcome to make his dreams come true. This is a most exciting and compelling story." - Roger Staubach "There has never been a QB like Steve Young, and there has never been a football memoir quite like QB: A Life. Young's battles with anxiety make you forget you are reading about a Hall of Famer, and make you root for him at every turn. This is a revealing, honest, compelling book that any fan will enjoy." -- Michael Rosenberg , Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated "Steve was not just another Hall of Fame QB - he was extraordinary in every facet of life. His passion, preparation, and attention to detail is so vivid you feel as though this "QB" has put you right in the middle of a huddle of life. I've never read a football book with more honesty and integrity - it's typical Steve. What a quarterback! What a man!" -- Jim Nantz , CBS Sports "Steve Young's scrambling, pinpoint passing, and perseverance helped make him an NFL Hall of Fame quarterback. He wowed us every Sunday. Until reading QB, though, I had no idea about the personal mountains he had to climb to make his dreams come true. This is a most memorable story for all fans." - Chris Berman , ESPN "Steve Young's QB: My Life Behind the Spiral reads like he used to play: with fearlessness, creativity and accomplishment. This is not a typical, self-serving athlete autobiography. Young is unflinchingly honest in detailing his battles with anxiety, serving as role model for far more than just staring down a fourth quarter blitz. It's a remarkable read." -- Dan Wetzel , National Columnist, Yahoo! Sports "This book is a terrific read." --Jim Rome "I couldn't put it down." --Brian Kilmeade "The rare sports book in which the heretofore pristine hero admits to some legitimate human scars. I covered Young a lot in my life, and I never knew so much of what he went through. [This] book is gold." -- Peter King "A candidly told, compelling, inspiring story that will enthrall even those who are not ardent football fans. It takes readers right into the huddle. The reader absorbs the sweat and pain, the exhilaration and tension." -- San Jose Mercury News "Details his great football life ...a remarkable story. An amazing saga." -- Mike Francesa "Steve Young could endure hellacious on-field beatings, but one opponent made him weepy, nauseous and reluctant to get out of bed: anxiety...Even after he was voted the NFL's MVP, Young's performance anxiety spiked to nearly crushing levels, making him wonder if he'd survive certain seasons as he tried to replace Joe Montana....Young's gift for football, what he was seemingly made to do, could also make him physically ill...He is free [now], but realizes others are in the midst of the type of crisis he endured 23 years ago...For those,...his book is a gift from someone who truly understands." -- Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, "Steve Young is a hero of mine, and his story is a source of inspiration for me. His perseverance, intelligence and most of all, grace under pressure NFL-style, makes this book a fascinating read. Thanks Steve for sharing your story with one of your biggest fans!" - Tom Brady "All football fans know what a tremendously talented and successful quarterback Steve Young was in his NFL career. But what they don''t know about are the challenges and personal obstacles Steve had to overcome to make his dreams come true. This is a most exciting and compelling story." - Roger Staubach "There has never been a QB like Steve Young, and there has never been a football memoir quite like QB: A Life. Young's battles with anxiety make you forget you are reading about a Hall of Famer, and make you root for him at every turn. This is a revealing, honest, compelling book that any fan will enjoy." -- Michael Rosenberg , Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated "Steve was not just another Hall of Fame QB - he was extraordinary in every facet of life. His passion, preparation, and attention to detail is so vivid you feel as though this "QB" has put you right in the middle of a huddle of life. I've never read a football book with more honesty and integrity - it's typical Steve. What a quarterback! What a man!" -- Jim Nantz , CBS Sports "Steve Young''s scrambling, pinpoint passing, and perseverance helped make him an NFL Hall of Fame quarterback. He wowed us every Sunday. Until reading QB, though, I had no idea about the personal mountains he had to climb to make his dreams come true. This is a most memorable story for all fans." - Chris Berman , ESPN "Steve Young's QB: My Life Behind the Spiral reads like he used to play: with fearlessness, creativity and accomplishment. This is not a typical, self-serving athlete autobiography. Young is unflinchingly honest in detailing his battles with anxiety, serving as role model for far more than just staring down a fourth quarter blitz. It's a remarkable read." -- Dan Wetzel , National Columnist, Yahoo! Sports "This book is a terrific read." --Jim Rome "I couldn''t put it down." --Brian Kilmeade "The rare sports book in which the heretofore pristine hero admits to some legitimate human scars. I covered Young a lot in my life, and I never knew so much of what he went through. [This] book is gold." -- Peter King "A candidly told, compelling, inspiring story that will enthrall even those who are not ardent football fans. It takes readers right into the huddle. The reader absorbs the sweat and pain, the exhilaration and tension." -- San Jose Mercury News "Details his great football life ...a remarkable story. An amazing saga." -- Mike Francesa "Steve Young could endure hellacious on-field beatings, but one opponent made him weepy, nauseous and reluctant to get out of bed: anxiety...Even after he was voted the NFL's MVP, Young's performance anxiety spiked to nearly crushing levels, making him wonder if he'd survive certain seasons as he tried to replace Joe Montana....Young's gift for football, what he was seemingly made to do, could also make him physically ill...He is free [now], but realizes others are in the midst of the type of crisis he endured 23 years ago...For those,...his book is a gift from someone who truly understands." -- Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle "It would be just about impossible to make up Young's story of going from an eighth-string quarterback as a BYU freshman to the MVP of the NFL and then a first-ballot Hall of Famer. His book covers that football journey thoroughly, while also hitting all the life in between....QB succeeds in capturing a remarkable life, in and out of football." - Kurt Kragthorpe, The Salt Lake Tribune, "Steve Young is a hero of mine, and his story is a source of inspiration for me. His perseverance, intelligence and most of all, grace under pressure NFL-style, makes this book a fascinating read. Thanks Steve for sharing your story with one of your biggest fans!" - Tom Brady "All football fans know what a tremendously talented and successful quarterback Steve Young was in his NFL career. But what they don't know about are the challenges and personal obstacles Steve had to overcome to make his dreams come true. This is a most exciting and compelling story." - Roger Staubach "There has never been a QB like Steve Young, and there has never been a football memoir quite like QB: A Life. Young's battles with anxiety make you forget you are reading about a Hall of Famer, and make you root for him at every turn. This is a revealing, honest, compelling book that any fan will enjoy." -- Michael Rosenberg , Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated "Steve was not just another Hall of Fame QB - he was extraordinary in every facet of life. His passion, preparation, and attention to detail is so vivid you feel as though this "QB" has put you right in the middle of a huddle of life. I've never read a football book with more honesty and integrity - it's typical Steve. What a quarterback! What a man!" -- Jim Nantz , CBS Sports "Steve Young's scrambling, pinpoint passing, and perseverance helped make him an NFL Hall of Fame quarterback. He wowed us every Sunday. Until reading QB, though, I had no idea about the personal mountains he had to climb to make his dreams come true. This is a most memorable story for all fans." - Chris Berman , ESPN "Steve Young's QB: My Life Behind the Spiral reads like he used to play: with fearlessness, creativity and accomplishment. This is not a typical, self-serving athlete autobiography. Young is unflinchingly honest in detailing his battles with anxiety, serving as role model for far more than just staring down a fourth quarter blitz. It's a remarkable read." -- Dan Wetzel , National Columnist, Yahoo! Sports, "Steve Young is a hero of mine, and his story is a source of inspiration for me. His perseverance, intelligence and most of all, grace under pressure NFL-style, makes this book a fascinating read. Thanks Steve for sharing your story with one of your biggest fans!" - Tom Brady "All football fans know what a tremendously talented and successful quarterback Steve Young was in his NFL career. But what they don't know about are the challenges and personal obstacles Steve had to overcome to make his dreams come true. This is a most exciting and compelling story." - Roger Staubach "There has never been a QB like Steve Young, and there has never been a football memoir quite like QB: A Life. Young's battles with anxiety make you forget you are reading about a Hall of Famer, and make you root for him at every turn. This is a revealing, honest, compelling book that any fan will enjoy." -- Michael Rosenberg , Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated "Steve was not just another Hall of Fame QB - he was extraordinary in every facet of life. His passion, preparation, and attention to detail is so vivid you feel as though this "QB" has put you right in the middle of a huddle of life. I've never read a football book with more honesty and integrity - it's typical Steve. What a quarterback! What a man!" -- Jim Nantz , CBS Sports "Steve Young's scrambling, pinpoint passing, and perseverance helped make him an NFL Hall of Fame quarterback. He wowed us every Sunday. Until reading QB, though, I had no idea about the personal mountains he had to climb to make his dreams come true. This is a most memorable story for all fans." - Chris Berman , ESPN "Steve Young's QB: My Life Behind the Spiral reads like he used to play: with fearlessness, creativity and accomplishment. This is not a typical, self-serving athlete autobiography. Young is unflinchingly honest in detailing his battles with anxiety, serving as role model for far more than just staring down a fourth quarter blitz. It's a remarkable read." -- Dan Wetzel , National Columnist, Yahoo! Sports "This book is a terrific read." --Jim Rome "I couldn't put it down." --Brian Kilmeade "The rare sports book in which the heretofore pristine hero admits to some legitimate human scars. I covered Young a lot in my life, and I never knew so much of what he went through. [This] book is gold." -- Peter King "A candidly told, compelling, inspiring story that will enthrall even those who are not ardent football fans. It takes readers right into the huddle. The reader absorbs the sweat and pain, the exhilaration and tension." -- San Jose Mercury News "Details his great football life ...a remarkable story. An amazing saga." -- Mike Francesa , "Steve Young is a hero of mine, and his story is a source of inspiration for me. His perseverance, intelligence and most of all, grace under pressure NFL-style, makes this book a fascinating read. Thanks Steve for sharing your story with one of your biggest fans!" - Tom Brady "All football fans know what a tremendously talented and successful quarterback Steve Young was in his NFL career. But what they don't know about are the challenges and personal obstacles Steve had to overcome to make his dreams come true. This is a most exciting and compelling story." - Roger Staubach "There has never been a QB like Steve Young, and there has never been a football memoir quite like QB: A Life. Young's battles with anxiety make you forget you are reading about a Hall of Famer, and make you root for him at every turn. This is a revealing, honest, compelling book that any fan will enjoy." -- Michael Rosenberg , Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated "Steve was not just another Hall of Fame QB - he was extraordinary in every facet of life. His passion, preparation, and attention to detail is so vivid you feel as though this "QB" has put you right in the middle of a huddle of life. I've never read a football book with more honesty and integrity - it's typical Steve. What a quarterback! What a man!" -- Jim Nantz , CBS Sports "Steve Young's scrambling, pinpoint passing, and perseverance helped make him an NFL Hall of Fame quarterback. He wowed us every Sunday. Until reading QB, though, I had no idea about the personal mountains he had to climb to make his dreams come true. This is a most memorable story for all fans." - Chris Berman , ESPN "Steve Young's QB: My Life Behind the Spiral reads like he used to play: with fearlessness, creativity and accomplishment. This is not a typical, self-serving athlete autobiography. Young is unflinchingly honest in detailing his battles with anxiety, serving as role model for far more than just staring down a fourth quarter blitz. It's a remarkable read." -- Dan Wetzel , National Columnist, Yahoo! Sports "The Steve Young book is pure gold." - Peter King , Monday Morning Quarterback , "Steve Young is a hero of mine, and his story is a source of inspiration for me. His perseverance, intelligence and most of all, grace under pressure NFL-style, makes this book a fascinating read. Thanks Steve for sharing your story with one of your biggest fans!" - Tom Brady "All football fans know what a tremendously talented and successful quarterback Steve Young was in his NFL career. But what they don''t know about are the challenges and personal obstacles Steve had to overcome to make his dreams come true. This is a most exciting and compelling story." - Roger Staubach "There has never been a QB like Steve Young, and there has never been a football memoir quite like QB: A Life. Young''s battles with anxiety make you forget you are reading about a Hall of Famer, and make you root for him at every turn. This is a revealing, honest, compelling book that any fan will enjoy." -- Michael Rosenberg , Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated "Steve was not just another Hall of Fame QB - he was extraordinary in every facet of life. His passion, preparation, and attention to detail is so vivid you feel as though this "QB" has put you right in the middle of a huddle of life. I''ve never read a football book with more honesty and integrity - it''s typical Steve. What a quarterback! What a man!" -- Jim Nantz , CBS Sports "Steve Young''s scrambling, pinpoint passing, and perseverance helped make him an NFL Hall of Fame quarterback. He wowed us every Sunday. Until reading QB, though, I had no idea about the personal mountains he had to climb to make his dreams come true. This is a most memorable story for all fans." - Chris Berman , ESPN "Steve Young''s QB: My Life Behind the Spiral reads like he used to play: with fearlessness, creativity and accomplishment. This is not a typical, self-serving athlete autobiography. Young is unflinchingly honest in detailing his battles with anxiety, serving as role model for far more than just staring down a fourth quarter blitz. It''s a remarkable read." -- Dan Wetzel , National Columnist, Yahoo! Sports "This book is a terrific read." --Jim Rome "I couldn''t put it down." --Brian Kilmeade "The rare sports book in which the heretofore pristine hero admits to some legitimate human scars. I covered Young a lot in my life, and I never knew so much of what he went through. [This] book is gold." -- Peter King "A candidly told, compelling, inspiring story that will enthrall even those who are not ardent football fans. It takes readers right into the huddle. The reader absorbs the sweat and pain, the exhilaration and tension." -- San Jose Mercury News "Details his great football life ...a remarkable story. An amazing saga." -- Mike Francesa "Steve Young could endure hellacious on-field beatings, but one opponent made him weepy, nauseous and reluctant to get out of bed: anxiety...Even after he was voted the NFL''s MVP, Young''s performance anxiety spiked to nearly crushing levels, making him wonder if he''d survive certain seasons as he tried to replace Joe Montana....Young''s gift for football, what he was seemingly made to do, could also make him physically ill...He is free [now], but realizes others are in the midst of the type of crisis he endured 23 years ago...For those,...his book is a gift from someone who truly understands." -- Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle "It would be just about impossible to make up Young''s story of going from an eighth-string quarterback as a BYU freshman to the MVP of the NFL and then a first-ballot Hall of Famer. His book covers that football journey thoroughly, while also hitting all the life in between....QB succeeds in capturing a remarkable life, in and out of football." - Kurt Kragthorpe, The Salt Lake Tribune, "Steve Young is a hero of mine, and his story is a source of inspiration for me. His perseverance, intelligence and most of all, grace under pressure NFL-style, makes this book a fascinating read. Thanks Steve for sharing your story with one of your biggest fans!" - Tom Brady "All football fans know what a tremendously talented and successful quarterback Steve Young was in his NFL career. But what they don't know about are the challenges and personal obstacles Steve had to overcome to make his dreams come true. This is a most exciting and compelling story." - Roger Staubach "There has never been a QB like Steve Young, and there has never been a football memoir quite like QB: A Life. Young's battles with anxiety make you forget you are reading about a Hall of Famer, and make you root for him at every turn. This is a revealing, honest, compelling book that any fan will enjoy." -- Michael Rosenberg , Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated "Steve was not just another Hall of Fame QB - he was extraordinary in every facet of life. His passion, preparation, and attention to detail is so vivid you feel as though this "QB" has put you right in the middle of a huddle of life. I've never read a football book with more honesty and integrity - it's typical Steve. What a quarterback! What a man!" -- Jim Nantz , CBS Sports "Steve Young's scrambling, pinpoint passing, and perseverance helped make him an NFL Hall of Fame quarterback. He wowed us every Sunday. Until reading QB, though, I had no idea about the personal mountains he had to climb to make his dreams come true. This is a most memorable story for all fans." - Chris Berman , ESPN
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal796.332092 B
SynopsisIn the most candid and compelling sports memoir since Andre Agassi's riveting bestseller Open, former San Francisco 49er, Super Bowl champion, NFL MVP, and Hall of Famer Steve Young gives readers an unprecedented and stunning inside look at what it takes to become a super-elite professional quarterback., THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the most candid and compelling sports memoir since Andre Agassi's riveting bestseller Open, former San Francisco 49er, Super Bowl champion, NFL MVP, and Hall of Famer Steve Young gives readers an unprecedented and stunning inside look at what it takes to become a super-elite professional quarterback. Steve Young produced some of the most memorable moments in NFL history. "The Run" - his electrifying 49-yard game-winning touchdown against Minnesota. "The Catch II" - his last-second touchdown strike to Terrell Owens to beat Green Bay in the playoffs. Then there was his record-setting, six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX. But Young's most impressive victories were personal ones that were won off the field when no one was watching. QB is a remarkably revealing memoir of an athletically gifted Mormon boy with a 4.0 GPA, a photographic memory, and a severe case of childhood separation anxiety. At the same time, Young was absolutely fearless - and unstoppable -- whenever he had a ball in his hands. As an eighth string quarterback at BYU, Young persevered through homesickness and a coach who said he'd never make it as a quarterback because he was a lefty who couldn't throw. Determined to prove his coach wrong, Young became an All-American, finished second in the Heisman voting, and was the top draft choice coming out of college. After signing the largest contract in sports history, he was so overwhelmed by impossible expectations that he nearly walked away from football to become a lawyer. Instead, he ended up in San Francisco, pitted against Joe Montana in what became the greatest quarterback controversy in league history. Young's quest - both in football and in life - was always more about grit than anything. His "get it done" mentality brought MVP awards and Super Bowl championships to San Francisco. As an author, he gives readers the sense of being inside his helmet while he runs through opponents both on and off the field.
LC Classification NumberGV939.Y69A3 2016
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- 28. Dez. 2024
Loving this book of the life and times of Steve Young!
This is not a biography, but a deep account of the daily life, education, career and how it all fit into Steve Young's life and commitment to his religion. It tells of his emotions and feelings of all that is happening to and around him whether good, bad, joyous or sad. It is a must read to get inside the mind of the famous yet humble quarterback with 3 Super Bowl rings.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 23. Apr. 2020
Inspiring!!
Such a good book! I've always been a Steve Young fan, and this made me more of a fan! The struggles and anxiety that drove him to keep trying and exceeding!!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 15. Nov. 2021
Good book
Interesting insights into the world of football and a great quarterbackBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 01. Sep. 2019
I have been a long time 49er fan and would have never guested the emotional strugles Steve Young experienced.
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- 04. Mai. 2021
Exactly as described.
Appreciate the speed and quality. Very happy with my purchase.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 06. Nov. 2019
Awesome book
Loved it exactly what I wanted thank youBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 16. Feb. 2021
Great read!
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- 18. Dez. 2018
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