Beating Goliath: My Story of Football and Faith - Hardcover

Briles, Art; Yaeger, Don

  • 3.61 out of 5 stars
    107 ratings by Goodreads
 
9781250057778: Beating Goliath: My Story of Football and Faith
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1250057779 ISBN 13: 9781250057778
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2014

Synopsis

Growing up in Rule, Texas, Art Briles learned at a young age the importance of hard work and faith from his parents. Soon that faith would be tested.

On their way to see him play in a college football game, Briles' parents and aunt died in a car crash. This event shaped Briles into the man he is today. His father, Dennis, left him with a series of lessons. He taught his son that the world doesn't just hand you things, you have to earn them. And he taught him the influence that faith could have in his life.

Briles put these lessons to work as a football coach, where he established his reputation for turning struggling teams into winners, from high school to the staff at Texas Tech to head coach at the University of Houston. Hired to coach Baylor in 2007, he was faced with a familiar task. Within three years, Briles led the Bears to their first bowl game in 15 years.

Today, he instills those same lessons into his young players, helping them find a reason to excel. There are plenty of excuses for failure but Briles surrounds himself with people who are fearless when it comes to chasing success. That is one of the many lessons he imparts to his readers, with chapters that include:

* God and the Teaching of Dennis Briles
* Finding Your Passion
* You Can Change Attitude, Not Talent
* Passing in the Land of Earl Campbell
* Everybody is a Captain

Filled with dramatic football stories and lessons learned, this book will inspire and entertain.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

ART BRILES is the head coach of the Baylor Bears football team. Born and raised in Texas, Briles is acknowledged as one of the most brilliant and innovative coaches in the game today.

DON YAEGER is a former associate editor for Sports Illustrated. He is the author of more than a dozen books and coauthor of five New York Times bestsellers, including George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring that Saved the American Revolution; I Beat the Odds: The Autobiography of Michael Oher; Never Die Easy: The Autobiography of Walter Payton; and Ya Gotta Believe!: The Autobiography of Tug McGraw.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1250057779
ISBN 13 
9781250057778
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
272
Rating
  • 3.61 out of 5 stars
    107 ratings by Goodreads

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9781250068705: Beating Goliath: My Story of Football and Faith

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  1250068703 ISBN 13:  9781250068705
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2015
Softcover