First as a shrewd analysis of the NFL second, as an exposé of the insanity of big-time college football recruiting and, third, as a moving portrait of the positive effect that love, family, and education can have in reversing the path of a life that was destined to be lived unhappily and, most likely, end badly. The blind side : evolution of a game by Lewis, Michael (Michael M.) Publication date 2007 Topics Oher, Michael, University of Mississippi - Football, Football players - United States - Biography, College sports - United States Publisher New York London : W. The Blind Side is a remarkable tale of sport, money, class, culture, family and how faith interacts with real individuals dealing with impossible situations.

Theismann passed the ball to his running back, John Riggins, and then waiting for Riggins to pass the ball back, confusing the Giants’ offense. He was ignorant, but a lot of people mistook ignorance for stupidity, and knowingness for intelligence. Lewis’s overview of the evolution of NFL strategy…is not only sound but shrewder than that of many so-called football insiders who can’t see the forest for the trees. In 1985, in one of the most famous football moments of all time, Joe Theismann, the Washington Redskins quarterback, faced off against the New York Giants. The Blind Side Quotes Showing 1-29 of 29.

Malcolm Gladwell, author of Talking to Strangers and The Tipping Point The Blind Side is as insightful and moving a meditation on class inequality in America as I have ever read-although to put it that way, I realize, makes it sound deadly dull. Other than How To Win Friends And Influence People and Daily Rituals (for the reasons outlined above), I would recommend reading both Malcolm Gladwells. It’s a storybook about modern society, ancient virtues, and the power of love, money and talent to do a little good.

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