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04600aam a22004218i 4500 001 6E3322B636F111E39F5EDFDCDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20200118010508 008 130628s2013 nyu 000 0aeng 010 $a 2013025873 020 $a 0451467612 (hardback) 020 $a 9780451467614 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)850210844 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d BDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a GV939.B728 $b A3 2013 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 084 $a SPO015000 $a SPO015000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Brigance, O.J., $d 1969- 245 10 $a Strength of a champion : $b finding faith and fortitude through adversity / $c O.J. Brigance, Peter Schrager ; [foreword by] Ray Lewis. 263 $a 1311 264 1 $a New York : $b New American Library, $c [2013] 300 $a pages cm 520 $a " As the Baltimore Ravens made their improbable march to victory in Super Bowl XLVII, they turned to their senior advisor of player development, O.J. Brigance, for inspiration each and every Sunday. Following a stellar twelve-year career as a linebacker, including a Super Bowl win with Baltimore in 2000, O.J. "Juice" Brigance joined the Ravens' front office. But in 2007, O.J. was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-also known as Lou Gehrig's disease-and told he had only three to five years to live. As a player, he'd battled hundreds of injuries and setbacks. None of them prepared him to face ALS. With faith and determination in his heart and his wife, Chanda, praying by his side, O.J. fought back against the debilitating disease, even as ALS robbed him of the ability to walk and speak. He kept working, smiling, and touching his players' lives all the way through their remarkable Super Bowl run-more than five years after his diagnosis. Now, O.J. shares his incredible story, offering lessons in resilience and reflecting on the championship team that inspired him in turn. Along with his own journey, O.J. recounts the struggles and successes of Ravens players, including Ray Lewis, Joe Flacco, and Torrey Smith, as well as the strength of head coach John Harbaugh. Having watched their season from the best seat in the house, O.J. highlights their perseverance, confidence, and leadership, and the best that sports can bring out in people. Full of profound revelations and never-before-told anecdotes, Strength of a Champion is a celebration of the human spirit from a man who left everything on the field. O.J. Brigance never asked to be a hero. That's what makes his story so courageous"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "Following a stellar twelve-year career as a linebacker, including a Super Bowl win with Baltimore in 2000, O. J. "Juice" Brigance joined the Ravens' front office. But in 2007, O.J. was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis--also known as Lou Gehrig's disease--and told he had only three to five years to live. As a player, he'd battled hundreds of injuries and setbacks. None of them prepared him to face ALS. With faith and determination in his heart and his wife, Chanda, praying by his side, O.J. fought back against the debilitating disease, even as ALS robbed him of the ability to walk and speak. He kept working, smiling, and touching his players' lives all the way through their remarkable Super Bowl run--more than five years after his diagnosis. Now, O.J. shares his incredible story, offering lessons in resilience and reflecting on the championship team that inspired him in turn. Along with his own journey, O.J. recounts the struggles and successes of Ravens players, including Ray Lewis, Joe Flacco, and Torrey Smith, as well as the strength of their head coach, John Harbaugh. Having watched their season from the best seat in the house, O.J. highlights their perseverance, confidence, and leadership, the best that sports can bring out in people"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Brigance, O.J., $d 1969- 650 0 $a Football players $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis $x Patients $v Biography. 650 0 $a Football players $x Religious life $z United States. 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SPORTS & RECREATION / Football. $2 bisacsh 700 1 $a Schrager, Peter. 856 42 $3 Cover image $u ftp://ppftpuser:welcome@ftp01.penguingroup.com/Booksellers and Media/Covers/2008_2009_New_Covers/9780451467614.jpg 941 $a 1 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722040956.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6E3322B636F111E39F5EDFDCDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IW9Initiate Another SILO Locator Search