| Edition |
First edition |
| Description |
264 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
For the record -- The family business -- Go Blue or Be Blue -- The franchise quarterback -- Brady's draft daze -- Respect for Peyton -- Good-bye, Indianapolis -- Drew, meet Wally -- The coach in the gray hoodie -- Boys will be boys -- Who you got? Brady or Manning? |
| Summary |
Explores how the rivalry between quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Tom Brady has shaped their careers and the NFL overall, sharing insights into their opinions about each other and the factors that shaped them as men and athletes. |
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"From Acclaimed sports journalist Gary Myers comes the definitive inside account of the greatest rivalry in NFL history. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are perhaps the two greatest quarterbacks of all time. They are living legends who have come to embody the quarterback position and shape an entire generation of the NFL. They have also been fierce rivals every step of the way, and their many epic duels have not only ranked among the best and most exciting games ever played, they have fundamentally shaped the lives of and careers of both men. But for all their shared brilliance, they are a study in contrasts. Tom is the underdog turned ultimate winner, an unheralded draft pick who went on to win a miraculous Super Bowl and become the leader of one of the NFL's greatest dynasties. He is as firmly associated with big game brilliance as anyone who has ever played. Meanwhile Peyton was born into NFL royalty and a mountain of outsized expectations, yet somehow lived up to and exceeded all the hype, claiming virtually every passing record along his path to football immortality. The contrast in greatness - between the overachieving underdog and the crown prince of football, between postseason brilliance and statistical dominance - has served as an endless source of fascination for fans and media, and over the years as the two players have faced off again and again in classic games, the argument has only intensified. But until now, there has never been a definitive treatment of the debate that tells the real story."--provided by publisher. |
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Brady, Tom, 1977-
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Manning, Peyton.
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Football players -- United States -- Biography.
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Quarterbacks (Football) -- United States -- Biography.
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Sports rivalries -- United States.
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Football -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780804139373 |
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0804139377 |
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9780804139380 |
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0804139385 |
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