![]() ![]() I read this memoir cover to cover in record time and though the ending is not a surprise (anyone who follows the NFL would know the result) I could not put this book down. Norman Jones author of Growing Up in Indiana:The Culture & Hoosier Hysteria Revisited. He will be a winner for the Chicago Bears no matter what his record is.ĭr. I will be rooting for him because it is impossible to root against a player who has the class that Nick Foles has. It would be an even greater story if he could do the same for the Chicago Bears. Nick has already pulled off one of the great stores in football and sports history by winning the Super Bowl for the Philadelphia Eagles after starting the season as a backup QB. After reading the book I was confident that this would happen as Nick's life philosophy is all about being nice to people while doing the best he can to be successful. Just as I am writing this an article appeared in the Chicago Tribune that revealed Foles and Tribusky have formed a good friendship. I wanted to find out more about Nick since he will be trying to win the QB job from Mike Trubisky. I have had Bear season tickets for over 40 years. The author, Nick Foles, was recently traded to the Chicago Bears. Because at the end of the day, the lessons I’ve learned from my failures, struggles, and weaknesses have made me who I am today. But looking back, I can honestly say that I wouldn’t change a thing. The journey hasn’t always been easy, and I’ve made a lot of mistakes and missteps along the way. But making that distinction has completely transformed my heart, my career, my perspective, and my life. It was a long and, at times, painful process―in fact, I still struggle with it. It took me years to separate Nick Foles the person from Nick Foles the football player. I’ve been overlooked, praised, questioned, lauded, labeled, celebrated, and derided―sometimes all in the span of a single week. From the flap People have been trying to define me throughout my entire career. In Believe It, Nick shares the full, unvarnished story behind his unlikely path to Super Bowl glory―the challenges that threatened to hold him back, the struggles that brought him to the verge of retirement, the transformation that made him come back, and the faith that both grounded and guided him every step of the way. The story of how Nick, who was on the verge of retirement just two seasons earlier, found the strength to rally those around him and achieve what was heralded as impossible is one of the most inspirational underdog stories in all of sports. That’s when sixth-year veteran Nick Foles came off the bench and led the Eagles to their first Super Bowl victory in franchise history―defeating the heavily favored New England Patriots 41–33, winning MVP honors, silencing the critics, and shocking the world. You’re never more dangerous than when everyone’s counting you out. Learn from the way Nick handled the trials and tribulations that made him into the man he is today―and discover a path to your own success. How did Nick get it done―winning MVP honors, silencing the critics, and shocking the world? How did the man who was on the verge of retiring just two seasons earlier stay optimistic and rally the team to an astounding win? How did he stay ready despite numerous trades and discouraging injuries, able to step up in the moment and perform at the top of his game? Believe It offers a behind-the-scenes look at Nick’s unlikely path to the Super Bowl, the obstacles that threatened to hold him back, his rediscovery of his love for the game, and the faith that grounded him through it all. Instead, Nick Foles came off the bench and, against all odds, led the Eagles to their first Super Bowl victory in history. When the Philadelphia Eagles’ starting quarterback went down with a torn ACL in week 14 of the 2017 NFL season, many fans―and commentators―assumed the Eagles’ season was over. * New York Times Bestseller* Get ready to defy the odds when everyone’s counting you out. ![]()
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