Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity
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When a potentially career-ending shoulder injury left quarterback Drew Brees without a team—and facing the daunting task of having to learn to throw a football all over again—coaches around the NFL wondered, Will he ever come back? After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, leaving more than 80 percent of the city underwater, many wondered, Will the city ever come back? And with their stadium transformed into a makeshift refugee camp, forcing the Saints to play their entire 2005 season on the road, people questioned, Will the Saints ever come back? It takes a special person to turn adversity into success and despair into hope—yet that is exactly what Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees has done—and with the weight of an entire city on his shoulders. Coming Back Stronger is the ultimate comeback story, not only of one of the...
Foreword Mark Brunell ixAcknowledgments xiiiPrologue xvChapter 1 Mark of a Champion 1Chapter 2 A Few Good Men 13Chapter 3 Girl Meets Idiot Quarterback 29Chapter 4 Charging Ahead 39Chapter 5 Creating the Edge 59Chapter 6 Insult and Injury 73Chapter 7 Miami vs. New Orleans 89Chapter 8 The Comeback 109Chapter 9 The Aints 139Chapter 10 Winning One for the People 153Chapter 11 One at a Time 165Chapter 12 Who Dat? 181Chapter 13 To Whom Much Is Given 195Chapter 14 Building a Championship Team 207Chapter 15 Gains and Losses 227Chapter 16 The Year of Finishing Strong 247Chapter 17 The Road to the Super Bowl 275Epilogue 299
