Steve Young Staying in the Pocket
Dick Harmon
biography
rating: 10/10
warnings: none
This book is about Steve Young, the quarterback of the 49ers. It is about his story of his life and the trails he went through to become a NFL quarterback. He started playing college football at BYU. Starting out at BYU, he was seventh-string quarterback. He had a hard time staying in the pocket. He was a great runner and he got a lot of touchdowns by just running the ball. The coach even was thinking about switching Steve to a safety because of his speed. The coach didn't think he was going to become that great of a quarterback. Later on, he became one of the best quarterbacks BYU has had. Years later, he ends up playing as the back up to Joe Montana for the 49ers. This book talks about the challenges he faced and how he still kept his values through it all.
This book teaches a lot about good values. Steve Young is a great role model. He never quit even though a lot of other people would have broke under the pressure he was under. He also was one of the top payed quarterbacks. He had a ton of money but he didn't live that way. He still drove an old car and lived normal. He is a great person to look up to.
This book is written in a biography. It is another person writing about Steve Young. He uses quotes from Steve Young and his family and other quotes from people like his coaches and reporters. It is written really well a goes through the time line of Steve Young's life from a kid to NFL quarterback.
I think the intended audience for this book is teenagers and older. I think it is a really good book for people who are interested in sports. It also teaches a lot of lessons. This book is a good book on values as well as sports.
I read this book because I had heard about Steve Young, but really didn't know about him. I had this book recommended by my mom so I read it. It was a great book. It was the kind of book that made you want to keep reading it. After you read about Steve Young it makes you feel like you want to be a better person. He was also an amazing athlete. Coach George Seifert from the San Francisco 49ers said about Young, " Steve's got to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. I've been fortunate to work with two of the greatest quarter backs- Steve Young and Joe Montana. Joe set the standard. And Steve has been talented enough to build on that." Steve Young was cool person as well as football player. Peter Richmond said, "He's no superman, no junior god; just a throwback to when the NFL was window onto America's working class soul."
