Inside the Helmet: Life as a Sunday Afternoon Warrior

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Penguin Publishing Group, Jun 25, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 310 pages
Following a magical season that ended in Super Bowl glory, one of the NFL’s biggest stars delivers a no-holds-barred, hardhitting hitting account of life in the league.

Michael Strahan is one of the NFL’s most talented players, and he is also one of the game’s most vocal personalities. In Inside the Helmet, Strahan exposes all of the pressure, pain, and glory of life in the NFL, venturing into territory no previous football author has had the nerve to tread.

Bringing the reader right into the middle of the action, Strahan recounts exhilarating victories and reveals the hair-raising details of the ruthless grit required for every win. He gives an honest account of the brutality on the field and the myriad injuries from which he continues to suffer. He describes the relationships among teammates (including an account of his well publicized feuding with Tiki Barber), the practical jokes players use to preserve their sanity and the violent blow-ups that occur when the pressure gets too intense, and the challenges of taking orders from head coach Tom Coughlin and his squadron of assistant coaches.

Strahan also writes about dealing with the relentless media coverage, rabid and demanding fans, and the struggle to live up to a multimillion-dollar salary.

Finally, in two new chapters for the paperback edition, Strahan writes about the ups and downs of a truly sensational 2007 season that saw the Giants overcome the odds to win the Super Bowl. For the millions of rabid NFL fans, Inside the Helmetis an all-access pass into the huddle, the locker room, and the minds of the warriors on the field.

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Contents

Preparing for Battle
1
Footbrawling
27
The Coach and Player Relationship
47
Copyright

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About the author (2008)

Michael Strahan was born on November 21, 1971 in Houston, Texas. He is from a military family that lived on military bases in Europe. He attended Westbury High School his senior year and received a football scholarship to Texas Southern University. Professionally Michael was a defensive end, playing his entire career for the New York Giants (1993-2007). His team won the 2008 Super Bowl, which was his last game. On February 1, 2014 he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Strahan then became a popular media personality. His work includes football analyst for Fox NFL Sunday, co-hosts, with Kelly Ripa, Live! with Kelly & Michael, and he is a regular contributor on ABC Good Morning America. Michael's book Wake Up Happy: The Dream Big, Win Big Guide to Transforming Your Life was published in 2015.

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