Play Like You Mean It, Rex Ryan
Play Like You Mean It, Rex Ryan
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Play Like You Mean It
Passion, Laughs, and Leadership in the World's Most Beautiful Game

Author: Rex Ryan

Narrator: Dan Lauria

Unabridged: 10 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/03/2011


Synopsis

No football fan will want to be without the book that delivers pure, unfiltered Rex Ryan—head coach of the New York Jets and one of the most popular, outspoken, well-liked, and widely respected personalities in the National Football League.

Rex Ryan is known for his exuberance . . . and Play Like You Mean It explores every aspect of Ryan’s amazing passion for the game of football, plus the lessons he has learned in leadership and motivation during his years in and around the game. In his own words, Ryan takes readers behind the scenes of the NFL as he shares colorful football stories from his experiences with the Jets and the Ravens as well as his years recruiting players, coaching college foot­ball, and growing up as a child of legendary NFL coach Buddy Ryan. Rex’s unique brand of enthusiasm and motiva­tion comes through on every page.

Most of all, fans will get insider access to Ryan’s headline-grabbing, brutally honest, and undeniably entertaining views on the NFL . . . and the very human side of the larger-than-life athletes who devote their lives to the game of foot­ball. From Ryan’s acceptance of the Jets head coaching job to his success in turning around a team that has long been number two in New York, from his drafting and believing in Mark Sanchez to kicking off the 2010 season with massive expectations (and a target on his back)—this book goes deep, and entertains on every level.

About The Author

Rex Ryan  is head coach of the National Football League’s New York Jets. He is the son of former Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals head coach Buddy Ryan and the twin brother of Rob Ryan, defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. Don Yaeger is a former associate editor for Sports Illustrated. He is the bestselling author of seventeen books, including Never Die Easy: The Auto biography of Walter Payton.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Roy

My five-star review is not based on the literary merit of this book. The writing is basic and the degree of in-depth analysis you'll find between the covers is rather elementary. None of this took away from my enjoyment of Play Like You Mean It. I happen to be a die-hard NY Jets fans so I am the pri......more

Goodreads review by Mark

Play Like You Mean It: Passion, Laughs, and Leadership in the World's Most Beautiful Gme To Rex Ryan, the head coach of the New York Jets football team, winning is everything. He’s been the coach of the Jets since 2009 and his team has made it to the AFC championship two years in a row. A lot has ha......more

Goodreads review by Mark

I've been a Jets fan for all of my life and I can't be more excited about the energy and success Rex Ryan has brought to my team. To support the man I thought I would give his book a read and, while not a gem of literature, is an entertaining read for any fan of the green and white. Ryan talks about......more

Goodreads review by Naim

Ha! A good read to gain some football knowledge (like what a Cover 1 or Cover 0 is). But I really can't wait to read the squel to this book where Rex has to explain why every single prediction he makes in this book (on Sanchez, Revis, the Jets winning the Superbowl, his coaching tenure, etc.) is tot......more


Quotes

“Rex Ryan has extended his general approach—open, blunt, direct . . . from the spoken word to the written one.”
     —The New York Times

“Typical Rex: no-holds-barred and thoroughly entertaining.”
     —WFAN/CBS Radio