Yes I Can!: Struggles from Childhood to the NFLAddax Publishing Group, 1998 - 40 páginas Today's kids can learn from Neil Smith. Yes I Can! gives kids a first-hand look at meeting their challenges head on. His book is colorful, with action packed illustrations, photos and inspiring text for parents and children to share. Yes I Can! is a true life-lessons book of inspiration. Defensive end Neil Smith of the Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos, has made the Pro Bowl six times. Neil has a learning disability that caused him to have many bad days as a kid. "When I was in the first grade, I began to have trouble keeping up with the rest of my class tn reading. I was embarrassed, and I tried to hide my problem from my teacher. I fell behind in all of my schoolwork. Some of the kids called me a dummy. It hurt me a lot to be called names". "In the third grade, I found out I had a condition called dyslexia (dis-LEKS-ee-uh). People with dyslexia see letters backward. Even though I was glad to find out why I had trouble reading, I was still afraid of going to school. But my mom told me that the only way to overcome my problem was to face it". |
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... picked up the book by myself , I couldn't figure out the words . By the time I was in second grade my mom knew I had a real problem , but she wasn't sure what to do . Things got worse . The kids caught on that something was wrong with ...
... pick new players . Usually the team in the NFL with the worst record picks first and the team with the best record picks last . This is to let the weaker teams have a better chance at selecting the more talented college players . I was ...
... pick they select from the University of Nebraska , defensive end Neil Smith ! " I heard my name and I walked up to the podium totally confused . Commissioner Rozelle shook my hand and handed me a red and white Kansas City Chiefs helmet ...