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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... play begins . I line up on the outside end of the defensive line . My main target is the opposing quarterback , and once the play begins , I've got to get to him as quickly as I can . Dragging the quarterback down before he can pass the ...
... play very well , recovering from a torn muscle in my upper arm . Pete Stoyanovich beat us with a 55 - yard field goal that just made it over the crossbar with seconds left . I was crushed ! We didn't play our best over the next several ...
... play in a Super Bowl ? Before the game my good friend Bruce Smith of the Buffalo Bills had told me , " Neil , the game is going to go by so fast , it's going to make your head spin . So if I were you , I wouldn't wait around to make a play ...