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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... regular season . We won three of our next four games before heading to Kansas City to play the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium , my first visit there since leaving the team . When I arrived at the stadium , it felt strange to suit up in the ...
... regular season . Most people didn't give us much of a chance , but we proved them wrong by winning , 24-21 . My best moment in the game came when I sacked Steeler QB Kordell Stewart and forced a fumble . We had earned ourselves a ticket ...
... regular contributor to Sports Illustrated for Kids . A native New Yorker and graduate of Parson's School of Design he is also an illustrator and graphic artist . Jerry Hirt is an illustrator with a passion for sports . His award ...