I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond
Looking back on how he went from being a homeless child in Memphis to playing in the NFL, Michael talks about the goals he had to break out of the cycle of poverty, addiction, and hopelessness that trapped his family. Eventually he grasped onto football as his ticket out and worked hard to make his dream into a reality. With his adoptive family, the Touhys, and other influential people in mind, he describes the absolute necessity of seeking out positive role models and good friends who share the same values to achieve one's dreams. Sharing untold stories of heartache, determination, courage, and love, I Beat the Odds is an incredibly rousing tale of one young man's quest to achieve the American dream.
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I read The Blind Side a couple of years ago and while it was very informative about football I wanted to know more about what had happened with Michael. This book goes into detail about his background and what had actually happened to him.
Despite everything he had gone through and experienced Michael is a very optimistic and positive
person. He is grateful for where he is now and for those who helped him get there. He admitted that not everything he had experienced was positive and he said he had made mistakes, but he did try to learn from them and move forward.
He stated more than once the reason he had written the book was so other kids in similar situations to his would know it was possible to get out and have a happy life. He wanted them to know they weren't stuck in the cycle just because their parents were in one. Michael talked about how just wanting something wasn't enough. You really needed to work for it and then when you got what you wanted you needed to work to improve and keep it.
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