If you love the Philadelphia Eagles, than you must know the name of Vince Papale. Vince Papale is a person like us, watching the NFL games from the stands and has a dream to be on the team. You would think men will make the team if they are young, fast, and strong players. If you only think that I got news for you people. Anybody has the will to tryout, but they may not have the determination to make the team. In Vince Papale’s case, he is a thirty year old who has a dream of making the team and decides to tryout. He goes for the tryout and guess what, he makes the team and with that said he is the oldest rookie to ever play football and that record still olds today. Although everything has a price and during his time he had a few ups and downs during his life.
During when he is a young boy, he is a jock. That means you have the skills and you get the babes in which he did. With his skills he set school records in track both indoor and outdoor records and they still remain to this day at Interboro High School. While doing that, it did result in injury that would keep him out for long periods of time.
His mom has mental problems when he his growing up. These problems did lead to bad moments, but not too severe that they had to concern as much as they did already. The games that he played, his mother is always there cheering him on. Sometimes it will be too much cheering for example of her yelling out real loud saying, “Go Vinny.”
The theme of this book is to always try to fulfill your dream and never give-up on anything in life. Vince Papale is the person that really defines this definition. When Vince is in training camp preparing for the upcoming game, he would never lose his energy and his momentum on the field. Whenever he has the chance to make a name for himself, he does it on the field in front of thousands of people urging for the Eagles to get a win.
I truly love this book because it truly gives me a reason to strive for something that benefits me in every way of life. It also tells you that you can truly do something for yourself when living in a really bad neighborhood in south Philly. Vince Papale to me is one of my role-models and when you read this book, he will be your hero or role-model too. If you are a person just looking for a sports book about sportsmanship or hard-work, this is it.
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