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I Beat the Odds audiobook
- By: Michael Oher
- Narrator: Michael Boatman
- Category: Biography & Autobiography, Sports
- Length: 6 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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I Beat the Odds Audiobook Summary
The football star made famous in the hit film The Blind Side reflects on how far he has come from the circumstances of his youth.
Michael Oher is the young man at the center of the true story depicted in The Blind Side movie (and book) that swept up awards and accolades. Though the odds were heavily stacked against him, Michael had a burning desire deep within his soul to break out of the Memphis inner-city ghetto and into a world of opportunity. While many people are now familiar with Oher’s amazing journey, this is the first time he shares his account of his story in his own words, revealing his thoughts and feelings with details that only he knows, and offering his point of view on how anyone can achieve a better life.
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 for himself in order to break out of the cycle of poverty, addiction, and hopelessness that trapped his family for so long. He recounts poignant stories growing up in the projects and running from child services and foster care over and over again in search of some familiarity. Eventually he grasped onto football as his ticket out of the madness and worked hard to make his dream into a reality. But Oher also knew he would not be successful alone. 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 Beat the Odds Full Details
| Narrator | Michael Boatman |
| Length | 6 hours 15 minutes |
| Author | Michael Oher |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Release date | May 03, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9781101484517 |
Subjects
The publisher of the I Beat the Odds is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. includes the following subjects: black authors, books for dad, sports biographies, fathers day, gifts for grandpa, fathers day gifts, father's day gifts, gifts for dad, adult stocking stuffers, football book, concussion, football books, autobiography, sports books, football, african american, sports, memoir, the blind side, baltimore ravens, carolina panthers, memphis, inspirational, motivation, football hero, non fiction, biographies best sellers, gifts for dad from son, nfl, football gifts, celebrity memoir, football books for kids, the blind side book, Biography & Autobiography, Sports, Sports & Recreation, Football, Social Science, Ethnic Studies, African American Studies The BISAC Subject Code is Biography & Autobiography, Sports
Additional info
The publisher of the I Beat the Odds is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The imprint is Penguin Audio. It is supplied by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The ISBN-13 is 9781101484517.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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