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by: Dennis Byrd, Michael D'Orso See Larger Image Used Price: $0.01 Third Party New Price: $5.00 Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 796.332092 EAN: 9780061092879 ISBN: 0061092878 Label: Harpercollins (Mm) Manufacturer: Harpercollins (Mm) Number Of Items: 1 Publication Date: 1994-09 Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm) Sales Rank: 1414991 Studio: Harpercollins (Mm) Related Items: Rise and Walk: The Trial and Triumph of Dennis Byrd see more Editorial Review: Product Description: A personal account of the New York Jets player's struggle to walk again following a spinal injury describes Byrd's football successes in high school and college, the painful physical therapy to overcome paralysis, and his love for his family and faith. Reprint. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Dennis Byrd is a stud this book kept me wanting more Dennis and Angela Byrd are truly inspirational people. I highly recomend this book to any one who has had any kind of setback in their life or career. Dennis never asked "why me?" when he paralyzed playing football. Dennis used faith in him self and God to rise above it. Rating: - The most inspirational book I have ever read. I had a brush with paralysis when I was in training camp in my second year of University. The injury I suffered ended my days as a football player but I was fortunate enough to not be paralysed as a result of it. I can still, however, relate to many of the thoughts Dennis shares in his book. His story is without a doubt, one of the most inspirational I have ever heard and I admire him for his courage. Nothing I have ever read has helped me to put my life in to perspective better than "Rise and ... Read More Rating: - SPIRITUALLY UPLIFTING!!!! DENNIS BYRD'S TESTIMONY HAS TRULY GOT TO BE THE MOST FAITH RENEWING EVER. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE FACING ANY KIND OF TRIAL OR ADVERSITY IN THEIR LIFE. Rating: - Inspirational...emotionally, physically and spirituallly! My niece's neck was broken and her spinal chord injured after a drunk driver hit the car that she, her brother and boyfriend were riding in. Her injury was in the same area of her spine as Dennis'. This book gave me a great start when trying to figure out if we were on the right track, medically. I have so much respect for Dennis and Angela...spiritually, emotionally and physically they have perserveared! My son loves football (age 9) I have many reservations about him playing this game. However, ... Read More Rating: - Beyond inspirational I read the book when I was losing my job because of a NAFTA downsizing. Somehow, the little things that I was facing seemed to be just that---little things. I have read the book many times, and I find new strength from it each time. see more Browse for similar items by category: Biographies & Memoirs - Subjects - Books - General Biographies & Memoirs - Subjects - Books - General AAS Biographies - Sports - Subjects - Books - Football Football (American) - Sports - Subjects - Books - General Football (American) - Sports - Subjects - Books - General AAS