Giant: The Road to the Super Bowl

Giant is an autobiography written by Plaxico Burress. This book is very interesting and takes the reader on a roller coaster ride through Burress's life. Plaxico let his readers feel the emotions he went through as a young kid when his mother passed away. This was the best part of the book because it makes the reader feel as if they are attending the funeral. Another great part of the book was just the insight to how football players live. Burress got a bad reputation playing college football because of all of the partying he did while he was supposed to be focused on getting into the NFL. Then the book takes a twist and shows the reader how Burress got focused on being one of the best receivers in the NFL. In high school and college, Burress could simply outrun defensive backs and catch the football. In this book, Plaxico shows the reader how much tougher the NFL really is. Receivers are not simply going to outrun defenses in the NFL. Burress shows how he adjusted and studied to become a smarter football player to be suited for the NFL. Burress also talks about the New York Giants incredible playoff run to make it to the Superbowl. I felt as if I was in the New York Giant's huddle during the Superbowl. The book gives incredible insight to how tough and stressful the week before the Superbowl is and how incredible the game feels. Giants will have you on the edge of your seat during the whole book, cheering for the New York Giants to beat the goliath New England Patriots. This book is a very descriptive view of what a pro football player's life is like. I would recommend this book to any real football fan or anyone who is looking for an enjoyable read.

Plax states early in the book, "he's no Randy Moss"! Plaxico admits, when he was in high school and college, he dominated because of his size and speed, but now, he has had to become a master of his position and put in twice as much work. Without a doubt, Plaxico Burress is high on a short list of why the Giants won the Superbowl last year! The book has alot of insight about being a receiver in the NFL, how the position is played, the players, coaches and the game itself Alot of funny stories about his Giants teammates, Eli Manning is the team's biggest prankster, who would of thought that Plax talks about alot of his own teammates and his teammates from Pittsburgh, he comments on alot of other famous NFL stars, he never bad mouths anyone throughout the whole book other then Nick Saban, Burress's coach at Mich. State, from the story he tells, sounds like Saban deserves it A true inside look at how the wide receiver position is played in the NFL, team chemistry and much, much more! Great, great book for all NFL fans, especially Giants fans and Plaxico Burress fans!

If you're a real pro-football fan and have ever dreamed of having an NFL star come over to your house and spend the weekend... have a couple of beers... talk about all the stuff that really goes on in the clubhouse... on the field... in their private lives... what their childhood was like... and just shoot the "crap" with each other... just like you and I do with our buddies all year long... then this book is the absolute next best thing. Plaxico Burress the wide receiver on the 2007 Super Bowl Champion New York Giants, who not only caught the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl, but played the greatest game I have ever seen a receiver play in a championship game in the frozen tundra of Green Bay... 11 catches for 154 yards with the temperature at *MINUS-ONE-DEGREE-BELOW ZERO* with the *WIND-CHILL-FACTOR AT "MINUS-TWENTY-THREE-DEGREES-BELOW-ZERO*!. It was so cold that when a player tried to spit, the spit would freeze to the face mask of their helmet. The teams didn't have Gatorade on the sideline, it was all chicken broth. "No water, no Gatorade, just chicken broth." How was Plaxico shaped into the man he became, that led to these historical games? Burress will tell you himself through the pages of this "ONE-OF-A-KIND" autobiography. I have read hundreds and hundreds of sports books in my life, but I have never read one that the subject pulls absolutely no punches, whether he's talking about touchdowns, partying, loving his Mother, or describing opponents and teammates, owners or coaches. I am not exaggerating even one iota! There is a co-author mentioned in the title of the book... but with no disrespect meant... I don't believe he did anything but turn on a tape recorder and let Plaxico speak from his heart to his unrestricted self-content... and then had it transcribed. Any football fan... and it doesn't matter what team you root for... you can't miss this book! There has never been an opportunity to have an NFL star come into your family room and tell you "the-way-it-is"... and I mean "ALL-OF-THE-WAY-IT-IS"! Some examples: "Coach Sullivan is a military guy. He went to Army and he's gone to the airborne, ranger, and air-assault schools. Because of that, he looks at life the same way I do. You hear a lot of people refer to football as war and he's real sensitive to that because has been to war. He understands football is not really like, war, so he doesn't take it like that." (Personal note: I am a Viet Nam era veteran so that means an awful lot to me.) When he was a teenager, his hardworking Mother who he loved more than words could ever say... "Then one day my mom was going through my pants and she found it. She found two empty bags and smelled it. I told her I didn't know what it was. She knew. She just went into her room and cried. THAT'S WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT HOW HARD SHE WORKED AND I REALIZED HOW GUILTY I FELT. SHE HANDLED EVERYTHING DIFFERENTLY. SHE CRIED AND IT HURT ME SO BAD. SHE'S WORKING THIS HARD FOR ME AND I'M DOING THIS IN RE