Marv Levy: Where Else Would You Rather Be?

Coach Marv Levy is fond of saying that Football doesn't build character, it reveals it. Quite true, and Football has revealed the classy character of this outstanding man and coach. Marv didn't use a ghostwriter. The old Harvard grad wrote this all by himself, and the book is a gem. It's well-written, interesting, warm and witty. The book is a thoroughly enjoyable read, and one doesn't have to be a football fan to savor it. Marv has always been pure class, and his autobiography is the same. It's a winner!

Good read by a great coach! The Buffalo Bills of Marv and Kelly will be more and more appreciated over time as a great football team. Marv and Jim are true hall of famers. The book is not only about Marv and the Bills but a man with great resiliancy and passion. Marv had a belief about coaching and stuck to it through good teams and bad. He "stayed the course" and his rewards were championships and the hall of fame. Good job Marv.

Boy, what a treat !! It sure is nice from time to time to read about the GOOD things of sport. In today's age of NHL greed and lockouts, basketball court violence, off the field player criminal behavior and athlete steroid and drug abuse, we desperately need a change. Here is a tome which demonstrates the best which sport has to offer. It is not scandalous or looking to sell itself by making shockwaves in the sporting community. Instead, "Where Would You Rather Be..." demonstrates to the reader multiple instances of teamanship, passion, sportsmanship and true athletic "heart." I will always consider Marv Levy to be one of the best men in American sport. I make this statement not based alone on his professional skills (which as the coach of the Buffalo Bills were tremendous), but mostly by the fiber of his character. I look at Marv in the same light as I would another Buffalo great, Pat LaFontaine. Both men of sport, but greater men of life. Now we learn that not only can he coach, he is a pretty darn good writer as well. He is well paced, engaging and of course, well versed. Marv has been involved as an on-line sports writer for some time now, and it seems the experience had paid off. As for the content, any fan of sport would find this a wonderful read. Having grown up myself in the Western New York community, I will never forget those "glory years" (as we refer to them here) of the Buffalo Bills. No team was more entertaining to watch than the red,white and blue. I was a medical student at the time and I remember trying to intensely cram academic material into my head at a breakneck pace all week, just to afford myself 3 hours on a Sunday afternoon to watch the game. During lunch breaks at the University, my brother and I would always be armed with a Buffalo News to see how many impressive stats Jim Kelly or Thurman Thomas had amassed for the week. Fans in this community embraced the team and seldom was one seen without a Bills sweater, bumper sticker, flag or coffee cup. The fans embraced the team not because they were winners, however, but because they were good men. Marv translates this feeling nicely into his book. It is perhaps felt strongest in his telling of how the fans rallied behind Scott Norwood after his missed kick which would have won the SuperBowl. You know what, though? I am glad that the Bills lost that first championship. To me, the most enjoyable aspect of following a team is the quest to win, not necessarily the outcome. How the Bills picked themselves up and went to an unprecedented four staight SuperBowls is a greater achievement by itself than winning any particular championship. Sports is often full of really remarkable stories (I'm compelled to say that way at the top is Lance Armstrong and his comeback from cancer to win multiple Tour de France titles) and we should appreciate when instances like this come along. I srongly recommend buying this book. It would be a wonderf

This is not another "football book." It's about lessons learned and resiliency! I watched Marv Levy during Berman's Prime Time with a dictionary! And the book is no different - a vocabulary builder, yet easy to read with great humor. I'm an NFL fan since '72, Seahawks since '76. I watched the Bills' no-huddle race to a 24-0 first quarter lead against the Eagles in 1990 and was blown away! The Levy coached Bills are the most entertaining team in any sport I've ever seen. Should Marv Levy be coaching in the NFL today? Of course he should! How does a team win 4 consecutive Conference Championships? - read the book. The story brought back memories of my own little league days when I was #12. Even as an adult playing catch it's fun to do "Kelly to Reed." I would not think any more of NFL Hall of Fame Coach Marv Levy had he won 4 Superbowls. Like the teams he coached and the man himself, this book is a winner!