Turning the Thing Around: Pulling America's Team Out of the Dumps and Myselfout of the Doghouse

Straight forward, no nonsense book about everything from Johnson's college coaching days to the Cowboy's first super bowl under his staff. He spends several pages scattered through the book almost whining about certain calls of the official in certain games, but what coach doesn't (even I'm guilty). However, I read the book in one day because I just couldn't put it down. He does give insight into how he became (in my mind) the master motivator of NFL football. Recommened to any football coach or player who loves the game and loves learning pychological aspects of the game.

Jimmy Johnson's life is a great story, this book tells that story with great detail from Johnson's boyhood in Port Arthur, Texas all the way through his days of restoring glory in Dallas. This book is not just for Cowboy fans, it's for anyone who loves a good book.

If you are a Jimmy Johnson fan or a fan of good football autobiographies, then check this book out. It starts with Jimmy living in Port Arthur and takes you all the way through to his days with the Cowboys. The best part of the book in my opinion was the behind the scenes of the different colleges he coached at.

Great "behind the scenes" book. Great stories you would expect to hear in a lockeroom or at a bar somewhere with friends. A must read.

THIS BOOK TAKES YOU FROM JIMMY'S CHILDHOOD IN PT. ARTHUR, TEXAS TO THE 1993 DRAFT. HE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT HIS ALL-AMERICAN CAREER AT ARKANSAS, TO HIS NUMEROUS COACHING JOBS AT COLLEGE'S ACROSS THE U.S.(INCLUDING SOME LATE-NIGHT PARTYING WITH GOOD OLD BARRY SWITZER) THE GREAT RIVALRIES WHILE HE WAS AT MIAMI, THE INFAMOUS "MIA'S NIGHT" WITH JERRY JONES AT A DALLAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT, AND THE TOTAL CONFIDENCE HE FELT GOING INTO SUPERBOWL XXVII THAT HIS TEAM WOULD WIN, AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. AFTER READING THIS BOOK YOU WILL REALIZE HOW DALLLAS ONCE AGAIN BECAME "AMERICA'S TEAM", AND HOW THEY'VE BECOME AVERAGE, AND TROUBLEFILLED WITHOUT HIM.