《The Bus》是2008年Random House US出版的圖書，作者是Jerome Bettis。
基本介紹
- 中文名：The Bus
- 作者：Jerome Bettis
- 出版社：Random House US
- ISBN：9780767926669
內容簡介
He was one of pro football’s most beloved and respected stars,admired not only by NFL fans and his own teammates, but by hisopponents as well. Super Bowl champion; six time Pro Bowler; NFLComeback Player of the Year; NFL Man of the Year; fifth all-timeleading rusher in the NFL; future Hall of Famer; now NBC Sportscommentator.You may think you know Jerome Bettis, but you don’t.In The Bus, Jerome Bettis tells his full, unvarnished story forthe first time--from his sometimes troubled childhood in inner-cityDetroit to his difficult transition at Notre Dame, to a pro coachwho almost caused him to quit the game, to a trade for the agesthat resulted in ten glorious seasons with the PittsburghSteelers.As a chunky child wearing glasses, Jerome’s only sports-relatedaspiration was to become a professional bowler. But growing up inone of the roughest neighborhoods in Detroit, he eventually foundhis escape on the high school football field, thanks to thedevotion of hard-working parents, a concerned coach, and hisprodigious talent. He arrived at Notre Dame as one of the nation’sbest prep players, but despite his incredible performances, henever stopped worrying that he would somehow blow his chance tomake good. Drafted and later discarded by the Los Angeles Rams, itwas in the football-obsessed city of Pittsburgh that Jerome foundhis home and became a legend.The Bus captures the sweetness and honesty of Bettis, but alsodetails the jaw-dropping, violent nature of the game he loved, themind-boggling injuries he endured, and the cut-throat NFL businesstactics he overcame and later mastered. Through it all, Jerome wasalso a loving son, an adoring father, and the ultimate teammate andmentor.The Bus not only takes you under the helmet, but inside thehuddle, the locker room, the practice field, the negotiating table,the owner’s office, and the Super Bowl sideline. You’ll learn howBettis became The Bus, how he helped engineer the greatest trade inSteelers history, how he almost cost Pittsburgh a conferencechampionship, and how sweet it was to win—finally—one for thethumb.
