Blog 3 (4th Quarter)

Today I read more about Daniel Tyree and his life growing up into the man he is today. In it he talked about his life in college and his early relationship with his future wife. David talked about how he used to see this girl and thought there was something special about her. He tried a few times to ask her out, and eventually he was successful. This part of the story was also told by his wife, which gives her perspective on the whole relationship. Together they talk about how they got involved together and eventually she got pregnant. She says in the book that David had a problem with commitment and being faithful, which eventually led to them being seperated for a time period before they eventually got married. Both David and his wife address David's problem with alcohol, and the effect it had on their relationship. His wife tells about the night that she went into labor and how David came home before she left to the hospital and he was so drunk that he tried to trip her and was laughing while she was going into labor. Eventually he was able to sober up enough for the time when his son was born.

Blog 2 (4th quarter)

Today, I read about David Tyree and his later highschool life. He talked about a serious relationship that he got into, and then realized he couldn't handle. When David was young he realized that that wasn't what he wanted, and he didn't want a girl to control his life like that again, so he resolved to be more careful when chosing a new girlfriend. In the reading, he also talked about making it through the final years in highschool and at that point having many college scholarship offerings. With his options open, he chose to go to Syracuse University. This is when he found out that he was lucky to have gotten a scholarship, because his mother did not have any money left over for college.

Blog 1 (4th quarter)

Today, I read about David Tyree and his early childhood. When he was young he went through alot of tough times. He grew up in a family that lived in a poor area. Fortunately his parents had fairly well paying jobs, but when he still young his parents were seperated and then legally divorced. David was thankful that his father was still able to be a part of his life throughout his childhood, and he gives him credit for helping him grow into a more respectable man. Even though David and his family went through tough times he says that its shaped him into a good person. Also in the first 30 pages he talks about the difficulty of peer pressure and being accepted by other kids. He talks about how he hung out with some of the tough kids and thought he was cool when they listened to gangster rap and smoked weed, just like many kids still do today. And just like people now, he said he grew out of it and is thankful for the presence of sports in his young life. He says how thankful he is for his old Coach Aleem, who always helped him when he was going through a hard time, such as when his mother died. It was also that coach who noticed David's hard work and determination.

More than Just the Catch Intro

I will be reading the book "More than Just the Catch" for my fourth quarter outside reading assignment. The book is an autobiography about the life of David Tyree and the events leading up to his drafting into the NFL and the amazing catch he made which led up to the Giants' victory against the Patriots in their Super Bowl match up. I chose to read this book because I love football, and i'm interested in reading David Tyree's life story.