John Grace

Coming Back Stronger

Coming Back Stronger, by Drew Brees, Mark Brunell, and Chris Fabry shows the reader how even upon hard times, it is possible to come overcome those obstacles and succeed.
Obstacles for Drew Brees started at a young age with the divorce of his parents. Brees quickly had to learn to adapt to his new situation and surroundings. Drew Brees touches upon how the divorce of his parents affected him: “I had to learn quickly that the splitting of my parents was the best choice for me and my brother, even if it felt like they split to hurt us.” At school, Drew Brees was constantly ridiculed for having a birthmark on his face. The birthmark, coupled with the divorce of his parents resulted in large amounts of teasing directed at him. Brees overcame another hardship in high school where, in his final 2 years as colleges were looking to sign him to scholarships, he tore his ACL. Drew Brees knows better than anybody how to overcome challenges that the average Joe may not overcome.
Overall, Coming Back Stronger was a good book. There were many things I liked and somethings that I did not enjoy. I could easily connect to the football parts of the story and understand what was being discussed about injuries, team issues, and the double sessions that I went through. Did not like the parts of the book where Drew Brees went extra-deep into his examination of his own faith. I would recommend this book to almost anybody, but especially to an athlete overcoming an injury.