Fourth Down and Life to Go: How to Turn Life's Setbacks into Triumphs

by Sean Covey

Book by Covey, Sean

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

88 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Sean Covey was the starting quarterback for Brigham Young University during the 1987 and 1988 seasons. He was benched due to an ankle sprain. Following his college football career wrote a book called The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. It is a book based on the principles of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, which was written by his father, Stephen R. Covey, but directed towards the life of a teen. A more recent book he has written is The 6 Most Important Decisions You Will Ever Make. The book directs the six big choices teenagers will make in their teenage years. The six decisions are: School, Friends, Parents, Dating and Sex, Addictions, and Self Worth.

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this as a teenager and just found it again. It tells a story of how he became the back-up QB of Ty Detmer. I enjoyed his insights and positive attitude expressed during his trials.

[Orrin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contained lots of helpful advice about life- I'll probaly end up readint it again.