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Book Review: I'm Just a Kicker

Found January 03, 2008 on The Sports Agent Blog:
PLAYERS: Jesse Palmer
TEAMS: San Francisco 49ers,  New York Giants

Forget wanting to be a sports agent. I want to be a kicker. You know, the guy who sits on the bench for the majority of football games counting his money as his team does all the real work. How talented do you have to be to hit kickoffs that go for touchbacks, kick game winning fieldgoals, and execute onside kicks that completely change games? I am being entirely sarcastic. In fact, I have always been a strong advocate of paying more attention to the value of having a good kicker. That being said, I was very excited when former NFL kicker, Owen Pochman, sent me a copy of his book, I'm Just a Kicker, for review. I have to hand it to Owen on this fantastic read. From the very first page, I was hooked, never wanting to put the book down. In fact, I stopped running on the treadmill in favor of working out on a stationary bike so that I could be sure to get some reading of the book done every day. Honestly, the guy is not just a kicker. He is an excellent writer. Throughout the...
Original Story: http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=928
1 Comment:
  • yeah i was a soccer player who kicked for my football team in high school, kicking is a lot harder than it seems and im glad someone actually realizes that
    by Austen425   January 03, 2008   Reply   Options  
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