June 2002
Intermediate to advanced
240 pages
3h 32m
English
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RIDING THE PINES
Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.
—PAT SUMMITT
Don’t let what you can’t do interfere with what you can do.
—JOHN WOODEN
After starting thirteen games the previous season and being voted by local sports writers as the team’s most valuable player, Chris Chandler believed he deserved to be the Arizona Cardinals’ starting quarterback. But when the 1993 season began, he found himself on the bench. Coach Joe Bugel had replaced Chandler with Steve Beuerlein, a free agent who had signed a three-year $7.5 million contract.
Bugel’s decision wasn’t surprising. In fact, it was almost as predictable as cafeteria food. The coach’s job was on the line. He had to win. Also, in professional sports money ...