Andrew Luck is about as regular a guy as you’ll ever meet. So how did the Stanford quarterback end up as the projected No. 1 pick in the 2012 NFL draft — the most polished college QB since Peyton Manning? This biography by award-winning journalist Jon Wilner is based on firsthand observation and interviews. It chronicles the path Luck took to the doorstep of NFL stardom: his childhood in Europe; the influence of his father, himself a former NFL quarterback; his nerdy, attention-averse personality; the astonishing success at Stanford; and the momentous decision to turn down millions of dollars from the NFL to spend one last season on the idyllic Stanford campus. Wilner, a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News who has covered Luck since his arrival at Stanford in 2008, also explores the extraordinary cognitive abilities that allowed this 22-year-old to call his own plays — something many NFL quarterbacks don’t do — and show NFL scouts that he’s a once-in-a-generation player.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Just finished reading both Mr. Wilner's and Mr. Tims and I unfortunately have to say that Mr. Wilner's book was highly disappointing in terms of content and readability. Luckily the book was cheap but I would like to have back those 2 hours of my life. Lastly, I have to say that the people reviewing this book must be close friends of Mr. Wilner because I just don't see how anyone can rate this a 5 stars ebook.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By RUinCANADA
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A very quick read, and probably explained the discounted price. Probably get more enjoyment from reading the classifieds of a newspaper, than this short "book" allowed. Too bad. At anything more than $0.29, the value isn't there.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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This was the worst sports book I have ever read. Does this writer even know about sports. In my opinion he should try his hand at something other than writing about sports. Simply Clueless writer!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Andrew Luck. Bum bum bum bum bum.
Andrew Luck is awesome. Great book. Seriously. Awesomely Awesomeness Awesome. Andrew Luck is a great quarterback. There should be more books about him.
Published 1 month ago by Jonathan M Maloney
1.0 out of 5 stars
Seriously, a waste of time.
It's obvious the author is infatuated with the hype surrounding Luck, and this is essentially a lame attempt at a flattering "puff piece. Read more
Published 5 months ago by C. James
1.0 out of 5 stars
Spend an hour on the Internet instead
I was skeptical of the earlier reviews which gave this book such a low rating, but it turns out these people were mostly right. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Football fan
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth the time
Nothing of interest in this "book", can do better just googling it. No real style in writing and just regurgitates what fans already know - a definite waste of money and time.
Published 7 months ago by Speasy
1.0 out of 5 stars
Andrew Luck deserved better
Terrible read. Andrew should have picked a better writer. Wilner writes books the same way he votes in polls. Aboslutely clueless! GO RUTGERS!!!
Published 7 months ago by KSJ
1.0 out of 5 stars
Did a 3rd grader write this?
It is a crime every time someone buys this book. It stinks. No insight and written like a 3rd grader. How did this get published???
Published 7 months ago by Wilner
1.0 out of 5 stars
1 star because Zero stars was not available
Wow. That's $2.99 and an hour of my life that I'll never get back. Poor Andrew Luck having this hack write a story about him. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Margaret in NJ
1.0 out of 5 stars
The writer who lost his way
Mr. Wilner, what you've written is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent "book" were you even close to anything that... Read more
Published 7 months ago by xkiesterx
1.0 out of 5 stars
Ugh - You'd get real unlucky to buy this book
I'm pretty sure there is public proof this author doesn't know anything about college football. See Voting, College Football Polls.
Published 7 months ago by Jd Sherman
1.0 out of 5 stars
Boring
Don't waste your money the Author is a blowhard and very full of himself. I'm shocked that Amazon can even charge $2.99 for this waste of paper.
Published 7 months ago by frank g
More About the Author
Jon Wilner, a reporter at the San Jose Mercury News, has written about Pacific-12 Conference football and basketball since 1989. He has covered Stanford football and Bay Area college sports for the paper and its website for 12 years.
Jon's blog, College Hotline, gets millions of page views every year. He has won numerous Associated Press Sports Editors awards and has been a voter in the Associated Press football and basketball polls for more than a decade.
Jon, a native of Bethesda, Md., lives in San Jose with his wife and two children. Follow him on Twitter at @wilnerhotline, and on his blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports.
Jon's blog, College Hotline, gets millions of page views every year. He has won numerous Associated Press Sports Editors awards and has been a voter in the Associated Press football and basketball polls for more than a decade.
Jon, a native of Bethesda, Md., lives in San Jose with his wife and two children. Follow him on Twitter at @wilnerhotline, and on his blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports.
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