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The Nigerian Nightmare

- My Power, My Pain
Af: Christian Okoye, Greg Hanlon Engelsk Hardback

The Nigerian Nightmare

- My Power, My Pain
Af: Christian Okoye, Greg Hanlon Engelsk Hardback
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An essential and improbable football story that crosses continents, cultures, and sports

Christian Okoye never dreamed of playing football.

He passed hours playing soccer each day in Enugu, Nigeria, until he outgrew the sport—physically. His focus shifted to track and field, honing an elite talent for discus throw that brought him to Azuza Pacific University in California. Only when those Olympic dreams were inexplicably dashed did he pick up a football for the first time at age 23.

By 1987, Okoye was one of the NFL''s most beguiling draft prospects, a 260-pound running back who was the picture of raw, unstoppable athleticism. The Kansas City Chiefs selected him in the second round, and the "Nigerian Nightmare" was born.

In this timely autobiography, Okoye unfolds his life story from the heart, detailing a childhood upended by civil war, his unconventional path to football, and his glory years with the Chiefs.

He also candidly discusses the darker facets of his American dream: an existence filled with chronic pain and and memory loss which forces Okoye to grapple honestly with the biggest question: If he had to do it all over again, would he play football?
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An essential and improbable football story that crosses continents, cultures, and sports

Christian Okoye never dreamed of playing football.

He passed hours playing soccer each day in Enugu, Nigeria, until he outgrew the sport—physically. His focus shifted to track and field, honing an elite talent for discus throw that brought him to Azuza Pacific University in California. Only when those Olympic dreams were inexplicably dashed did he pick up a football for the first time at age 23.

By 1987, Okoye was one of the NFL''s most beguiling draft prospects, a 260-pound running back who was the picture of raw, unstoppable athleticism. The Kansas City Chiefs selected him in the second round, and the "Nigerian Nightmare" was born.

In this timely autobiography, Okoye unfolds his life story from the heart, detailing a childhood upended by civil war, his unconventional path to football, and his glory years with the Chiefs.

He also candidly discusses the darker facets of his American dream: an existence filled with chronic pain and and memory loss which forces Okoye to grapple honestly with the biggest question: If he had to do it all over again, would he play football?
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 256
ISBN-13: 9781637272619
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1637272618
Udg. Dato: 7 nov 2023
Længde: 26mm
Bredde: 237mm
Højde: 160mm
Forlag: Triumph Books
Oplagsdato: 7 nov 2023
Forfatter(e): Christian Okoye, Greg Hanlon
Forfatter(e) Christian Okoye, Greg Hanlon


Kategori US Midwest: West North Central (Great Plains) States


ISBN-13 9781637272619


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 256


Udgave


Længde 26mm


Bredde 237mm


Højde 160mm


Udg. Dato 7 nov 2023


Oplagsdato 7 nov 2023


Forlag Triumph Books