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Tiki: My Life in the Game and Beyond
With the news of Tiki Barber s impending retirement, the timing couldn t be better for a memoir that explores his colossal achievements to date and considers where he might go from here.
In Tiki, Barber talks about his childhood, growing up alongside his identical twin brother Ronde (now a cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) with a strong mother and absent father. He recounts his extraordinary career to date signing to the Giants in 1997 where he quickly progressed from a third-down, change of pace back to become a standout starting running back, overcoming injuries and working through his flaws with the help of his coaches; his stellar 2005 season, where he finished the year with 2,390 total yards (the second highest total in history); and the controversies that have marred the Giants 2006 season, including the surprise announcement of his retirement at the age of 31. Tiki also looks at the challenges that lie ahead, personally and professionally.
Tiki is a riveting, inspiring read for football fans who want to know what really goes on behind the scenes and in the locker room, and for anyone looking to glean inspiration to follow their dream.
In Tiki, Barber talks about his childhood, growing up alongside his identical twin brother Ronde (now a cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) with a strong mother and absent father. He recounts his extraordinary career to date signing to the Giants in 1997 where he quickly progressed from a third-down, change of pace back to become a standout starting running back, overcoming injuries and working through his flaws with the help of his coaches; his stellar 2005 season, where he finished the year with 2,390 total yards (the second highest total in history); and the controversies that have marred the Giants 2006 season, including the surprise announcement of his retirement at the age of 31. Tiki also looks at the challenges that lie ahead, personally and professionally.
Tiki is a riveting, inspiring read for football fans who want to know what really goes on behind the scenes and in the locker room, and for anyone looking to glean inspiration to follow their dream.
240 pages, Hardcover
First published September 10, 2007
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Tiki Barber
32 books29 followersTiki Barber is a record-holding retired running back for the New York Giants. Mr. Barber is currently a correspondent for NBC's Today show and an analyst for NBC's Football Night in America.
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October 4, 2007
This book is a must read. Not only for football fans, but for everyone. Anyone who has ever gone through adversity, or grown up with a single parent, or had to work so much harder than anyone else to succeed; this book is a must read. Tiki Barber is a man that I not only admire for his amazing career with my favorite team-The New York Giants-but as a man who is "more than just a football player." I especially enjoy Tiki's retellings of childhood memories and his relationship with his identical twin, Ronde-Corner Back on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers-as well as his detailed accounts of memorable games, moments; on the field and off. I must admit, what drew me to this book was the stir that it caused in the media (Tiki laid much of the blame for his retirement on the shoulders of Giants Head Coach Tom Coughin), and I wanted to see how Tiki would respond to all of the criticisms made of him throughout his career. He really puts life in perspective. He writes of a trip to Israel after a chance encounter with former Israeli Prime-Minister Shimon Peres at a restaurant in Manhattan. He describes this trip as a life-changing realization, and I found myself relating to his trip with the one I went on this past summer. Tiki's overall message: "Play proud, and Don't Get Beat."
September 28, 2008
It wasn't exactly a spectacular book but it was a very quick read and gave insight to a football player whose life was not only about football. It explained a lot about the choices and comments he had made throughout his life and professional football career. Tiki seemed arrogant at times in the book, stating that he was great at certain things (athletics or academic), but ultimately he attributed that to the people surrounding him and that is something I can respect.
July 21, 2022
I've always had a lot of admiration for Tiki Barber. Most of those reading this review probably already know who Tiki Barber is, but he played for the New York Giants as a tailback from 1997 to 2006, ending his career with over 10,000 yards rushing and 5,000 yards receiving. Only two other running backs have accomplished that feat (Marshall Faulk and Marcus Allen). He retired last year at the age of 31 on the top of his game.
I'm not a New York Giants fan, but as football fan you have to appreciate the way he played on the field. He wasn't the biggest back but he was an electric one and the last five years of his career he was one of the top backs in the league. He is also clearly a very bright and articulate fellow, retiring to go into a broadcasting career that isn't just some ex-jock talking sports.
In this book Tiki takes the opportunity to talk about his life experiences. He grew up in a single parent household in Roanoke, Virginia with his twin brother Rhonde Barber, who is an outstanding cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Growing up with a hard working mother raising two sons, and having an alter ego in an identical twin, clearly shaped his outlook on life and kept him grounded. He also talks very briefly about his career at the University of Virginia, a school he and his brother chose more for its location and academics than they did (obviously) for its football prowess.
The bulk of the book, however, is about Tiki's career with the New York Giants. There really isn't a lot of nitty-gritty X's and O's discussion in the book, or interesting anecdotes about crazy player antics, strategies, or the inside story of the New York Giants. This book is more about his perseverance going from what many considered to be an undersized back on special teams and third downs, to an every down back and one of the best to ever play the game.
The last part of the book focuses more on the last few years of his career with really a new regime - a new, disciplinarian head coach in Tom Coughlin, a new quarterback in Eli Manning, along with new offensive players, Plaxico Burress (WR) and Jeremy Shockey (TE).
Anyone who has closely followed football the past few years knows of what appears to be a little bit of turmoil and dissention on the Giants team, with prominent players complaining about the head coach and his disciplinarian ways. And of course the media, at least some in the media, were somewhat harsh on Tiki announcing his retirement during last season, saying it was selfish and a distraction for the team. And Tiki himself was part of the problem, saying after one playoff game the team was "out coached" and making other allusions to his dislike of the way the team was handled under Coughlin. Tiki rationalizes this a bit in the book. Certainly players can say what they want, but regardless of what Tiki says - that players aren't paying attention to this and it's not a distraction - I don't find that very believable. Anytime you have prominent players undermining the head coach he loses respect and it will get into the mindset of the team. And maybe Tiki is right. He says he retired, at least in part, because Coughlin made him lose his desire to play and he wanted to pursue other things in his life. But all that swirling attention around the coach certainly couldn't have helped the team mentally.
Overall I found this book interesting but nothing particularly inspiring or insightful. It is Tiki's story and that, in and of itself, is interesting enough for me. For those looking for a tell all, inside story of the Giants or pro football, this is not the book for you. For those looking for X's and O's and strategy, this is not the book for you either. For those looking for a snapshot into the thoughts and life of a great NFL player, this is your ticket.
That is my review of the book but given we are talking about Tiki let's talk about things going on outside this book. Recently there has been a flap about Tiki indicating that Eli Manning, the Giants quarterback, is not a good leader, in fact even making fun of Eli and his leadership abilities. Tiki is rather kind to his teammates and Eli in the book so I wonder why he taking potshots at him now. Recently in the media there are more reports of his taking shots at his old team, but I have not followed the details. Yes, as he says in his book, he can say what he wants, fine go ahead and say what you want. But when he takes swipes at his old team it makes me respect him less. Maybe it's just to get media attention because negativity sells. But I think this may reveal the underlying problem with why, in my opinion, the Giants are an underachieving team.
In this book Tiki says the Giants are a mediocre team and that the organization needs to do a better job of selecting good talent in the draft and free agency (see page 168). I beg to differ. The Giants, on paper, have an outstanding team, they simply have underperformed the past few years. Tiki Barber, Plaxico Burress, Jeremy Shockey, Eli Manning, a solid offensive line, Michael Strahan, Osi Umenyiora and a reasonably solid defensive unit is not mediocre. This team underperforms in terms of wins and losses. Whether it's a lousy coach, a young quarterback who makes mistakes, or simply poor play all around, this is not a mediocre team. It's an underachieving team, and other than its Super Bowl run, it was an underachieving team before Coughlin became the head coach. Tiki himself talks about a loss to Carolina in the playoffs where the coach showed him game film after he said "we were out coached" that showed the players missing assignments and making mistakes that cost them the game. There is something not quite right about this team beyond so called mediocrity.
Tiki's post-retirement comments might be some insight into what has been wrong with the Giants the past few years. If the players really don't respect each other, and they don't respect their coach, that is a formula for failure. Not that the Giants are failures, it's a good team, but if Tiki's comments are any indication of a wider opinion on the team, whether spoken or not, I don't see them going anywhere anytime soon.
I'm not a New York Giants fan, but as football fan you have to appreciate the way he played on the field. He wasn't the biggest back but he was an electric one and the last five years of his career he was one of the top backs in the league. He is also clearly a very bright and articulate fellow, retiring to go into a broadcasting career that isn't just some ex-jock talking sports.
In this book Tiki takes the opportunity to talk about his life experiences. He grew up in a single parent household in Roanoke, Virginia with his twin brother Rhonde Barber, who is an outstanding cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Growing up with a hard working mother raising two sons, and having an alter ego in an identical twin, clearly shaped his outlook on life and kept him grounded. He also talks very briefly about his career at the University of Virginia, a school he and his brother chose more for its location and academics than they did (obviously) for its football prowess.
The bulk of the book, however, is about Tiki's career with the New York Giants. There really isn't a lot of nitty-gritty X's and O's discussion in the book, or interesting anecdotes about crazy player antics, strategies, or the inside story of the New York Giants. This book is more about his perseverance going from what many considered to be an undersized back on special teams and third downs, to an every down back and one of the best to ever play the game.
The last part of the book focuses more on the last few years of his career with really a new regime - a new, disciplinarian head coach in Tom Coughlin, a new quarterback in Eli Manning, along with new offensive players, Plaxico Burress (WR) and Jeremy Shockey (TE).
Anyone who has closely followed football the past few years knows of what appears to be a little bit of turmoil and dissention on the Giants team, with prominent players complaining about the head coach and his disciplinarian ways. And of course the media, at least some in the media, were somewhat harsh on Tiki announcing his retirement during last season, saying it was selfish and a distraction for the team. And Tiki himself was part of the problem, saying after one playoff game the team was "out coached" and making other allusions to his dislike of the way the team was handled under Coughlin. Tiki rationalizes this a bit in the book. Certainly players can say what they want, but regardless of what Tiki says - that players aren't paying attention to this and it's not a distraction - I don't find that very believable. Anytime you have prominent players undermining the head coach he loses respect and it will get into the mindset of the team. And maybe Tiki is right. He says he retired, at least in part, because Coughlin made him lose his desire to play and he wanted to pursue other things in his life. But all that swirling attention around the coach certainly couldn't have helped the team mentally.
Overall I found this book interesting but nothing particularly inspiring or insightful. It is Tiki's story and that, in and of itself, is interesting enough for me. For those looking for a tell all, inside story of the Giants or pro football, this is not the book for you. For those looking for X's and O's and strategy, this is not the book for you either. For those looking for a snapshot into the thoughts and life of a great NFL player, this is your ticket.
That is my review of the book but given we are talking about Tiki let's talk about things going on outside this book. Recently there has been a flap about Tiki indicating that Eli Manning, the Giants quarterback, is not a good leader, in fact even making fun of Eli and his leadership abilities. Tiki is rather kind to his teammates and Eli in the book so I wonder why he taking potshots at him now. Recently in the media there are more reports of his taking shots at his old team, but I have not followed the details. Yes, as he says in his book, he can say what he wants, fine go ahead and say what you want. But when he takes swipes at his old team it makes me respect him less. Maybe it's just to get media attention because negativity sells. But I think this may reveal the underlying problem with why, in my opinion, the Giants are an underachieving team.
In this book Tiki says the Giants are a mediocre team and that the organization needs to do a better job of selecting good talent in the draft and free agency (see page 168). I beg to differ. The Giants, on paper, have an outstanding team, they simply have underperformed the past few years. Tiki Barber, Plaxico Burress, Jeremy Shockey, Eli Manning, a solid offensive line, Michael Strahan, Osi Umenyiora and a reasonably solid defensive unit is not mediocre. This team underperforms in terms of wins and losses. Whether it's a lousy coach, a young quarterback who makes mistakes, or simply poor play all around, this is not a mediocre team. It's an underachieving team, and other than its Super Bowl run, it was an underachieving team before Coughlin became the head coach. Tiki himself talks about a loss to Carolina in the playoffs where the coach showed him game film after he said "we were out coached" that showed the players missing assignments and making mistakes that cost them the game. There is something not quite right about this team beyond so called mediocrity.
Tiki's post-retirement comments might be some insight into what has been wrong with the Giants the past few years. If the players really don't respect each other, and they don't respect their coach, that is a formula for failure. Not that the Giants are failures, it's a good team, but if Tiki's comments are any indication of a wider opinion on the team, whether spoken or not, I don't see them going anywhere anytime soon.
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December 16, 2013Tiki Barber
How did you pick this book? I picked this book because I wanted to see how Tiki Barber’s life was growing up.
Significance of the title: The title, TIKI, speaks for itself. I have heard of Tiki Barber before so when I saw the title I knew it would be about a football player. Tiki was a great running back in the NFL. He met people in his life who made a significant change in his life. He wanted to have a book that inspired others to work hard and don’t give up. He said for himself he was a ordinary guy who worked hard and had the right kind of people around him supporting him through his sports.
Purpose: The purpose of this book was to tell about Tiki’s life as a child and what it took for him to enter the NFL. He wanted others to know a lot of effort, support and motivators were in his life that made his success in the NFL possible. He wanted to others to know there were people who stood along him, inspired him, motivated him and taught him to be “his own man”.
Audience: He wrote this book for anyone that needs to be inspired. He wants everyone to know, even if they aren’t in sports, “heart is an essential ingredient to success”.
Facts:
1. Tiki had a twin brother, Ronde, who played football alongside him in high school and college at the University of Virginia.
2. Tiki wrote children’s books with his brother Ronde while he played football. He also did some sports broadcasting.
3. Tiki played for the New York Giants and made it to Super Bowl XXXV. They lost.
Theme: The theme of Tiki’s book is “having heart” in whatever you do if you want to be successful.
Reading Strategies:
Inferring - As I started reading the book, I knew he was going to be a football player to remember.
Visualization - I visualized games he talked about in the book.
Connections - I made personal connections to some of his experiences. I know I have a big heart too.
Questioning - Throughout the book, I asked myself questions. Would he make it to the NFL? What would he be remembered for?
Synthesizing - I learned there is more to life than football like Tiki said in the book.
What did you think of the book? I liked the book and would tell others about it. It is a really good book about not giving up. He was a normal person who worked hard and didn’t give up and made it to the NFL. But, there were other important things/people in his life that taught him there was more to life than football. Plus, there were other things that made him successful and a good person.
How did you pick this book? I picked this book because I wanted to see how Tiki Barber’s life was growing up.
Significance of the title: The title, TIKI, speaks for itself. I have heard of Tiki Barber before so when I saw the title I knew it would be about a football player. Tiki was a great running back in the NFL. He met people in his life who made a significant change in his life. He wanted to have a book that inspired others to work hard and don’t give up. He said for himself he was a ordinary guy who worked hard and had the right kind of people around him supporting him through his sports.
Purpose: The purpose of this book was to tell about Tiki’s life as a child and what it took for him to enter the NFL. He wanted others to know a lot of effort, support and motivators were in his life that made his success in the NFL possible. He wanted to others to know there were people who stood along him, inspired him, motivated him and taught him to be “his own man”.
Audience: He wrote this book for anyone that needs to be inspired. He wants everyone to know, even if they aren’t in sports, “heart is an essential ingredient to success”.
Facts:
1. Tiki had a twin brother, Ronde, who played football alongside him in high school and college at the University of Virginia.
2. Tiki wrote children’s books with his brother Ronde while he played football. He also did some sports broadcasting.
3. Tiki played for the New York Giants and made it to Super Bowl XXXV. They lost.
Theme: The theme of Tiki’s book is “having heart” in whatever you do if you want to be successful.
Reading Strategies:
Inferring - As I started reading the book, I knew he was going to be a football player to remember.
Visualization - I visualized games he talked about in the book.
Connections - I made personal connections to some of his experiences. I know I have a big heart too.
Questioning - Throughout the book, I asked myself questions. Would he make it to the NFL? What would he be remembered for?
Synthesizing - I learned there is more to life than football like Tiki said in the book.
What did you think of the book? I liked the book and would tell others about it. It is a really good book about not giving up. He was a normal person who worked hard and didn’t give up and made it to the NFL. But, there were other important things/people in his life that taught him there was more to life than football. Plus, there were other things that made him successful and a good person.
April 27, 2016
I think this book is great and having grown up in the same town and went to the same high school I can relate to some of what Tiki says. I think he kind of makes my hometown sound like some kind of rural place whereas I guess compared to a major media market like NYC it is. His mom worked for the Girl Scouts in Roanoke and also worked on the side supporting her two sons so that they never had to want for anything. I think it is great that she instilled in them both civic leadership qualities as well as morals. I think those sort of morals are left out of a lot of people's lives these days. Tiki cites his mom as his hero and I have to admit that Geraldine Barber impresses me as well. I also like that part where he says why he got away from football because in all honesty I think Tiki could have been at least mildly successful without having been an athlete at all. He is very astute and articulate. The only thing I don't like is that he criticizes Tom Coughlin for making them pracice in full pads in the middle of the season when they were hurt. I think that's kind of Tom Coughlin's mantra (no one is above the team.) I'm not sure how it works especially with veterans who have been in the league who pretty much need the week to fully recover before a game. Regardless, I think Tiki owes more of his running back skills to Coughlin that any other coach. He had his best years under Coughlin. Happy to see him doing well as a fellow Cave Spring High alum.
April 24, 2014
Tiki Barber, former running back for the New York Giants, he wrote this book for people is in the football life, kids that is in high school need to understand that there is more that football in life. This book is about the football life he was in and how he played for the New York Giants, he had did a lot to get to where he is at. He talk about football a lot in this book because he want kids who do football to be successful and to be good.
Tiki makes everything look easy is football because he was so good, but it taken hard work, and help from those around him to get where he is today. Tiki is a inspiring read for all who want to know what really goes on behind the scenes, and for anyone looking for the one to step up and follow your dreams. Tiki by writing this book he inspire football player to the next spat to being a football player.
Tiki makes everything look easy is football because he was so good, but it taken hard work, and help from those around him to get where he is today. Tiki is a inspiring read for all who want to know what really goes on behind the scenes, and for anyone looking for the one to step up and follow your dreams. Tiki by writing this book he inspire football player to the next spat to being a football player.
April 11, 2013
My Life in the game and beyond.. is about Tiki Barber him and his bother Ronde played football together when they were in just little kids.Tiki diddnt really like it at first in till he scored his first touchdown run and nobody was around him he thought is was cool beause nobody could catch up to him he was just to fast.When they were kids His mother work 2 jobs she took care of them when she got home tiki was scared to sleep at night ronde.They went to the same high school together and They both went to the pro's Tiki played 10 years in the NFL he finished his career with 10,449 rushing yds 55 Touchdown. This book is ok it seems like he was talking about different parts of his career ad his family.
November 7, 2011
I thought this was a very good book. Especially with myself being an athlete is added a certain level of interest to every page. It told about their journey, him and Ronde, to the top. They both would admit things would have been different if the other wasn't around them at all times, they both played huge roles in one another life. I strongly recommend this book to any athlete out there. If you ar an athlete who pictures yourself making it to that next level this book just proves another good story of what hard work can do for you, it also reiterates making good decisions pays off in the long run along with other crucial life lessons.
January 30, 2012
Being a NY Giants fan is the reason I picked this book up. I also got it rather cheap. Which I am thankful for because as most football fans know there has been a fall out between Tiki and the NY Giants. His book was... it was enjoyable but again I think I'm a bit bias. I always enjoy reading about famous athletes and there life inside the game. But I think you might enjoy Michael Strahan book more then this one. All in all any Giants fan would like this in their collection of team memorabilia but lets hope you find it at a 99 cent store like I did. Tiki you were a great player but wish you didn't have such a big mouth.
January 8, 2013
I really enjoyed reading this amazing book. Yes, it was about football, but there was plenty of life lessons i learned from reading. Tiki Barber played for the New York Football Giants. He was one of their best running backs the team every had on there roster. Tiki only played in the NFL for seven years and retired at a young age. He then joined announcing for ABC news in New York. He was a very poor kid growing up. If you like inspirational reedings this would be the book for you. I recommend this for high school students.
October 4, 2011
This book is very inspiring, anyone who has gone through a struggle in there life would be able to relate to this book a lot. Not only football fans but alot of more people could see this book from a certain perspective in there life. when your dad leaves a single mom with two kids its amazing seeing the life they lived coming up to were they are now.
February 4, 2008
I liked him until I read this book. There are a few inspirational excerpts, but that sums it up. Stronger language than I would deem appropriate. I was so happy to see his team go on to win the super bowl after he stopped dragging them down.
February 10, 2008
I read this in Borders. My feelings for this book are much like my feelings for Mr. Barber. Let's just say he has become to me and the New York Giants what Benedict Arnold was the the American soldiers during the war for independence.
November 10, 2008
Read during my autobiography era. Just a random pick to expand my horizons. Learned a little about behind the scenes of football. Had to laugh when I saw that only 20 people rated this book! Not the choice of many literary geniuses!
March 16, 2009
If you watched him play and retire from football you will love reading about his life. And bonus there are some great picutes so if you appreciate how totally hot he is then the pix make a great addition.
November 24, 2007
I'm glad that I read this book. It was nice to see an athlete grateful for everything that he has and realizes that he didn't do it alone.
December 26, 2007
Not a bad read, especially if you went to U.Va with the Barber brothers or have been a Giants gan over the past 10 years.
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December 10, 2008I leared that theres alot of work and discipline and character that goes into reaching your goals. But I learned one thing for sure. Heart is an essential ingredient to success.
January 8, 2010
I liked getting an inside look into Tiki's life. Love him even more!
July 30, 2010
This book to me, just showed Tiki's arrogance.
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October 28, 2011this is story about tiki a former NFL that lost his carer after the giants released him
February 16, 2013
Good biography. I liked it
January 19, 2016
Did not understand a lot of the book
August 1, 2024
I liked the insight Tiki gave especially surrounding his relationship with Tom Coughlin and his last few years with the Giants under Coughlin's leadership. That's right when I started watching football regularly, so it was an inside glimpse with a touch of nostalgia for me.
I was at Tiki's last game (that was my first in person game!), so I'm glad I got to see him retire with dignity, on his terms, regardless of the media hype that was going on around him.
I was at Tiki's last game (that was my first in person game!), so I'm glad I got to see him retire with dignity, on his terms, regardless of the media hype that was going on around him.
March 4, 2024
I think Tiki definitely wrote this book with the intention of stroking his own ego, but overall, not a bad book. This book is definitely worth a read if you are looking for some inside scoops of what it’s like to play football at the professional level.
So, yeah. Not a bad book, and that’s coming from an Eagles fan.
So, yeah. Not a bad book, and that’s coming from an Eagles fan.
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April 8, 2014Preview: When I just picked up the book I noticed that it was a football book. I read that it was about Tiki Barber, which I knew was a good running back in the NFL. I already had some prior knowledge about Tiki because I watched the games.
Set a Purpose: The quote on the front was what got me to read it, “My life in the game and beyond”. I wanted to know what it was like to be in the NFL and how it was afterward. I am reading this book to enjoy and gain so knowledge on how the NFL is.
Connect: I made an connection with the book when Tiki was playing a game for a close friend that recently died. When my grandpa was having surgery I was playing for him also. Thats one of the connections I had.
Use Prior Knowledge: When I was younger I read a book about Tiki. It was an kids book but still had information about him and his life. Other then that I watched Sunday Night Football so I would watch him play and the broadcasters talk about him.
Make Inferences: The way Tiki talks about his mom helps me make an inference that she is a kind hearted person but if you do something wrong she can get angry. My inference about his home town by how he talks about it is that its a small town in Virginia that does not connect with the outside world. He talks about how close he is with his brother and that leads me to believe that Ronde (his twin brother) is a nice and respectful person as Tiki is.
Set a Purpose: The quote on the front was what got me to read it, “My life in the game and beyond”. I wanted to know what it was like to be in the NFL and how it was afterward. I am reading this book to enjoy and gain so knowledge on how the NFL is.
Connect: I made an connection with the book when Tiki was playing a game for a close friend that recently died. When my grandpa was having surgery I was playing for him also. Thats one of the connections I had.
Use Prior Knowledge: When I was younger I read a book about Tiki. It was an kids book but still had information about him and his life. Other then that I watched Sunday Night Football so I would watch him play and the broadcasters talk about him.
Make Inferences: The way Tiki talks about his mom helps me make an inference that she is a kind hearted person but if you do something wrong she can get angry. My inference about his home town by how he talks about it is that its a small town in Virginia that does not connect with the outside world. He talks about how close he is with his brother and that leads me to believe that Ronde (his twin brother) is a nice and respectful person as Tiki is.
June 14, 2010
I had no intention of reading this book. I'm not a Giants fan or much of a Tiki fan. I didn't buy it. It was a birthday gift and I have this thing about not letting a book on my shelf go unread. However, I'm glad I read it.
Tiki didn't exactly blow my mind away. It didn't tell me anything unexpected, profound or something I didn't already know. It did give me an insight into the NFL, the life of being a twin, and into Tiki's life. His life was interesting. The way it's written, is as if he's telling a story. From what I've seen of Tiki, I always thought of him as a very likable, honest guy. He comes off that way here.
I suppose this book was written to explain why he retired so early or what his problems with Coughlin were. If you're looking for that, Tiki only barely brushes upon it and even then it's not as if he hates Coughlin and bashes him. If he did, he would come off as childish and it just wouldn't gel with the rest of the book and how he probably is.
Tiki's worth a read if you can get it in the bargain bin or as a cheap download.
Tiki didn't exactly blow my mind away. It didn't tell me anything unexpected, profound or something I didn't already know. It did give me an insight into the NFL, the life of being a twin, and into Tiki's life. His life was interesting. The way it's written, is as if he's telling a story. From what I've seen of Tiki, I always thought of him as a very likable, honest guy. He comes off that way here.
I suppose this book was written to explain why he retired so early or what his problems with Coughlin were. If you're looking for that, Tiki only barely brushes upon it and even then it's not as if he hates Coughlin and bashes him. If he did, he would come off as childish and it just wouldn't gel with the rest of the book and how he probably is.
Tiki's worth a read if you can get it in the bargain bin or as a cheap download.
November 30, 2008
This shows he is not just another pretty face. He is very smart, determined, and very savvy.
Easy read, about family, football, and then after football.
Easy read, about family, football, and then after football.
October 22, 2008
Really nice guy
November 29, 2008
eh...
but it only took me a few hours to read. And it's better than my current read.
but it only took me a few hours to read. And it's better than my current read.
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