The Nigerian Nightmare : My Power, My Pain
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1637272618
ISBN-13
9781637272619
Publisher
Triumph Books
Imprint
Triumph Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 7th, 2023
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
528 grams
Dimensions
16.00 x 23.70 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
Autobiography: sportAmerican 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 sportphysically. 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?
Christian Okoye never dreamed of playing football.
He passed hours playing soccer each day in Enugu, Nigeria, until he outgrew the sportphysically. 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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