I wrote "I Beat the Odds" for two main reasons. One is that I get asked a lot what I thought about the book and the movie The Blind Side and I wanted a chance to talk about some of the questions people have about how I was portrayed in the movie and about my life before I came to live with the Tuohys. Also, so many people seemed so touched by my story that I wanted to bring attention to what kids in the foster care system are dealing with so that people could have a better understanding of just how big and how widespread the need for loving, stable families really is.
*Courtesy of Gotham Books.
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This young man seems to live with a quiet dignity which brings honor upon himself and the Tuohys.
I'm a HUGE Steelers fan, but every time I watch the Ravens play, I root for you, dude! You and your family are examples of what is best in humanity - and not just because you became a famous football player - we both know there are thousands of similar success stories out there - but you making it as big as you have, and truly using your fame for Good is just a fantastic inspirational story.
Now, if only you'd play for the Black and Gold, my man!! C'mon! We'll get you a couple of rings!!
:-D
Seriously, I'm going to buy your book the minute it comes out.
All the best to you and yours.
But as an honest counter you should rent season 4 of The Wire.
See how most of these kids end up.
Sad and depressing.
Mmmmm. While we are at it, how many meth users do you know? Where do they live? How do the meth kids end up? Why are they destroying their perfectly privileged lives by using every drug in the book? Yep, sad and depressing.
I'd like to believe that this IS a fairy tale-- but I'd also like to know how this is different from other stories of kids with athletic promise-- that come from terrible backgrounds--and are "adopted" by boosters and AAU coaches who persuade them to go to their alma mater? Typically, we would call this exploitation... someone getting rich by attaching themselves to a kids athletic abilities. In the Blind Side, we call it 'feel good.'
My question: if Michael Oher was a 100lb African American kid with no athletic ability from a foster family, would the Tuohy family have followed him home and adopted him?