Back-to-Back

“The Hook”
“While Peyton was gearing up for the NFL, Eli was facing his own set of pressures at home. He was being heavily recruited by college scouts and his performances junior and senior year on the field had made him a football celebrity around town.” (page 54)
“Near the end of his senior year, Cooper Manning began to complain of numbness in his hands and fingertips. It wasn’t much more than an annoyance at first. Cooper wasn’t in any pain, and even though he found himself dropping balls that he never would have in the past, he ignored it. Eventually, though, the numbness got worse and Cooper began to have trouble doing simple things…” “He had to see a doctor. The diagnosis was devastating: Cooper had spinal stenosis...” “Unfortunately Cooper would never be able to return to football.” (Pages 34 and 35)

Recommendation
Have you ever had a lot of pressure on you to perform at your best? Well the Manning boys have! They wanted to live up to the expectations of their father Archie who was a New Orleans Saints quarter back. Also, they were always being observed by scouts and fans that pushed them to do better. As you can imagine this put a great deal of stress and pressure on the Manning boys. If you want to find out how this pressure affected their lives and how they ended up making it big then read the book “Back-To-Back.”