Sapp Attack My Story

by Sapp, Warren; Fisher, David

• ISBN13: 9781250004383
• ISBN10: 1250004381
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-08-21
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

Summary

In this no-holds-barred memoir, one of the NFL's most hilarious and candid personalities, Warren Sapp, reveals a side of football most fans have never before seen. Big Man. Big Talent. Big Star. Big Mouth. Big Heart. Big Personality. Big Smile. Big Headlines. Warren Sapp, one of pro football's most dominating defensive players both on and off the field, has a reputation for being bold, brash, knowledgeable, and outspoken. It has made him a successful television analyst and attracted more than 750,000 followers on Twitter. Now Sapp brings that same fearless attitude to his memoir, a book that will create controversy and headlines; in other words, pure Warren Sapp. Sapp has won every award possible for a defensive player, but it wasn't just his extraordinarily athletic ability that made him a star; it was also his ability to understand the subtleties of the game. He writes about working his way up from the high school gridiron to one of the top college football programs in the country, to the NFL, and reveals how the system actually worksthe behind-the-scenes plays that fans rarely get to see. He'll discuss what it was like to face some of the greatest players in NFL history, including Hall of Famers Steve Young and Jerry Rice, both of whom he put out of the game, and Bret Favre, whom he sacked eleven times during his career. In this revealing, hilarious, and must-read book, Sapp offers readers a look inside the life of one of football's biggest stars and shares his often controversial opinions about the state of pro football today and its future.

Author Biography

WARREN SAPP is a former NFL football player who played defensive tackle for the University of Miami Hurricanes and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders.  Since retiring from the NFL, Sapp has competed on Dancing with the Stars, where he reached the finals and lost by only 0.36%; and been a studio analyst for Showtime's Inside the NFL.  He is a featured analyst on the NFL network, appearing on both NFL Total Access and NFL GameDay Morning. Connect with Warren online on Facebook and Twitter (@warrensapp).

 

DAVID FISHER is the author of seventeen New York Times bestsellers. In the sports world he has collaborated with, among other stars, pro football Hall of Famer and broadcaster Terry Bradshaw on two bestsellers.

Table of Contents

Read an excerpt from Sapp Attack:

Brett Favre was the biggest prize of all. He was the legend-in-the-making and the Green Bay Packers were our biggest rival. I always said before we played the Packers that I intended to get so close to him that I’d know what his kids had for breakfast and spilled on him. On this particular play Favre’s arm was in the air when I hit him like a ton of Sapps, blew the air right out of him. I hit him so hard his shadow decided to retire. He laid down on the ground face down for a few seconds until he remembered to breath, then finally he turned his head and looked up at me. I gave him my biggest grin and asked, "Now who you think it is?"

And then he smiled right back at me and responded, lying right there in the dirt, "You got to love it, big boy."

Excerpts

Read an excerpt fromSapp Attack:

Brett Favre was the biggest prize of all. He was the legend-in-the-making and the Green Bay Packers were our biggest rival. I always said before we played the Packers that I intended to get so close to him that I’d know what his kids had for breakfast and spilled on him. On this particular play Favre’s arm was in the air when I hit him like a ton of Sapps, blew the air right out of him. I hit him so hard his shadow decided to retire. He laid down on the ground face down for a few seconds until he remembered to breath, then finally he turned his head and looked up at me. I gave him my biggest grin and asked, "Now who you think it is?"

And then he smiled right back at me and responded, lying right there in the dirt, "You got to love it, big boy."