Training Camp
What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else
Chapter One
Kickoff
Martin Jones stood at the five-yard line waiting for
the kickoff. He could feel the electricity in the air.
The stadium was packed with 60,000 people-all
screaming wildly-but Martin didn't hear a thing.
His eyes were focused on the flight of the ball. His ears
were filled with the sounds of his own breath and the perpetual
thumping of his racing heart. The smell of fresh-cut
grass reminded him of the hundreds of games, practices,
and kickoffs that brought him to this very moment. He had
played thousands of hours of football throughout his life
and yet he had never experienced a moment quite like
this. It was the moment of all moments. It was his first pre-season
game and as an undrafted rookie trying to make it
in the NFL, this was his one shot to get noticed.
Veterans didn't have to get noticed. First-round draft
picks with big signing bonuses didn't have to stand out. But
undrafted nobodies had to do something special during
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