Every Day I Fight: Making a Difference, Kicking Cancer's Ass
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (760 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1101983175 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Joy and pain Was always a fan of Stuart Scott though I was unaware of his battle with cancer until close to the end of his life. The book does go into detail about his battle with the disease, but also chronicles his entire life. It is an enjoyable read in relation to his career and family. It is heartbreaking in relation to his battle with cancer. If you have known anyone fighting cancer, this book will give you a. Spencer said He truly beat cancer!. I wasn't a huge Stuart Scott fanuntil now. It was my loss not watching more of him on ESPN, but Every Day I Fight is a great tribute to how lived life. Just about everyone deals with some form of cancer either themselves or a loved one. This book can help you understand what the patient is going through.. Sam K said Booyah!. I'm a huge fan of Stuart Scott. He was extremely influential on my generation with sports entertainment. Reading his story is very touching and hits home with my own father. He is an inspiration to anyone involved with the fight against cancer. Personally, I would consider this a must-read.
“In his posthumously released memoir, Every Day I Fight, the ESPN anchor chronicles the battle with cancer that ultimately claimed his life but never took his spirit….The most poignant takeaway of Scott’s battle: Having cancer didn’t make him a fighter. “Trust me,” he says to the people praising his fortitude after his illness became public, “I ain’t courageous. But, in his battle with cancer, Stuart Scott is the strongest person I know. But Every Day I Fight shows his greatest accomplishment: as a dad, who fights for his daughters every day. He was a fighter long before cancer, so trying to stay alive was natural, not extraordinary.”—Stephen A. The
He died in January 2015. . His unique style and vocabulary made him one of the network’s most popular and recognized anchors. He won the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2014 ESPY Awards. Stuart Scott was an anchor and commentator for ESPN’s SportsCenter. He was the lead host for the NBA on ESPN and ABC, as well as a host on Monday Night Football since that progr
Countless surgeries, enervating chemotherapies, endless shuttling from home to hospital to office and back—Stuart continued defying fate, pushing himself through exercises and workout routines that kept him strong. It was both a labor of love and a love letter to life itself. He wanted to be there for his teenage daughters, Sydni and Taelor, not simply as their dad, but as an immutable example of determination and courage.Every Day I Fight is a saga of love, an inspiration to us all.From the Hardcover edition.. Struck by appendiceal cancer in 2007, Stuart battled this rare disease with an unimaginable tenacity and vigor. “When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live.” – Stuart ScottThe fearless, intimate, and inspiring story behind ESPN anchor Stuart Scott’s unrelenting fight against cancer, with a foreword by Robin Roberts. Shortly before he passed away, on January 4, 2015, Stuart Scott completed work on this memoir. Not only did Stuart relate his personal story—his childhood in North Carolina, his supportive family, his athletic escapades, his on-the-job training as a fledgling sportscaster, his being hired and eventual triumphs at ESPN—he shared his intimate str