一个有着坚定职业道德的年轻人是如何把自己从贫困中带到职业体育和商业的巅峰的。
在16岁之前，埃德格林·詹姆斯已经具备了批判性思维和精神纪律，成为职业体育界最精明的商业头脑之一。
詹姆斯是一位白手起家的金融天才和慈善家，被誉为他那一代人中最伟大的助跑运动员之一，他入选了2020年职业足球名人堂。
詹姆斯在1999年NFL选秀中以第四顺位被印第安纳波利斯小马队选中，并与联盟历史上最大的一名新秀签订了合同，他累积了12000多个冲刺码，曾四次成为NFL全职业选手，并在头两个赛季的每一个赛季都带领联盟冲刺。
在他的新回忆录《从金牙到金夹克》中，获奖体育记者约翰·哈里斯（John Harris）和队友兼名人堂成员佩顿·曼宁（Peyton Manning）的前言分享了詹姆斯独特的、不受限制的视角，他将成为NFL史上最伟大的球员，同时在养育六个孩子的同时建立一个金融帝国。
詹姆斯是佛罗里达州最贫困的农村地区之一的一个单亲家庭的产物，当他成为迈阿密大学最优秀的大学足球运动员之一时，他年轻时就平衡了生活。后来，在进入职业队后，面对看似不可逾越的障碍，他克服了毁灭性的膝伤，在这项运动中留下了不可磨灭的印记。
孩子们的母亲不幸去世后，詹姆斯的足球生涯提前结束，他顺利过渡成为一名成功的商人。这本通俗易懂的书以对话散文的形式讲述了他足球生涯和个人生活中丰富多彩的轶事，在体育和商业之间找到了相似之处，并指导读者如何制定自己的个人比赛计划，以最大限度地发挥潜力。
From Gold Teeth to Gold Jacket: My Life in Football and Business
How a young man with a solid work ethic carried himself out of poverty to the pinnacle of professional sports and business.
Before he turned sixteen, Edgerrin James had already developed the critical thinking and mental discipline required for him to become one of the most astute business minds in professional sports.
Acclaimed as one of the greatest running backs of his generation who was inducted into the 2020 Pro Football Hall of Fame, James is a self-made financial whiz and philanthropist.
Selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the fourth overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft and signing the largest contract for a rookie running back in league history, James amassed over 12,000 rushing yards, was a four-time NFL All-Pro, and led the league in rushing in each of his first two seasons.
In his new memoir, From Gold Teeth to Gold Jacket, with award-winning sports journalist John Harris and a foreword from fellow teammate and Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, James shares his unique, no-holds-barred perspective in becoming an all-time NFL great while also building a financial empire while raising six children.
The product of a single-parent household in one of the most downtrodden rural areas in the state of Florida, James balanced life as a young father as he became one of the best players in college football at the University of Miami. Later, facing what seemed like an insurmountable obstacle after reaching the pros, he overcame a devastating knee injury to leave an indelible mark on the sport.
When his football career ended prematurely following the tragic death of the mother of his children, James made a seamless transition to become a successful businessman. This tell-all book, featuring colorful anecdotes from his football career and personal life delivered in conversational prose, draws parallels between sports and business and guides readers on how to develop their own personal game plan to reach their maximum potential.
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