Bibliograph

Rise, a soldier, a dream, and a promise kept, Daniel Rodriguez with Joe Layden

Type

Label

Rise, a soldier, a dream, and a promise kept, Daniel Rodriguez with Joe Layden

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rise

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Daniel Rodriguez with Joe Layden

Sub title

a soldier, a dream, and a promise kept

Summary

Daniel Rodriguez joined the army just weeks after graduating from high school. Almost immediately, he was deployed to Iraq and then to Afghanistan. While there, he made a promise to his best friend: "When I get out of this shithole, I'm going to play college football." Daniel made it out; his friend didn't. After returning home, Daniel was unemployed and stuck in the clutches of PTSD, but he remembered the promise he had made and resolved to make good on it. When he posted a video online of his grueling training efforts, it went viral overnight. Through a mixture of hope, determination, and the power of the Internet, Daniel earned a spot on the Clemson University football team as a wide receiver. In Rise, Rodriguez tells his powerful story-a story that will inspire anyone fighting to make their dream a reality

Target audience

adult

Classification