Touchdown Alexander by Shaun Alexander and Cecil Murphey

This review is about the book called, Touchdown Alexander: My Story of Faith, Football, and Pursuing the Dream by Shaun Alexander and Cecil Murphey. Written from Shaun's perspective, it's a recounting of various events in his personal life with the main focus on his faith and football career.

I received this book from my father and since it was short, I decided to read it right away. In the past my father has given me articles and magazines based on athletes who have faith and over all I've enjoyed them. This book, however, was iffy for me. At times, it reads like a high-school kid speaking about the rough life of dating, partying with friends and the difficulties of choosing one college among hundreds of offers, while at other times, it's a pleasant read which speaks about things like his football career from high school to professional and his walk of faith.

I throughly enjoyed reading the chapters about Shaun's various professional football seasons. The inside stories he gave about his football experiences gave me insight to the inner workings of football and gave me more appreciation for the types of things that football players deal with. One of my favorite inside stories was about his professional draft from college to NFL football when the Seahawks picked him up. It was interesting to read where he was, what he was doing and how his faith played a part in the whole ordeal.

Shaun's walk of faith is inspirational. It was evident, from the pages in the book, that he gives as much of himself to the Lord as he does to football. Shaun thanks the Lord for his gifts, the discovery of his gifts and his ability to use his gifts to share the good news. One of the ways that Shaun exercises his faith is by volunteering with various christian organizations like FCA. He began volunteering before his professional career and continues to volunteer now that he's a professional football player. It was evident from his book that his faith is about more than just giving God credit when he gets a touch down. I also thought it was nifty that he chose his uniform number by the verse which represents himself; Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. "

I was glad that I picked up the book since I'm a newly indoctrinate fan of the Seahawks (becoming one after moving to the Seattle area). I will take my new found respect for Shawn and his beliefs with me when I watch the Seahawks play and I'll let others know that although I thought the book was rough in some spots it's worth the read.