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  • Who Says I Can't

  • The Astonishing Story of a Fearless Life
  • By: Rob Mendez
  • Narrated by: Zach Hoffman
  • Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins

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Who Says I Can't

By: Rob Mendez
Narrated by: Zach Hoffman
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Summary

On paper, Coach Rob Mendez sounds like any other football coach on any other field across America: passionate, authoritative, knowledgeable. But he’s unlike any other coach you know - in fact, he’s probably unlike any other person you know.

Born with an extraordinarily rare condition called tetra-Amelia syndrome, Rob has no arms or legs. He moves with the assistance of a custom-made, motorized wheelchair that he operates with his back and shoulders.

Many people look at Rob and see limitation, yet Rob sees opportunity: Opportunity to pursue his passion for football. Opportunity to change the way people perceive physical disability. Opportunity to serve as a role model for the hundreds of kids he’s coached over the years.

Told with both humor and frankness, Who Says I Can’t? takes listeners on Rob’s incredible journey, from his birth to loving parents who wanted to afford him every chance for happiness, to the emotional and physical hurdles he faced while seeking independence, to receiving the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the ESPY Awards in 2019.

Each day, Coach Rob rolls onto the field and shows his players that dreams are achievable when you show up, do the work, and believe in yourself. And after reading this book you, too, will believe that anything is possible.

©2021 Rob Mendez (P)2021 Harper Horizon

Critic reviews

"Even as ESPN and other media began to take an interest in Mendez's life, he emphasizes that, though his circumstances were extraordinary, he's more than just 'a limbless man who also happen[s] to be a football coach'. Readers will be riveted by this inspiring story." (Publishers Weekly)

"Who Says I Can't inspires us all to push through setbacks and never give up on our dreams." (Tom Brady, seven-time Super Bowl Champion, four-time Super Bowl MVP, three-time NFL MVP)

"Coach Rob's story of overcoming adversity to achieve his dreams reminds us of the power we have as individuals to inspire those around us." (Donald Driver, Green Bay Packers all-time leading receiver, Super Bowl champion, Dancing with the Stars champion and New York Times best-selling author)

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