But he could never could imagine that Michael couldn`t be aggressive, given his appearance. Once accepted into a Christian school, the local football coach (Ray McKinnon) notices him as a prospective player from the moment the two meet. Without really understanding what love might mean, or what warmth could mean, he saved his genuine heart for the people around him.

He was forced to sleep on the streets, scrounging for food, laundry money, or a place to stay for a night. His only clothes were a spare T-shirt in a plastic bag. He never saw his brother, Marcus, after the age of seven. Michael had to live with foster families after social case workers took away his mother’s rights as a parent. He spent the first seven years of his life in a poor Memphis, Tennessee neighborhood. Michael Oher (played by Quinton Aaron, and by the way, this role brings him to the top of his career) was once an abandoned child – one of thirteen children of a drug-abusing mother. In the next two reviews, I want to recount impressive stories about Michael Oher, the American football player, and Billy Bean, the well-known baseball manager and scout. Forward-looking and risk-tolerant, they not only lead us to the plots of the future but show how romantic and interesting the things we have known can be. But what is really special – they are not tempted strictly with money and fame. I think they basically feel in their gut what the world needs. Moreover, people who have followed it closely have been in search of miracles. But it is hard for mere observers to imagine how profound is the philosophy of football and baseball.

“Important Game” is an attention-getting term, but an appropriate one.įrom American football to high finance and big banks – people have been accustomed to watching the big leagues. Lewis has revealed to ordinary people the truth and profound meaning of the important games we have known. Some of them you know well, some of them we all plan to read. Some of his books have been adapted to the big screen and have been nominated for Oscars. Michael Lewis, the groundbreaking writer who has made an impressive showing on the New York Times’s bestseller list.

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