{"product_id":"9780996690515","title":"Believe EG21: Play Like There Is No Tomorrow","description":"The 2005 Charleston Southern University football team was poised for their best season in school history. The Buccaneers earned a school-best 5-5 record in their preceding season. It was the first time the program had achieved a non-losing status. At feat with which everyone on campus was satisfied.\u003cp\u003eEveryone, that is, except the team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gap no less than 100 football fields stands between non-losing and winning. The endless buckets of sweat and the occasional splatter of blood were never shed for non-losing seasons. Those were for wins. The early morning runs and the sacrifice of a \"normal college experience\" wasn't for mediocrity, they were for greatness. This unrest is what fueled us during the program's most important offseason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe were stacked with offensive weapons and defensive playmakers. Emerging leaders like Eddie Gadson pushed the team to improve during 5:30 a.m. workouts and player-led practices throughout the spring. Our attitude blurred between cocky and confident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that all changed when tragedy struck a few short weeks before the season was slated to begin. Our worlds were shocked and a wound was delivered to us like we had never experienced. As pride morphed to humility, our confidence gave way to something bigger: the ability to believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ability to believe in each other. The ability to believe that a football team can provide healing. The ability to believe, against all odds, that the last place team in the conference could have a chance to play for a championship. The ability to believe in something bigger than ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the 2005 CSU Bucs. This is how we learned to believe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mike McCann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47017883238640,"sku":"9780996690515","price":19.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780996690515_p0.jpg?v=1763954262","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780996690515","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}