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This book is a courageous and compassionate story of a great athlete and grand human being full of deep care for his fellow citizens! Don't miss it!Cornel West It would be easy for Michael Bennett to remain silent, to play in the NFL and make his mark through accomplishments on the field. Instead Michael has chosen to use his voice and his platform to fight injustice.Senator Bernie Sanders There is a tradition of athletes who understand that sports is a way to reach people and change the world. I am proud and humbled to be recognized as part of that tradition. I believe that Michael Bennett's name deserves mention alongside the best of us. This book doesn't only explain the roots of Michael Bennett's courage. It will inspire the people who read it to conquer their fears and fight for what's right.Dr. John Carlos, 1968 Olympic medalist I was going to say this is the most courageous books on race written by an athlete in my lifetime, but I actually think this is one of the most courageous books on race and racism in America that has ever been written by anyone. Its that good and that important.Shaun King, columnist forThe Interceptand writer-in-residence for Harvard Law Schools Fair Punishment Project There is a revolution underway inside professional sports and Michael Bennett is at ground zero. In this revelatory book, he puts everything on the line to share the reasons, strategy, pain and deep thought behind this historic uprising. And he invites us into a vision of justice and liberation that is simply irresistible. This book is pure fire.Naomi Klein, author ofNo Is Not Enough Michael Bennetthusband and father, citizen, NFL Pro Bowl Player and Super Bowl MVPpresents a series of perspectives on cultural, institutional, and political realities within the sports arena and beyond that provokes us to a deeper consideration of athlete political activism, activism that today makes many in white America uncomfortable. His arguments are as persuasively reasoned and analytical as they are passionate and moving, as challenging in their message as they are disarming in their humor. Though appropriately titled, the book at core really urges us all to a better understanding of the current saga of athlete protests, protests that are testament to what we already have become as a society and a warning about where we might be headed as a nation, protests that constitute a cautionary tale that should make us all, irrespective of race, at least a little uncomfortable, perhaps even uncomfortable enough to grow in our own responsiveness to the call to form that more Perfect Union. A must-read for anyone looking to better understand todays political climate in American sports.Harry Edwards, author ofThe Revolt of the Black Athlete Michael Bennett is one of the most outspoken and progressive voices in the N