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"Huge boys, huge dreams, huge success--how one family from Buffalo put five boys on the track to realizing their athletic potential and making it ""big."" It is so statistically unlikely as to be almost unbelievable. Somehow, the Gronkowski family has produced three sons who play in the NFL (Rob, Chris, and Dan), one who was drafted into Major League Baseball (Gordie Jr.), and another who is the starting fullback for Kansas State (Goose). Their father, Gordy, even played college football for Syracuse. How did it happen? From an early age, Gordy realized the potential his sons had and worked with them to make the most of it. Beyond their monstrous size, physicality, and raw talent, he instilled in them a commitment to fitness, health, drive, and determination that would give his boys a leg up in ways other families simply couldn't match. And the boys' motivation certainly wasn't something solely triggered by a driven father. They were like a pack of adolescent wolves readying themselves for the recruiting hunt. Still, all were honor-roll students; the three oldest earned college degrees. Each was motivated and inspired by his brothers. Competition and bragging rights were--and continue to be--a big part of what makes the Gronkowskis tick. Growing Up Gronk reveals the secrets to the Gronkowskis' astonishing collective success while opening the door to a lively, entertaining, one-of-a-kind household."

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The beauty of Growing Up Gronk is that you never really have to grow up at all. A fascinating look inside a larger-than-life football family. Enjoy the romp of Growing Up Gronk. -- Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe columnist and bestselling author (with Terry Francona) of Francona: the Red Sox Years If football is the ultimate American sport, it follows that the Gronkowskis are the ultimate American family. That equation isn't based merely on their talents--which are extraordinary enough. No, it's their unbridled exuberance and irreverence that sets them apart. From Gordie Senior on down, they are the Peter Pans of football, men-children who refuse to take themselves or the game too seriously. Anyone who's spent time around the Brothers Gronkowski will surely agree that Growing Up Gronk captures them in full. -- Jeremy Schaap, ESPN commentator and bestselling author of Cinderella Man and Triumph

The beauty of Growing Up Gronk is that you never really have to grow up at all. A fascinating look inside a larger-than-life football family. Enjoy the romp of Growing Up Gronk. -- Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe columnist and bestselling author (with Terry Francona) of Francona: the Red Sox Years If football is the ultimate American sport, it follows that the Gronkowskis are the ultimate American family. That equation isn't based merely on their talents--which are extraordinary enough. No, it's their unbridled exuberance and irreverence that sets them apart. From Gordie Senior on down, they are the Peter Pans of football, men-children who refuse to take themselves or the game too seriously. Anyone who's spent time around the Brothers Gronkowski will surely agree that Growing Up Gronk captures them in full. -- Jeremy Schaap, ESPN commentator and bestselling author of Cinderella Man and Triumph--No Source

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"THE GRONKOWSKI FAMILY includes father, Gordy Gronkowski, and his sons: Gordie, Jr., Dan, Chris, Rob, and Glenn, ""Goose."" They are from Buffalo, New York. JEFF SCHOBER has a journalism degree and a master's degree in humanities. He has written another nonfiction book and two novels."

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