Can’t wait to read Jimmys new book ”Swagger”

[Diehardblues]

Just ordered his new book. A bestseller . Local paper had a great write up on it this morning .

Swagger goes into detail about his personal life including how he neglected his family for his career including two sons who he never watched an entire game of them playing football. One son was an alcoholic who has since begun his own rehab center in Florida and been sober for 15 years .

There’s also an entire chapter discussing his relationship with Jethro Jone$ which the paper said is probably certain to continue keeping him out of the Cowboys ring of honor.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Oh that's on my Christmas list!

 

[Doomsday101]

Jimmy said the book was more an apology to his son of not being there for them. as a coach he was not able to be there to go to his kids football games and be part of their lives so Jimmy said that was the big reason why he wrote this book.

 

[diamonddelts]

Good thing he quit football when he did. All the success in the world is not worth your family.

 

[atlantacowboy]

I just downloaded the Audible version. Look forward to listening to it.

 

[Diehardblues]

Jimmy said the book was more an apology to his son of not being there for them. as a coach he was not able to be there to go to his kids football games and be part of their lives so Jimmy said that was the big reason why he wrote this book.

I wouldn’t say his career forced him to miss every game his sons played. Many coaches make time .

I’m not sure “ not able to be there” is a correct description.

Jimmy was obsessive in his very successful approach to coaching sacrificing voluntarily his family.

Even when he chose to come to Dallas he basically said goodbye to his wife . Those aren’t normal demands of the job. They are choices he made.

We’ll learn more in the book but I suspect in order for him to reach the success he did he felt he needed to totally distance himself from his wife and boys. I imagine it’s going to be a sad story.

 

[Diehardblues]

Good thing he quit football when he did. All the success in the world is not worth your family.

Apparently he thought he was up until his retirement. Obviously he has some regrets now.

 

[BoysForLife]

Jimmy was an incredible coach from the standpoint of having and eye for talent and motivating men to be at their absolute best. One of the best I've ever seen, at his peak.

I will be interested to read this as well. He has remarked before that he back burnered his family, kids and wife, to focus on coaching.
I'm sure that he has immensely enjoyed the success, fame, and lifestyle this has afforded him.

I'm also fairly confident that deep down, even if he doesn't want to fully admit it, there is some regret.
curious to see how that is conveyed in this book.

Should be in the ROH, no question about it. Do the right thing Jerry.

 

[Doomsday101]

I wouldn’t say his career forced him to miss every game his sons played. Many coaches make time .

I’m not sure “ not able to be there” is a correct description.

Jimmy was obsessive in his very successful approach to coaching sacrificing voluntarily his family.

Even when he chose to come to Dallas he basically said goodbye to his wife . Those aren’t normal demands of the job. They are choices he made.

We’ll learn more in the book but I suspect in order for him to reach the success he did he felt he needed to totally distance himself from his wife and boys. I imagine it’s going to be a sad story.

In the fox interview Jimmy did he mentioned he spoke to his sons and apologies for not being there and they said they would not have change a thing, they understood the benefit that there dad gave them and still gives them. Hard trade off success and riches but at the expense of your family.

 

[BoysForLife]

I wouldn’t say his career forced him to miss every game his sons played. Many coaches make time .

I’m not sure “ not able to be there” is a correct description.

Jimmy was obsessive in his very successful approach to coaching sacrificing voluntarily his family.

Even when he chose to come to Dallas he basically said goodbye to his wife . Those aren’t normal demands of the job. They are choices he made.

We’ll learn more in the book but I suspect in order for him to reach the success he did he felt he needed to totally distance himself from his wife and boys. I imagine it’s going to be a sad story.

I think this is a very accurate take. Landry was an epic family man and a legendary coach. The two aren't mutually exclusive......

 

[FTWayne]

I heard he got 4 years into the book and just quit on it. I think some other guy or his wife finished for him.

 

[BoysForLife]

Is @Swagger aware of this?

Copyright infringement!

 

[atlantacowboy]

I wouldn’t say his career forced him to miss every game his sons played. Many coaches make time .

I’m not sure “ not able to be there” is a correct description.

Jimmy was obsessive in his very successful approach to coaching sacrificing voluntarily his family.

Even when he chose to come to Dallas he basically said goodbye to his wife . Those aren’t normal demands of the job. They are choices he made.

We’ll learn more in the book but I suspect in order for him to reach the success he did he felt he needed to totally distance himself from his wife and boys. I imagine it’s going to be a sad story.

Really? You are going to contest a HOF coaches words about his own life and circumstances?

 

[atlantacowboy]

I heard he got 4 years into the book and just quit on it. I think some other guy or his wife finished for him.

Yeah, he just quit. Real sharp, informed take there. lol

 

[LonnieElam]

I'm trying to buy it on Kindle, and it says "buy on Amazon.com". When I go to Amazon.com, it says it's available on Kindle, but I'm not able to purchase it. I bought Patty Plenty's book instead.

 

[Diehardblues]

In the fox interview Jimmy did he mentioned he spoke to his sons and apologies for not being there and they said they would not have change a thing, they understood the benefit that there dad gave them and still gives them. Hard trade off success and riches but at the expense of your family.

True but many successful coaches have been able to manage their family life and pursue success.

Jimmy chose to be more obsessive in his career. Perhaps he felt that was his best path to the level of success he had. He obviously has some regrets . And his reluctance to be a better father had its impacts on his family.

 

[TequilaCowboy]

Gots to get me that book.....still waiting for the book by Jason Garrett called "Clapper"...The boring LIfe and Medicore times of a Puppet Coach. I am sure the audible version will be fascinating.

 

[LonnieElam]

Gots to get me that book.....still waiting for the book by Jason Garrett called "Clapper"...The boring LIfe and Medicore times of a Puppet Coach. I am sure the audible version will be fascinating.

The audio version, read my Garrett himself, won't be available due to fear of people listening while driving and falling asleep at the wheel - or just running off the road committing suicide out of sheer boredom.

 

[beware_d-ware]

The audio version, read my Garrett himself, won't be available due to fear of people listening while driving and falling asleep at the wheel - or just running off the road committing suicide out of sheer boredom.

With a Garrett audiobook in it, that car won't run anywhere but straight up the middle.

 

[Diehardblues]

With a Garrett audiobook in it, that car won't run anywhere but straight up the middle.

What’s really crazy is despite Garrett not being as good of HC as either McCarthy and Parcells he at least so far has had more success in playoffs taking us to the brink of a couple championship games. Not to mention winning more division titles.

What does it say about our organization that arguably the worst HC we had in recent years had the most success?