Out of The Blue, Young Reader's Edition
Victor Cruz was a normal kid growing up in the town of Paterson, New Jersey. He loved many sports, and looked up to the same people that the other kids in Paterson did; the local heroes. The athletes who made it to the professionals that were from Paterson. Little did he know, that would be him to many kids growing up in Paterson, New Jersey. Victor always did the right thing, and never got in trouble. By the time he started high school, he was a very good basketball player. He didn't play football until he was a sophomore in high school, because he was already playing a sport he loved. His dad was the one who encouraged Victor to play football. By Victor's senior year in high school, he was being recruited by many colleges for football. He was a very good wide recei
Out of the Blue
In this autobiography, Cruz describes his life in Paterson, New Jersey from when he was young until after high school. He attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst during his college years.
He struggled with his academics and dropped out multiple times. Because of his academic struggles in his early years of college, he rarely touched the field in football games. After finally finishing college, he went undrafted, however, he received a call from the New York Giants a few days later after the draft. He made the roster and worked hard in the regular season to make the starting lineup. He would go on and describe the experience of Superbowl
An example of Cruz describing his failures is when he met an old teammate. The teammate asked, Yo, Cruz, why the hell are you here?" In his mind Cruz thought, "How do you tell someone that you'd been giv
Out of the Blue
“It may seem like I came out of the blue. But, my road was long, windy, full of hurdles, and even some dead ends. I lost family. I lost friends. I even lost my way. When I reached what felt like rock bottom, I realized I had a responsibility to everyone who believed in me and to kids, like me, who just needed a chance and something to believe in.”—from the epilogue of Out of the Blue
Victor Cruz, the Super Bowl-winning and record-breaking wide receiver, is best known for his explosive plays and salsa touchdown celebrations. While his meteoric rise in the NFL looked like the result of a magical year, it was actually a lifetime in the making.
Raised in Paterson, New Jersey’s gritty Fourth Ward, Cruz overcame numerous setbacks through hard work, perseverance, and the support of his loving family—from his grandmother who gave him his signature dance moves; to his late father, a former firefighter, who introduced him to football and taught him how to play; to his hard-working, single mother who never let him give up in the face of a challenge. They all helped to keep him on the right path, as did his coaches, but Cruz’s journey was never easy. There we
Out of The Blue, Young Reader's Edition
Victor Cruz, the Super Bowl-winning and record-breaking wide receiver, is best known for his explosive plays and salsa touchdown celebrations. While his meteoric rise in the NFL looked like the result of a magical year, it was actually a lifetime in the making.
Raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Victor overcame numerous setbacks through hard work, perseverance, and the support of his loving family—from his grandmother who gave him his signature dance moves; to his late father, a former firefighter, who introduced him to football and taught him how to play; to his hard-working, single mother who never let him give up in the face of a challenge. They all helped to keep him on the right path, as did his coaches, but Cruz’s journey was never easy. There were academic struggles, injuries, and more. In this inspiring, never-before-seen account, Cruz pays tribute to the people and places that made him the man he is today, recounts his most defining moments, and illustrates ho
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