Growing up Gronkowski : a family's story of raising champions

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.” “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.” —Dan Shaughnessy, bestselling author of Francona: The Red Sox Years 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. The Gronkowski Family Is A Legitimate Miracle. 5 Towering Brothers: Three Who Play In The Nfl - A Denver Bronco, A Cleveland Brown And A Record-breaking Tight End With The New England Patriots, Rob Gronkowski, Who Is Realizing A Meteoric Rise To A Spot In Nfl History. Another Who Played Major League Baseball. And The Youngest, An Up-and-coming Division 1 Football Player. Growing Up Gronk Takes Readers Behind The Scenes To Tell The Gronkowski's Incredible Story, Revealing How They Were Raised, How They Were Motivated, How They Trained, How They Played, Even How Their Mother Kept Them Fed. It All Started With Their Father, Gordy, Under Whose Tutelage This Collection Of Giants Has Broken Every Rule About How 21st Century Athletic Success Functions. Beyond Their Monstrous Size, Physicality, And Raw Talent, Papa Gronk Recognized Early On That A Clear Commitment To Fitness, Health, And Determination Would Give His Boys A Leg Up In A Way Other Families Simply Couldn't Match. This Unique Story Of The Nfl's New First Family Reveals The Secrets To The Gronkowski's Collective Success And Opens The Door A One-of-a-kind Household, A Veritable Incubator Of Athletic Greatness-- Gronk Lineup -- The Day The Dream Turned Real -- A Star Is Born -- Gordy : Papa Gronk -- The Evolution Of Training -- Gordie Jr. : Doesn't He Know The Rest Of The Family Plays Football? -- Mental Toughness -- Dan : The Talented Workhorse -- Competition And Physical Play -- Chris : Brains And A Pedigree -- A New Generation Of Tight Ends -- Rob : The Superstar -- Rob Explodes -- Goose : Greatness Expected -- Get Gronked! Gronkowski Family With Jeff Schober. A behind-the-scenes story of the family whose extra-tall sons include professional baseball and football players, offering insight into how they were raised, trained, and fed by their athletically committed parents