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As the Baltimore Ravens made their improbable march to victory in Super Bowl XLVII, they turned to their senior advisor of player development, O. J. Brigance, for ideas each and every Sunday. Carrying out a stellar 12-season career as a linebacker, including a Super Bowl gain with Baltimore in 2000, O. J. "Juice" Brigance signed up with the Ravens' leading office. But in 2007, Brigance was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - also called Lou Gehrig's disease - and told he previously only three to five years to live on. As a player, he'd battled hundreds of injuries and setbacks. None of them prepared him to face ALS. With beliefs and conviction in his heart and soul and his wife, Chanda, praying by his part, Brigance fought back contrary to the debilitating disease, even as ALS robbed him of the capability to walk and speak. He held working, smiling, and touching his players' lives completely their amazing Super Bowl run-more than five years after his prognosis. Now, Brigance stocks his incredible tale, offering lessons in resilience and reflecting on the championship team that motivated him subsequently. Along with his own quest, Brigance recounts the battles and successes of Ravens players, including Ray Lewis, Joe Flacco, and Torrey Smith, as well as the effectiveness of head coach John Harbaugh. Having watched their season from the best seating in the house, Brigance shows their perseverance, confidence, and leadership, and the best that athletics may bring out in people. Filled with serious revelations and never-before-told anecdotes, Power of a Champ is a party of the human being spirit from a guy who still left everything on the field. O. J. Brigance never asked to be a hero. That's what makes his tale so courageous.
