I also liked the various faith aspects in the book. My only complaints in the book are that Willkom often seems to toot his own horn about how much harder he worked than everyone (he did that by showing, didn’t need to also constantly tell us) and he name dropped a lot (which was often cool when you knew who it was while other times I was like, who?). While the book never has any of those wow moments a la Rudy, it still does a great job getting across the message of discipline, work ethic, and devotion to a dream. It didn’t matter that he was a walk on at Marquette he was still an integral part of the team.

What makes this book special is all the small details that John Willkom focuses on that lets you get a glimpse into the daily life of a college basketball player. It brings me back to my middle and high school days of playing basketball, knowing I would never be good enough for the next level but always enjoying the competition and camaraderie. Yet, it was that constant quest to maximize my ability that kept me going.”Īs a huge basketball fan, I love reading books like these.

“That was my experience at Marquette in a nutshell: every day was a battle to be won or lost, and most of the time I would lose to bigger, stronger, and faster athletes. “As simple as this sounds, having people around you that are better than you is the best way to improve.” “Chase your dreams, believe in yourself, and enjoy the journey.” Willkom has portrayed an uplifting novel that will inspire the reader to want to do more with their life. For example Willkom would be able to track down some kid he raced against in track (when he was 8 years old) to the NFL, and another example is he would walk into a bar with a friend and leave that night becoming friends with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The fascinating thing about this book is Willkom would be able to make connections all throughout his life. This work would take him to the next level of basketball as he received the opportunity to walk-on at the University of Marquette. He would go through all of his workouts that he would do. Throughout the book Willkom, being 5’9 and 160, would explain all the challenges he faced playing such a tall sport. Willkom grew up in Marshfield, Wisconsin where he always active doing some sport. Willkom retells his life and love for the game of basketball. Walk On Warrior is a biography about the author John Willkom. Walk On Warrior by John Willkom is an inspiring book that taught many lessons about how hard work can lead to success in life.

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