The Yards Between Us explores Russell's life in the NFL, his love of football, men and women, walking the devastating tightrope of keeping his sexuality secret, the tension between his private and public lives, and the importance of crashing through barriers. One part inspirational journey and one part coming of age as an athlete struggling to break a mould, THE YARDS BETWEEN US follows in the footsteps of powerful sports memoirs like Agassi's Open, Misty Copeland's Life In Motion and Megan Rapinoe's One Life. Ryan's memoir shows us the power, the love and the benefit of starting over and starting strong.
About the book
The Yards Between Us explores Russell's life in the NFL, his love of football, men and women, walking the devastating tightrope of keeping his sexuality secret, the tension between his private and public lives, and the importance of crashing through barriers. One part inspirational journey and one part coming of age as an athlete struggling to break a mould, THE YARDS BETWEEN US follows in the footsteps of powerful sports memoirs like Agassi's Open, Misty Copeland's Life In Motion and Megan Rapinoe's One Life. Ryan's memoir shows us the power, the love and the benefit of starting over and starting strong.