TROPHY

"TROPHY, Greyhound's Memoir" IS THE STORY OF A SON GROWING UP BY LOOKING BACK. IN THIS 'ALWAYS TRUTHFUL, BUT SOMETIMES UNTRUE' MEMOIR, THE AUTHOR REMEMBERS A FATHER WHOSE ONLY DEFEAT IN LIFE CAME IN HIS BATTLE WITH LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE.....In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.I am a Greyhound. At least that's what father said. He deemed me a "champion" more than 20 years ago."... when Greyhounds grow up, they are the strongest and fastest dogs in the world. They are the best of the best, and all the other dogs want to be a Greyhound."He wanted the best for me. He hoped for me. Prayed for me. Wished for me things he'd never even dreamed for himself. He loved me. He was my father. I am his son...