I am third

Gale Sayers' autobiography chronicles his rise as one of the NFL's most dominant running backs, his career-threatening knee injury, and the profound friendship with teammate Brian Piccolo that inspired the TV movie 'Brian's Song.

' The book emphasizes Sayers' philosophy of prioritizing faith and relationships ('The Lord is first, my friends are second, and I am third') while detailing his resilience through adversity, including Piccolo's tragic death from cancer in 1970.