Yes I Can! : Struggles from Childhood to the NFL

Today's kids can learn from Neil Smith. Yes I Can! gives kids a first-hand look at meeting their challenges head on.

His book is colorful, with action packed illustrations, photos and inspiring text for parents and children to share.

Yes I Can! is a true life-lessons book of inspiration.Defensive end Neil Smith of the Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos, has made the Pro Bowl six times.

Neil has a learning disability that caused him to have many bad days as a kid. "When I was in the first grade, I began to have trouble keeping up with the rest of my class tn reading.

I was embarrassed, and I tried to hide my problem from my teacher.

I fell behind in all of my schoolwork. Some of the kids called me a dummy. It hurt me a lot to be called names". "In the third grade, I found out I had a condition called dyslexia (dis-LEKS-ee-uh).

People with dyslexia see letters backward. Even though I was glad to find out why I had trouble reading, I was still afraid of going to school.

But my mom told me that the only way to overcome my problem was to face it".