Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Grit: The True Story.
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, April 4, 2014.
Sherry and Grit Young, parents of Steve Young, in an interview with the author, August 23, 2015.
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Steve Young, former quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, in an interview with the author, August 18,
2015.
Observer
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Francesca Martinez, comedian, in an interview with the author, August 4, 2015.
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Francesca Martinez, 
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