Devoted

The Story of a Father's Love for His Son

By: Dick Hoyt, Don Yaeger

Narrated by: Stephen Hoye

Born a spastic quadriplegic, Rick Hoyt was written off by numerous doctors, but his parents, Dick and Judy Hoyt, were determined to give their son all the opportunities of a "normal" kid.

In 1977, 15-year-old Rick asked his dad to enter a charity race. The twist? Rick wanted to run it too. Dick had never run a race before, and the thought of pushing his son’s wheelchair while running was daunting. But, once again, Dick and Rick were determined to overcome any obstacle. More than 1,000 races later, the devoted father son duo is affectionately known worldwide as Team Hoyt and continue to move people with their trademark motto: "Yes, you can."

©2010 Dick Hoyt and Don Yaeger (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Inspirational Story

It was a good listen. Very good to gift to a friend in need of some faith that everything is going to be alright.

Dedication and Perseverance

I went to Boston university with Rick and lived in the same dorm. I learned so much more about his story and connection with his dad and family. So thankful !

A truly inspirational superhero story

I am so glad I picked this one for my last read...an amazing story with so many life lessons to learn. Thank you, Team Hoyt for showing me the meaning of Devotion.

A MUST READ! Inspiring and truly amazing!

I loved this book. Anyone can relate to it and apply it to every day life. Yes you can!!!! A truly amazing story of love and family Dick and Rick are heroes and truly remarkable people. I read this great book in 2 weeks. Loved every minute of it. Their website is neat too. A wonderful book. I hope they make a movie about this book!!!! Thank you Dick for helping people around the world reach their fullest potential and show the true good in our world today!!!! I LOVE TEAM HOYT!!!!

Yes you can

Love the story. Such an amazing story of a fathers love for his son. #YesYouCan #TeamHoyt

They found solutions

Well written book on the story of the Hoyt family which is a story about people who sought solutions and didn’t accept mediocrity of the healthcare, education and even the running community. It was also great how included were letters from people that were inspired and along with one from Rick to his dad in the very end. Well worth sharing. Thank you!

Great story, very inspirational and informative

The story is great and very inspirational. The narration is monotonous and void of feeling.

Inspirational story, terrible narration & writing

First of all, I was already very familiar with the Dick and Rick Hoyt story. It is amazing what they did and their devotion to each other. Truly inspirational. So I really wanted to love this book. But I had two major issues with it:

1. While Dick was amazing at so many things, writing was obviously not his strong suit. This book read like a resume more than an story. This book would have been vastly better with a ghost writer. It rarely went in depth on anything, rather, it was a bullet list of accomplishments.

2. This narrator was absolutely the wrong choice for this book. The narrator sounded like a stuffy self-absorbed dandy that you picture reclining in a dark oak trimmed room with a brandy snifter and reading the New Yorker. He has the annoying habit of dragging out the last syllable of every sentence and allowing it fade off into the distance. That's hardly how I envisioned Dick talking.

So, in summary: great story, lousy writing, and terrible narration.