John Smoltz

Starting and Closing

Perseverance, Faith, and One More Year

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As a seven-year-old kid pitching a ball against a brick wall, John Smoltz decided to be a professional baseball player when he grew up. And from that simple decision until his last season on the mound in the major leagues, it was his faith, work ethic, and love for the game that propelled him through challenges that would have ruined other athletes.Starting and Closing chronicles the final season in a legendary career that included fourteen years in one of the most dominant rotations in baseball, a Cy Young Award, and a World Series title—all while battling and overcoming career-ending injuries. Recounting a season that tested his perseveranc… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Yaeger, Don

ISBN: 978-0-06-212056-4
EAN: 9780062120564
Produktnummer: 13355483
Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 304 S.
Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
Masse: H20.3 cm x B13.7 cm x D2.2 cm 239 g
Gewicht: 239

Über den Autor

John Smoltz is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and active sportscaster. He is best known for his prolific career of more than two decades with the Atlanta Braves, during which he garnered eight All-Star selections and received the Cy Young Award in 1996. He is currently the chairman of King's Ridge Christian School in Atlanta and is a scratch golfer. (Tiger Woods has said that Smoltz is the best golfer outside of the PGA tour.) He lives in Atlanta with his family.Don Yaeger is an eleven-time New York Times best-selling author, longtime associate editor at Sports Illustrated, and award-winning inspirational speaker. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with his wife, son, and daughter.