Life is yours to win : lessons forged from the purpose, passion, and magic of baseball / Augie Garrido with Wes Smith ; introduction by Kevin Costner

Author:: Garrido, Augie, 1939-2018
Published:: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.
Edition:: 1st Touchstone trade paperback edition.
Physical Description:: xiii, 253 pages ; 22 cm

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Contents:

For love of the game -- A chickenshit, dooflopper, and curb cryer -- The fearless field -- The game of failure -- Be a player, not a prospect -- Small ball/big game -- Step up, superman -- The Tao of teamwork -- The reward is not on the scoreboard -- Five things I think I know about baseball -- Be your own best friend.

Summary:

A successful college baseball coach recounts his transition from a fear-based life to a rewarding career of passionate motivation, outlining the lessons he has learned about opportunity, courage, and failure.

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ISBN:

9781439186930
1439186936
9781439186947
1439186944

Collection:

Ronald A. Smith Sports History Book Collection.

Note:

"A Touchstone Book."

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