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The Rookie|Jim Morris

The Rookie : The Incredible True Story of a Man Who Never Gave Up on His Dream

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He Played A Boy's Game. He Lived A Man's Life. As a lonely child, Jim Morris took one thing with him wherever his family moved-his ability to hit and throw a baseball. For Jim, the passion of becoming a major-league ballplayer was his anchor and inspiration...until injuries and life got in the way. A decade after Jim walked away from the minors and began a life of fatherhood and mortgage payments, he made a promise to the hardscrabble high-school team he coached: If they could win their local championship, he would try out again for the big leagues. They did-and he did. Now, in this wondrous, heart-tugging book, Jim Morris tells the story of his remarkable life and his amazing journey to the Big Show at the age of thirty-five . . . and how he finally fulfilled his childhood dream.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780446678377
  • ISBN-10: 0446678376
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  • Publish Date: March 2002
  • Dimensions: 8.04 x 4.98 x 0.72 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.71 pounds
  • Page Count: 288
  • Reading Level: Ages 12-17

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