Starting and Closing

Perseverance, Faith, and One More Year

by John Smoltz, Don Yaeger

On Sale: 03/26/2013

Starting and Closing

Perseverance, Faith, and One More Year

by John Smoltz, Don Yaeger

On Sale: 03/26/2013

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About the Book

From John Smoltz - one of the best Major League pitchers of the last 25 years, lead baseball analyst of Fox Sports, and all-around stellar guy - comes Starting and Closing, a powerful memoir illustrating what he loves about playing baseball, the strength of his faith, and the changes baseball needs to become great again.

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 perseverance and deepened his faith, Smoltz flashes back to watershed moments in the skeptic-defying journey from being one of the best starting pitchers of all time, to closer, to starter again. What emerges is an inspirational story from a man who believed not just in himself but in God's plan for him—and one more year.

Critical Praise

“When Smoltz talks about baseball, the book comes alive . . . it all has the ring of authenticity and wisdom.” — Kirkus Reviews

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780062120564
  • ISBN 10: 0062120565
  • Imprint: William Morrow Paperbacks
  • On Sale: 03/26/2013
  • Pages: 304
  • List Price:18.50 CAD
  • BISAC1 : SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / Essays & Writings
  • BISAC2 : SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / Baseball
  • BISAC3 : SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History
  • BISAC4 : SPORTS & RECREATION / Football
  • BISAC5 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
  • BISAC6 : RELIGION / Faith
  • BISAC7 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious
  • BISAC8 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
  • BISAC9 : SPORTS & RECREATION / Fishing
  • BISAC10 : SPORTS & RECREATION / Cycling

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