Synopses & Reviews
Praise for Good Sports:
and#8220;Never patronizing, [Stout] captures both grit and glory.and#8221; and#8212;Kirkus Reviews
Many of the baseball greats overcame huge challenges to be sports heroesand#8212;here are five inspiring stories of men who did just that. Baseball is considered Americaand#8217;s pastime, but not all players grew up living the American dream. Babe Ruth, Jim Peirsall, Torii Hunter, Ron LeFlore, and Joe Torre sure didnand#8217;t. Poverty, abuse, and addiction are a few of the issues they had to deal with as kids, but they turned their lives around to play the game they loved.
Synopsis
The inspirational stories of Babe Ruth, Jim Peirsall, Torii Hunter, Ron LaFlore, and Joe Torre, five men whoand#160;overcame difficult childhoods to play the game they loved--baseball.
Synopsis
Praise for Good Sports:
"Never patronizing, Stout] captures both grit and glory." --Kirkus Reviews
Many of the baseball greats overcame huge challenges to be sports heroes--here are five inspiring stories of men who did just that. Baseball is considered America's pastime, but not all players grew up living the American dream. Babe Ruth, Jim Peirsall, Torii Hunter, Ron LeFlore, and Joe Torre sure didn't. Poverty, abuse, and addiction are a few of the issues they had to deal with as kids, but they turned their lives around to play the game they loved.
Synopsis
Baseball is a great sport, but not all players had the kind of home life as kids that nuturted their love and talent for the game. Babe Ruth, Jim Peirsall, Torii Hunter, Ron LaFlore, and Joe Torre sure didnt. Poverty, abuse, and addiction are a few of the issues they had to deal with as kids. They had to turn their lives around to play the game they loved, and they did just that. An inspirational and moving look at the lives of these four great players.
About the Author
GLENN STOUTandnbsp;is the author of Young Woman and the Seaandnbsp;and Fenway 1912.