Able to Play: Overcoming Physical Challenges
Apr 2012 · Good Sports Book 4 · Sold by HarperCollins
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Able to Play shares the inspiring stories of four baseball players. Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown, Ron Santo, Jim Abbott, and Curtis Pride faced physical challenges other
players didn’t have. With determination and guts, they didn’t just overcome; they excelled. This book is a game-changing celebration of overcoming odds.
players didn’t have. With determination and guts, they didn’t just overcome; they excelled. This book is a game-changing celebration of overcoming odds.
This ebook includes a sample chapter of Good Sports book, SOLDIER ATHLETES.
What does it take to turn a physical challenge into a big-league triumph?
- A Different Kind of Curveball: Learn how Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown used a hand mangled in a farm accident to throw one of the most baffling pitches in baseball history.
- A Secret Illness: Discover how All-Star third baseman Ron Santo hid his diabetes from the public for years, battling the disease in secret while becoming a fan favorite.
- One-Armed Wonder: Witness the incredible story of Jim Abbott, a pitcher born without a right hand who taught himself to pitch, field, and ultimately throw a no-hitter in the major leagues.
- Playing Without Sound: Follow the journey of Curtis Pride, a deaf outfielder who learned to excel at the highest level by relying on his eyes, instincts, and unstoppable determination.
Able to Play shares the inspiring stories of four baseball players. Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown, Ron Santo, Jim Abbott, and Curtis Pride faced physical challenges other
players didn’t have. With determination and guts, they didn’t just overcome; they excelled. This book is a game-changing celeb...
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About the author
Glenn Stout is a writer, author, and editor, and served as series editor of The Best American Sports Writing, and founding editor of The Year’s Best Sports Writing. He is also the author of Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid, Fenway 1912, Nine Months at Ground Zero, and many other award-winning and best-selling books. He also served as a consultant on the Disney+ film adaptation of Young Woman and the Sea. Stout lives in Lake Champlain in Vermont.
Glenn Stout is a writer, author, and editor, and served as series editor of The Best American Sports Writing, and founding editor of The Year’s Best Sports Writing. He is also the author of Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid, Fenway 1912, Nine Months at Ground Zero, and many other award-winning and bes...
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