The Way of Baseball: Finding Stillness at 95 mph

Green, Shawn

ISBN 10: 1439191190 / ISBN 13: 9781439191194

Published by Simon & Schuster, 2011

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Synopsis:

Hardcover. Pub: 2011 Pages: 224 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Two-time All-Star Shawn Green shows how the surprising lessons the game has taught him Transcend baseball and compose a life well the lived Green's career statistics can be found on the back of baseball cards in shoe boxes across America: 328 home runs. 1.071 RBIs .. 282 career batting average. All Star. Gold Glove. Silver Slugger .... But numbers tell only part of the story. Green achieved his boyhood dream of being a Big Leaguer by approaching the game in a manner as grounded in philosophical study as in ballpark wisdom. and this uncommon journey forms the true core of his experience. It also informs the way he lives today.In chapters that follow the arc of his career-from inconsistent rookie to established All-Star to aging veteran-Green illustrates the spiritual practices that enabled him to ing stillness into t...

Review: "When it comes to writing about baseball, he's an all-star.....A thoughtful and introspective look at the game." -- New York Post

The greatest Jewish baseball player since Sandy Koufax fuses sports autobiography with Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Kirkus Reviews "

A very unusual and satisfying chronicle of one man s approach to his craft and to life. Booklist"

Green swears that his Eastern outlook and honed calm allowed him, at his best, to feel that the pitcher was now my partner in hitting rather than my opponent; and, frankly it is difficult to argue with the man who, at his best, set the record for total bases hit in a game Those who do not share Green s earnestness may nonetheless find it fruitful to suspend their unbelief and read Green s slim book for its technical discussions of hitting and its satisfying three-act tale of early success, midcareer setback and ultimate triumph. New York Times Book Review"

When it comes to writing about baseball, he s an all-star ..A thoughtful and introspective look at the game. New York Post"

Green s book is a quick read but what could be a collection of generalities is instead a detailed look inside the mind of a former All-Star. The New York Times"

"The greatest Jewish baseball player since Sandy Koufax fuses sports autobiography with Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." -- Kirkus Reviews

"A very unusual and satisfying chronicle of one man's approach to his craft and to life." -- Booklist

"Green swears that his Eastern outlook and honed calm...allowed him, at his best, to feel "that the pitcher was now my partner in hitting rather than my opponent"; and, frankly it is difficult to argue with the man who, at his best, set the record for total bases hit in a game...Those who do not share Green's earnestness...may nonetheless find it fruitful to suspend their unbelief and read Green's slim book...for its technical discussions of hitting and its satisfying three-act tale of early success, midcareer setback and ultimate triumph." --New York Times Book Review

"Green's book is a quick read...but what could be a collection of generalities is instead a detailed look inside the mind of a former All-Star." -- The New York Times

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Way of Baseball: Finding Stillness at 95...
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New