
WHEREVER I WIND UP
My Quest for Truth, Authenticity, and the Perfect Knuckleball
by R. A. Dickey with Wayne Coffey
Blue Rider · 2012
Chart History
1 week on the Hardcover Nonfiction list, peaking at #14
The perfect gift for baseball fans, now with a new epilogue by author R.A. Dickey, winner of the 2012 Cy Young award. "An astounding memoir—haunting and touching, courageous and wise."—Jeremy Schaap, bestselling author, Emmy award-winning journalist, ESPN In 1996, R.A. Dickey was the Texas Rangers’ much-heralded No. 1 draft choice. Then, a routine physical revealed that his right elbow was missing its ulnar collateral ligament, and his lifelong dream—along with his $810,000 signing bonus—was ripped away. Yet, despite twice being consigned to baseball’s scrap heap, Dickey battled back. Sustained by his Christian faith, the love of his wife and children, and a relentless quest for self-awareness, Dickey is now the starting pitcher for the Toronoto Blue Jays (he was previously a star pitcher for the New York Mets) and one of the National League’s premier players, as well as the winner of the 2012 Cy Young award. In Wherever I Wind Up, Dickey eloquently shares his quintessentially American tale of overcoming extraordinary odds to achieve a game, a career, and a life unlike any other.
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Details
- ISBN-13
- 9781101561140
- ISBN-10
- 1101561149
- Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 299
- Publisher
- Blue Rider
- Google rating
- 4.5(12)
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