The Way of Baseball: Finding Stillness at 95 Mph
224 pages
|Published: 1 Mar 2011
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ISBN: 9781439191194
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 7 June 2011
Description
Shawn Green€™s career statistics can be found on the backs of baseball cards in shoe boxes across 328 home runs, 1,071 RBIs,. 282 career batting average, All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger. . . . But numbers tell only part of the story. His path to success was as grounded in philosophical study as in ballpark wisdom. Striving to find stillness within the rip-roaring scene of Major League Baseball€”from screaming fans to national scandals€” Green learned to approach the sport with a clear mind. In the tradition of Phil Jackson€™s Sacred Hoops,Green shares the secrets to remaining focused both on and off the field, shedding light on a signature approach to living by using his remarkable baseball experiences to exemplify how one can find full awareness, presence, and, ultimately, fulfillment in any endeavor. Following his development from inconsistent rookie to established All-Star to aging veteran,The Way of Baseball illustrates the spiritual pract