The Rookie - The Incredible True Story of a Man Who Never Gave Up on His Dream (Paperback, Warner Books ed.)

Now a major motion picture from Disney. THE ROOKIE, by Jim Morris, starring Dennis Quaid.

The incredible true story of the thirty-five-year-old physics teacher who broke into the major leagues

HE PLAYED A BOY'S GAME.
HE LIVED A MAN'S LIFE.
AND HE NEVER GAVE UP A DREAM...

As a lonely child, Jim Morris took one thing with him wherever his family moved—his ability to hit and throw a baseball. For Jim, the dream of becoming a major-league ballplayer was his anchor and inspiration, and he had the talent to make it come true...until injuries and life got in the way.

A decade after Jim walked away from the minors and began a life of fatherhood and mortgage payments, he made a promise to the hardscrabble high-school team he coached: If they could win their local championship, he would try out again for the big leagues.

They did—and he did. Now, in this wondrous, heart-tugging book, Jim Morris tells the story of his remarkable life and his amazing journey to the Big Show at the age of thirty-five. This inspirational story is the saga of a dream that wouldn't die, and how a shy, lonely boy finally became...

THE ROOKIE

General

Imprint:	Little, Brown
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2002
First published:	March 2002
Authors:	Jim Morris • Joel Engel
Dimensions:	191 x 127 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
Edition:	Warner Books ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-446-67837-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-446-67837-6
Barcode:	9780446678377

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