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"This book is about one of baseball's greats. Being a famous
manager is not always easy, but Tommy Lasorda did it with class and
style. I'm proud to call him a friend." (Former President George
H. W. Bush )"Tommy Lasorda is a Hall of Fame manager. And if
there were a Hall of Fame for colorful characters and great
storytellers, he would be in those too. It's all here, enjoy."
(Bob Costas, NBC and HBA Sports )"Tommy Lasorda is one of
the greatest managers his sport -- or any sport -- has ever seen.
"I Live for This!" takes readers inside his world where honor,
loyalty, hard work and heart are not just part of the game plan,
but essential to life. He has succeeded where many would have
failed and this book tells you how -- and why." (Joe Paterno,
head coach, Pennsylvania State University football )
内容简介
An award-winning sportswriter shows us one of baseball’s most
famous and enduring legends as we’ve never seen him before,
revealing the secrets of his amazing, unlikely success and his
unvarnished opinions on the state of the game. Tommy Lasorda is
perhaps baseball’s most famous and popular figure. At seventy-nine,
after twenty years of managing and fifty-seven years with one
franchise, this Hall of Famer still suits up in Dodger Blue every
day. He also keeps a travel schedule that would dizzy the most
frequent of frequent fliers. The embodiment of the American dream,
Lasorda went from a scrawny, overlooked Italian kid of average
ability to become one of the world’s most recognizable baseball
faces. And he fought for it every step of the way.
作者简介
~Bill Plaschke has been a sports columnist at the Los Angeles
Times since 1996 and is a regular panelist on the ESPN daily talk
show, "Around The Horn." Named National Sports Columnist of the
Year by a variety of organizations, including Associated Press,
Sigma Delta Chi, and National Headliners, Plaschke has also been
nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and his work has been featured in
several editions of "Best American Sports Writing." He is the
author of three books, including a collection of his sports
writing. He lives in La Canada, California with his wife and three
children.Tommy Lasorda is one of the most enthusiastic and
successful managers in baseball history, a Hall of Famer known as
much for his personality as his managing prowess, who led the
Dodgers to 8 division titles and 2 world championships in his
storied 21 seasons as manager. Famous in five continents, he also
managed the US to its first ever gold medal in baseball in the 2000
Sydney Olympics. He is still active in the Dodger organization,
serving currently as special adviser to the president. He was named
the official ambassador of the World Baseball Classic and continues
to lecture internationally, promoting baseball around the
world.~