The Closer - by Mariano Rivera (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Previously published in hardcover in 2014 by Little, Brown and Company.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.</b> <p/> Mariano Rivera, the man who intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door, began his incredible journey as the son of a poor Panamanian fisherman. When first scouted by the Yankees, he didn't even own his own glove. He thought he might make a good mechanic. When discovered, he had never flown in an airplane, had never heard of Babe Ruth, spoke no English, and couldn't imagine Tampa, the city where he was headed to begin a career that would become one of baseball's most iconic. <p/> What he did know: that he loved his family and his then girlfriend, Clara, that he could trust in the Lord to guide him, and that he could throw a baseball exactly where he wanted to, every time. With astonishing candor, Rivera tells the story of the championships, the bosses (including The Boss), the rivalries, and the struggles of being a Latino baseball player in the United States and of maintaining Christian values in professional athletics. <p/> The thirteen-time All-Star discusses his drive to win; the secrets behind his legendary composure; the story of how he discovered his cut fastball; the untold, pitch-by-pitch account of the ninth inning of Game 7 in the 2001 World Series; and why the lowest moment of his career became one of his greatest blessings. In The Closer, Rivera takes readers into the Yankee clubhouse, where his teammates are his brothers. But he also takes us on that jog from the bullpen to the mound, where the game -- or the season -- rests squarely on his shoulders. <p/> We come to understand the laserlike focus that is his hallmark, and how his faith and his family kept his feet firmly on the pitching rubber. Many of the tools he used so consistently and gracefully came from what was inside him for a very long time -- his deep passion for life; his enduring commitment to Clara, whom he met in kindergarten; and his innate sense for getting out of a jam. When Rivera retired, the whole world watched -- and cheered. In <i>The Closer</i>, we come to an even greater appreciation of a legend built from the ground up.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Mariano Rivera has become a kind of living god of baseball. -- <i>N</i><i>ew York Times</i><br><br>This man is greatness personified.... There has never been anyone like this. And it's likely there never will be. -- ESPN.com<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Mariano Rivera</b> was a New York Yankee for nineteen seasons. He is Major League Baseball's all-time saves and ERA leader, a thirteen-time All-Star, and a five-time World Champion. <p/><b>Wayne Coffey</b> is one of the country's most acclaimed sports journalists. A writer for the New York Daily News, he cowrote R. A. Dickey's bestselling <i>Wherever I Wind Up</i> and is the author of the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>The Boys of Winter</i>.
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