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OverviewPraise for Good Sports: Never patronizing, [Stout] captures both grit and glory. -- Kirkus Reviews Many of the baseball greats overcame huge challenges to be sports heroes--here are five inspiring stories of men who did just that. Baseball is considered America's pastime, but not all players grew up living the American dream. Babe Ruth, Jim Peirsall, Torii Hunter, Ron LeFlore, and Joe Torre sure didn't. Poverty, abuse, and addiction are a few of the issues they had to deal with as kids, but they turned their lives around to play the game they loved. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Glenn Stout , Ike WilliamsPublisher: Turtleback Books Imprint: Turtleback Books ISBN: 9780606266222ISBN 10: 0606266224 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 23 February 2013 Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available ![]() This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |