The Only Way I Know
by Cal Ripken, Mike Bryan
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Author: Cal Ripken, Mike BryanEdition: Paperback
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Published: 1998-04-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 336
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Book Review: Oriole cookie
Summary: 3 Stars
Thought this would be interesting as a peek into the life of someone in "the show". Fairly so, though the level of detail (which could just as easily been a positive) was a bit much at times. Or perhaps the details that were revealed weren't that interesting.
Ripken definitely isn't a deep person, or if he is he works to hide it in this book; though I'm not sure why anyone would look to a pro athlete for anything deep.
The life he presented basically boils down to - "I played every day because I could, not as an attempt to break a record. I played hard because that is how I was raised."
Nothing wrong with any of that, just a bit pedestrian. Again, why would you expect more out of a book about a baseball player though?
Good insight into someone doing their best on a consistent basis. Don't expect anything magical though. It's along the lines of the saying "90% of success is showing up".
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