The legendary athlete discusses his greatest plays, his greatest teammates and opponents, his personal life, his days in the Negro Leagues, contemporary baseball, and his most bitter moment in major league baseball.
This book is a great autobiography about a great black baseball player that ever played the game. This story will tell you about how he grew up in broyklen playing stickball in the streets with all of his friends. When this great ball player got his chance to play baseball for money he took it. He first started out in the Negro leagues for the New York giant's minor league team and then he finally got his chance to play in the bigs and play centerfield and right field because the rightfeilder was really slow so the coach had him playing two positions. When he went up to the bigs, he really helped there team go all the way to the World Series to play against the Indians. The giants swept the Indians in three straight games and took the pennit.I would recommend this book to anybody out there who loves the game of baseball. It is a well-written autobiography about a great baseball player who was voted the greatest player of his time. If you wanted to pick this book up and read it you would fall in love with the game of baseball or fall in love with Willie Mays hays.
A very well written autobiography
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
The autobiography of Willie Mayes portrays the life and times of one of America's best baseball players. Willie Mays played with a style and flair unmatched in this day and age. The book describes his trials and tribulations growing up in the deep south. It is a very well-written autobiography, and if readers are into baseball or Willie Mays this is an excellent selection. It is an excellent selection because it is a profile of American baseball and the way we idolize professional athletes.
A great book on the greatest all around ballplayer ever!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
If you grew up during the 50s and 60s, Willie Mays was a household name. He is an american icon, and was recently voted the greatest living ballplayer. This book covers the remarkable life of this american hero, from his humble beginnings in segregated Alabama, to fame and fortune in the major leagues, to his struggle to learn to live without baseball. Willie Mays is an american hero, and this is the best book there is on Willie Mays. Say Hey!!!!!
Great!!!!!!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This is a great boo
From a nothing to the Baseball's Hall of Fame.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
The life and story of Willie Mays in and out of baseball. Starting at the age of fifteen at the Negro League, Mays works his way to the record books.
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