Words totally escape me to describe how good this book is. I believe that some athletes that write books have a bit of nerdiness to them and dickey is decidedly one. Jon wertheim, executive editor, sports illustrated and bestselling author an astounding memoir haunting and touching, courageous and wise. Well written and well read, it it takes you on a very human journey of one mans soul and struggles. A staff favorite of 2012 books december 21, 2012 i recently read wherever i wind up.
Opening day is almost here and so to get myself ready for peanutandcrackerjack season, i decided to read wherever i wind up by reigning cy young award winner r. My quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball is an honest and open look at the life of robert allen dickey, from his childhood through his professional life as a major league baseball player. While dickeys book will be especially appealing for baseball fans, it should. Dickey, and nobody writes about them with more honesty and insight.
The book is an excellent piece that interacts with the criminal justice system especially issues of child abuse. She smiled softly, scooting over so he could sit down. My quest for truth, authenticity, and the perfect knuckleball by r. Dickey was raped a couple times when he was eight and it has haunted him ever since. My quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball, written with wayne coffey. Dickey is a stillactive player whose new career phase has just begun at age 37 and will possibly last for another decade. Wherever i wind up is an astounding memoirhaunting and touching, courageous and wise. Check a books instore availability beneath the add to cart button. Coffey, wayne con relates the authors unlikely journey to the big leagues after his athletic dream was nearly destroyed and how he was sustained by his christian faith and the love of his family before emerging as one of the national leagues. His mother became an alcoholic and his father emotionally unavailable. In his book, wherever i wind up, dickey writes about his life both in baseball and also his personal lifefrom his time as a child closing nashville bars with his mother at age 5 to his years as a troubled teen and on into his adulthoodincluding revealing sexual abuse he suffered as a child and the problems that created with intimacy and trust well into his adult life. His conversation with famed knuckleball master tim wakefield and the evolution of his trademarked gamechanging knuckle ball are just a few of the books. The title of this book is wherever i wind up and it was written by r. Great book i started reading this book because of my interest in baseball, but i also ended up stumbling upon something very inspiring.
Dickey and wayne coffey 2012, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. My quest for truth, authenticity, and the perfect knuckleball. His book wherever i wind up with wayne coffey is proof of that. Five years ago, he gave up a record six home runs in three innings to the detroit tigersand was effectively consigned to the baseball scrap heap. Dickey for criminal justice wherever i wind up by r. My quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball by new york mets pitcher and cy young award winner r. Apr, 2012 while he may not be the most wellknown of players, dickey, a starting pitcher for the new york mets, has put together a very interesting story of his life in a new book written with wayne coffey titled wherever i wind up. An astounding memoirhaunting and touching, courageous and wise. Dickey is an excellent book that talks about personal experience with issues of abuse and his game. Read wherever i wind up my quest for truth, authenticity, and the perfect knuckleball by r. A dickey is a raveling story of his personal and professional life. Wherever i wind up quotes showing 111 of 11 one of the supreme paradoxes of baseball, and all sports, is that the harder you try to throw a pitch or hit a ball or accomplish something, the smaller your chances are for success. My quest for truth, authenticity, and the perfect knuckleball 9780452299016 by r.
Dickeys story is not the typical athletes tale of success. However, as a fellow baseball enthusiast, struggler of lifes ups and downs, and a person who is trying to. My quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball hardcover book listings on our website do not always reflect the current availability of books on our store shelves. I use the term geek athlete as a compliment of the highest order. Wherever i wind up is an unbelievably frank tale of the human experience, one that anyone familiar with anyall of the demons r.
Readers will come to see it as something morea uniquely american story of beating back demons, listening to your heart, and overcoming extraordinary odds. My quest for truth, authenticity, and the perfect knuckleball kindle edition by dickey, r. My quest for truth, authenticity, and the perfect knuckleball by dickey, r. Dickey of the toronto blue jays is one of the premier pitchers in baseball. In this book, he entails of how his birth brought about the hasty marriage of his parents doomed to failure. Orel hershiser, espn sunday night baseball analyst, former mlb allstar a wonderful and powerful new memoir. Wherever i wind up was so much more than a story about baseball, it was about a guy who faced challenge after challenge and never gave up. Wherever i wind up npr coverage of wherever i wind up. My quest for truth, authenticity, and the perfect knuckleball ebook written by r. My quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball, r. He did so looking over the perfectly trimmed yard of the large hous. Jeremy schaap, bestselling author, emmy awardwinning journalist, espnin 1996, r. Dickey is one of the more thoughtful and contemplative players in the majors.
About wherever i wind up the perfect gift for baseball fans, now with a new epilogue by author r. Wherever i wind up the perfect gift for baseball fans, now with a new epilogue by author r. The perfect gift for baseball fans, now with a new epilogue by author r. Anxiety mentions, depression mentions, cussing the wind blew through the patio, a wind chime sounding as sierra sat on the old swing suspended from the rafters. However, as a fellow baseball enthusiast, struggler of lifes ups and downs, and a person who is trying to figure out how to go beyond survival to making the most of life this book was a total god send it is real, authentic, intense, gut wrenching, and absolutely inspiring. Jeremy schaap, bestselling author, emmy awardwinning journalist, espn nobody in baseball has overcome more obstacles than r. My quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball r. Dickey encountered would find both cathartic and motivational. My quest for truth, authenticity, and the perfect knuckleball this book is an inspirational story of triumph over adversity. My quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball. My quest for truth, authenticity, and the perfect knuckleball dickey, r. Dickey does none of that in his new book, wherever i wind up. My quest for truth, authenticity, and the perfect knuckleball ebook 9781101561140 by r. In wherever i wind up, dickey eloquently shares his quintessentially american tale of overcoming extraordinary odds to achieve a game, a career, and a life unlike any.
Sustained by his profound christian faith, the love of his wife and children, and a relentless quest for selfawareness and authenticity, the immensely likable dickey details his transformation from. Through the various life and career uncertainties, he and longtime wife anne leaned on their christian faith for. Dickey an english lit major at the university of tennessee, dickey is as articulate and thoughtful as any professional athlete in any sportand proves it page after page, as he provides fresh and honest insight into baseball and a career unlike any other. A dickey is an autobiography about a baseball player who had a troubled childhood kept his head high and accomplished many great things. R a dickey has certainly lives a life full of ups and downs that can serve as a metaphor for all of us. Dickeys life has been anything but easy, both on the field and off. Born into a turbulent home, he tumbled up more than he grew up, enduring divorce and excruciating sexual abuse. My quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball is one of the most guthonest sports memoirs i ve read. Dickey 20, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. My quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball by r.
Jim caple, espn i cant recommend wherever i wind up enough. Jeremy schaap, bestselling author, emmy awardwinning journalist, espn. Bookshare accessible books for individuals with print disabilities. His new memoir wherever i wind up is a look back at his long journey and details how he was sexually abused as. In wherever i wind up, dickey eloquently shares his quintessentially american tale of overcoming extraordinary odds to achieve a game, a career, and a life. Sep 10, 2018 in his book, wherever i wind up, dickey writes about his life both in baseball and also his personal lifefrom his time as a child closing nashville bars with his mother at age 5 to his years as a troubled teen and on into his adulthoodincluding revealing sexual abuse he suffered as a child and the problems that created with intimacy and trust well into his adult life. The theme of wherever i wind up is to never stop chasing your dream because eventually your dream gets tired of running away and then you can catch it. Born into a turbulent home, he tumbled up more than he grew up. Jeremy schaap, bestselling author and emmy awardwinning journalist, espn. Then, a routine physical revealed that his right elbow was missing i. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read wherever i wind up. In wherever i wind up, dickey eloquently shares his quintessentially american tale of overcoming extraordinary odds to achieve a game, a career, and a life unlike any other. My quest for truth, authenticity, and the perfect knuckleball at.
The only thing that saved him from thinking about this was playing baseball. Wherever i wind up might be the finest piece of nonfiction baseball writing since ball four. This is a book sure to be enjoyed by any fan of sports in general or. My quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball is one of the most guthonest sports memoirs ive read. Dickeys book is unlike any other professional athletes autobiography you have ever. The slideshow and carousels can be controlled using tab, left, and right arrow keys. My quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball hardcover by dickey, r. Dickey and wayne coffee 2012, cd, unabridged at the best online prices at ebay. I found it to be very honest to the struggles of mankind, and something that was very encouraging to my faith, and to my passion to succeed in the everyday struggles of life.
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