Shane Victorino : the flyin' Hawaiian / Alan Maimon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maimon, Alan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

Victorino, Shane.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Triumph Books, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Long before Shane Victorino gained fame as a Gold Glove center fielder, All-Star, and World Series champion with the Philadelphia Phillies, he was a precocious child on the island of Maui, frustrating teachers with his inability to sit still and tagging along with older boys to neighborhood ball fields. For Victorino, diagnosed at an early age with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, sports became an ideal outlet for his boundless energy. As the first Maui native ever to appear in a World Series, Victorino played an integral role in giving his team, and the city of Philadelphia, a m

Contents:

Front Cover; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Prologue; 1. Great Falls; 2. Wild Child; 3. On the Farm; 4. A Shot at the Big Time; 5. Baseball Whiplash; 6. Time to Shine; 7. Making It; 8. The Start of Something Special; 9. Unfinished Business; 10. On the Big Stage; 11. Breaking the Curse; 12. Another Run at the Top; 13. Chasing History; 14. The Measure of the Man; 15. Staying on Top; 16. Back to Earth; Acknowledgments; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-61749-491-7

OCLC:

773565547