Shane Victorino: The Flyin' Hawaiian

Shane Victorino: The Flyin' Hawaiian

by Alan Maimon
Shane Victorino: The Flyin' Hawaiian

Shane Victorino: The Flyin' Hawaiian

by Alan Maimon

Paperback(2014 Edition)

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Overview

Long before Shane Victorino gained fame as a Gold Glove outfielder, All-Star, and fan favorite at Fenway Park, 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 (ADHD), sports became an ideal outlet for his boundless energy. As the first Maui native ever to appear in a World Series in 2009, Victorino played an integral role in the Philadelphia Phillies’ victory. Readers will be compelled by the story of a young man whose persistence and determination helped him overcome obstacles and emerge victorious at the highest level of his profession. This updated edition follows Victorino’s path to Boston, where the electric outfielder has led the Red Sox back to the top of the standings.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781600789410
Publisher: Triumph Books
Publication date: 03/01/2014
Edition description: 2014 Edition
Pages: 272
Sales rank: 1,118,416
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Alan Maimon is an award-winning journalist who has worked with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Louisville Courier-Journal, and the New York Times. He is the coauthor of Andre Dawson’s If You Love this Game . . . An MVP’s Life in Baseball and Dallas Green’s The Mouth That Roared. He lives in Las Vegas.

Table of Contents

Prologue vii

1 Great Falls 3

2 Wild Child 15

3 On the Farm 33

4 A Shot at the Big Time 47

5 Baseball Whiplash 57

6 Time to Shine 67

7 Making It 81

8 The Start of Something Special 95

9 Unfinished Business 111

10 On the Big Stage 129

11 Breaking the Curse 145

12 Another Run at the Top 163

13 Chasing History 177

14 The Measure of the Man 195

15 Staying on Top 203

16 Back to Earth 223

Acknowledgments 229

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