The Captain by Ian O'connor
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDerek Jeter is undoubtedly the most talked about, argued about, cheered, booed and ultimately respected baseball player of his generation. And as public a figure as he has been, he is in many ways the least known. That changes now as Ian O'Connor, one of the best sports writers anywhere, goes deep and does what no one has quite been able to do: Tell us a bit about who Derek Jeter really is.--Joe Posnanski, author of The Machine
Deftly told.--The Washington Post
In The Captain, Ian O'Connor draws on unique access to Derek Jeter and more than 200 new interviews to reveal how a biracial kid from Michigan became New York's most beloved sports figure and the face of the steroid-free athlete.
O'Connor takes us behind the scenes of a legendary baseball life, from Jeter's early struggles in the minor leagues, when homesickness and errors threatened a stillborn career, to the heady days of Yankee superiority and nightlife, to the battles with former best friend A-Rod.
All along the way, Jeter has made his Hall-of-Fame destiny look easy. But behind that leadership and hero's grace there are hidden struggles and complexities that have never been explored, until now.
Ian O'Connor is a New York Times bestselling author who has written four prior books, including Belichick, The Captain, and Arnie & Jack. He's won first place in 18 national writing competitions, including the Pro Football Writers of America, the Golf Writers Association of America, and the Associated Press Sports Editors. He is a former columnist for ESPN.com, USA Today, and The New York Daily News, as well as a sports columnist for The New York Post. @Ian_OConnor on Twitter.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780547327938 |
| ISBN 10 | 0547327935 |
| Title | The Captain |
| Author | Ian O'connor |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Year published | 2011-05-16 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
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