Born to Play: The Eric Davis Story : Life Lessons in Overcoming Adversity on and Off the Field

Born to Play: The Eric Davis Story : Life Lessons in Overcoming Adversity on and Off the Field
ISBN-10
0451201043
ISBN-13
9780451201041
Series
Born to Play
Category
Baseball players
Pages
324
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Signet Book
Authors
Eric Davis, Ralph Wiley

Description

The All-Star baseball outfielder shares his bittersweet story, from his boyhood days in L.A. to his star athletic career and his battle with cancer. Reprint.

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