TY - BOOK AU - Zito,Barry AU - Noland,Robert TI - Curveball: how i discovered true fulfillment after chasing fortune and fame SN - 9780785227663 PY - 2019///] CY - Nashville, Tennessee PB - W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson KW - Zito, Barry. KW - Baseball players KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Christian biography KW - Autobiographies KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-241); Fame, Shame, and the Love of the Game -- Half-Italian, All-American -- Let the Games Begin -- The Point of Release Is Everything -- Method to the Madness -- At Least Now We're in the Building -- Ride That Wave -- Creating My Own Monster -- Tattoo That Number on Your Forehead -- Trying Everything, Getting Nowhere -- Nobody's Fault but Mine -- But He Was Never There, Until Right Now -- Stay on Your Side of the Fence -- No Regrets, No What-Ifs -- The Tale of Two Rings -- God's Gift of Mercer -- The Gospel According to Barry Zito -- Barry Zito Baseball Career Awards and Stats N2 - "The painfully honest and personal story of one of baseball's most intriguing players. For years, Barry Zito lived as a walking personification of the American Dream. Professionally, he was at the top of his game as a Cy Young Award winner in Major League Baseball. Financially, he signed the richest contract that had ever been given to a pitcher -- seven years for $126 million. Socially, he was one of the most eligible bachelors in Hollywood. Yet for years Barry Zito was miserable. Despite achieving the kind of fame and fortune that most people only dream about, he was plagued by both internal forces and external circumstances that robbed him of any sense of peace -- until he finally found a purpose worth living for."-- ER -