Inside Power

by David Ritz and Gary D. Sheffield

Book Overview

B ecoming a Major League ballplayer?for Dwight and me, that was the dream. Dwight is Dwight Gooden. Most people know him for winning the Cy Young Award. To me, though, he's family?an uncle, but at... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307352226
• ISBN13: 9780307352224
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Sheffield learns baseball and life go together

This is a very brief story about the earlier years of one of baseball's premier players, Gary Sheffield. It is written in very short chapters along the line of Jose Conseco's book, but is more about a maturing process than anything else. Dwight Gooden is Gary's uncle, and that must have been a riot growing up with a role model like that. Gary has alot of baggage he brings around that resembles a chip on his shoulder-- and seems to blame everyone else for any problem that comes along. Sometimes, you have to admit to yourself, that your life is better than most people's and let little things not bother you so much. Eventually, he learns this, and becomes a better person from the "inside". The Inside Power title is to signify his change into becoming a man from a kid. Gary Sheffield is/was one of the world's greatest hitters...when others talked of going 0 for 20, a bad streak for him was 0 for 3. It was an interesting book, but nothing really remarkable about it. You are not going to get any secret tips on how to bat or hit, but you will get a journey on how baseball will make you grow up or you will be very unhappy your entire career. How many people in this world would trade for a career like this guy instead of complaining about 90% of the time about trades and owners? The time he spent with Barry Bonds must have actually made him worse, and is interesting because it was at the wrong time in his career. When I think of Gary Sheffield, I think of a line drive double hit---HARD. guyairey

great must read

one of best books I have read. So many life lessons and intriguing story

2 Thumbs up for Gary Sheffield

If you like baseball, then read this book. This book describes most owners and GM's are just business men. It shows really how cruel the Yankees baseball staff is and how great the players. It shows how baseball is unfair to a lot of players and how it is becoming more of a racist sport. This book also shows inspiration and how money isn't everything. This book also shows that Barry Bonds is a really egotistical power-hungry maniac(no offense Giants fans). This is a great book. I picked it up and i didn't put it down until I finished it.

Among the better Sports books

This is among the better sports-related books written recently. Gary Sheffield's story is about what makes a player tick -- and the motivation and self-hype that goes with it. A fast and entertaining read, it has some inside insights into the game of baseball. Sheffield, now playing for my Detroit Tigers, is someone I have never admired, nor liked. This book makes me neither like him more, nor admire him more - once a Yankee, always a Yankee -- but it certainly presents a slice of life into the world of baseball, big egos, and (thank God) ghost writers. A good sports book, that reads in about three hours. Don't look for any amazing revelations. Don't look for anything surprising about any of the (now 7) teams that he has played for. This is about pure ego and how it helps you excel.

Execellent and easy read

I thought this book was a great story of inspiration, I bought several copies to give away.... It's more then just a baseball story... Gary Sheffield has a very interesting life, one that has only been told one way and this book tells a very different story ....