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Ya Gotta Believe!
My Roller-Coaster Life as a Screwball Pitcher and Part-Time Father, and My Hope-Filled Fight Against Brain Cancer
by Don Yaeger ; Tug McGraw
ISBN: 0451212584
ISBN-13: 9780451212580
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: New Amer Library
Published date: 2004
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.1 pounds
Pages: 256
Publisher's Notes
The legendary late pitcher offers a candid chronicle of his life on and off the baseball field, discussing his accomplishments as a pitcher, his battle with brain cancer, what happens to a professional athlete when his career is over, and his evolving relationship with the son he had for years denied fathering, country music star Tim McGraw.
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