Books written by Cal Ripken
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The Only Way I Know
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Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance That Make the Difference
During those negotiations, which were tense at times, I fixed on Brooks Robinson. Throughout his career, he had handled himself so well that nothing negative was ever really said about him. He signed autographs for anyone and everyone.
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Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way
In Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way, Cal and Bill share this approach to coaching and development.
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Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals
Teaches the basics of baseball including proper techniques for pitching, swinging, playing defense, and running bases.
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The Ripken Way: A Manual for Baseball and Life
Foreword o xix He'd get spiked , and with his Rambo - type attitude take a needle and thread and sew it up ... When he took us kids out and hit ground balls to us , he'd say , “ The ball only weighs five - and - a - quarter ounces .
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Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance That Make the Difference
I sometimes wonder how many consecutive games Lou would have played had he not been afflicted with ALS — and if , in that case , I would ever have broken his record . Lou played in 2,130 straight games . I played in 2,632 .
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The Only Way I Know
The record-breaking Baltimore shortstop provides an insider's look at professional baseball in a candid memoir that describes his youth, all-star career with the Orioles, what is good--and bad--about baseball today, and dedication to his ...
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Count Me in
An autobiography of the superstar shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.
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The Longest Season: The Story of the Orioles' 1988 Losing Streak
The story of how Cal Ripken and the Orioles broke their losing streak of twenty-one consecutive games in 1988.
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Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way: Ensuring the Best Experience for Your Kids in Any Sport
The record-breaking former Baltimore Orioles baseball star shares his concerns about how youth baseball has become more competitive than fun, in a guide for parents and coaches that explains how to avoid counter-productive coaching ...
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The Only Way I Know: With Highlights from the 1997 Season
When confronted by an Albert Belle or Ken Griffey, Jr., or Frank Thomas or Mark McGwire, the opposing manager and pitcher can decide that someone else on that team is going to have to win the baseball game.
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Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way
With Cal and Bill Ripken leading the way, Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way is the perfect guide to coaching success. This all-inclusive guide stresses simplicity, perfect practice, and fun.
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Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals
"Based on the teachings of the late Cal Ripken, Sr., a player, coach, manager, and scout in the Baltimore Orloles system for thirty-seven years, Play Baseball the Ripken Way shows players just what they need to do to be their best while ...
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If These Walls Could Talk: Baltimore Orioles: Stories from the Baltimore Orioles Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box
Pete Koegel, a utility man with the Milwaukee Brewers, Pete Mackanin—now the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies—and I were in the car with El Turco and his guys. On the way there, he got orders to stop by this Communist meeting right ...
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Just Show Up: And Other Enduring Values from Baseball's Iron Man
Blending insights from sports, business, and a life well-lived, Just Show Up is the story of an American legend and the principles he has lived by—standards our time needs.
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Ripken: Cal on Cal
Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. was voted American League Rookie of the Year in 1982, and in the following year was named the league's Most Valuable Player - an award he...
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Cal Ripken, Jr: My Story
Tells, in his own words, the story of the personal life and baseball career of the star player for the Baltimore Orioles, Cal Ripken.
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Cal Ripken, Jr: Play Ball!
In 1995, Cal broke the record for playing the most games in a row. He tells how he did it and why his goal is to play well and play every day. Here is Cal's story, with more than thirty exciting photos and illustrations.
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Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way: Ensuring the Best Experience for Your Kids in Any Sport
Whether you were a star player or a kid who never learned to throw, this book will tell you everything you need to know about sports parenting from the pre-school years to middle school.
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The Ripken Way: A Manual for Baseball and Life
With almost four decades in professional baseball, Cal Ripken, Sr. has motivated players in all leagues to reach their best, and has mentored two major leaguers of his own, Cal Ripken, Jr., and Bill Ripken.