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    Audiobook12 hours

    El Cerrador: Mi Vida

    Written by Mariano Rivera and Wayne Coffey

    Narrated by Carlos Carrasco

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    About this audiobook

    The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.

    Mariano Rivera, the man who intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door, began his incredible journey as the son of a poor Panamanian fisherman. When first scouted by the Yankees, he didn't even own his own glove. He thought he might make a good mechanic. When discovered, he had never flown in an airplane, had never heard of Babe Ruth, spoke no English, and couldn't imagine Tampa, the city where he was headed to begin a career that would become one of baseball's most iconic. What he did know: that he loved his family and his then girlfriend, Clara, that he could trust in the Lord to guide him, and that he could throw a baseball exactly where he wanted to, every time.

    With astonishing candor, Rivera tells the story of the championships, the bosses (including The Boss), the rivalries, and the struggles of being a Latino baseball player in the United States and of maintaining Christian values in professional athletics. The thirteen-time All-Star discusses his drive to win; the secrets behind his legendary composure; the story of how he discovered his cut fastball; the untold, pitch-by-pitch account of the ninth inning of Game 7 in the 2001 World Series; and why the lowest moment of his career became one of his greatest blessings.

    In The Closer, Rivera takes readers into the Yankee clubhouse, where his teammates are his brothers. But he also takes us on that jog from the bullpen to the mound, where the game -- or the season -- rests squarely on his shoulders. We come to understand the laserlike focus that is his hallmark, and how his faith and his family kept his feet firmly on the pitching rubber. Many of the tools he used so consistently and gracefully came from what was inside him for a very long time -- his deep passion for life; his enduring commitment to Clara, whom he met in kindergarten; and his innate sense for getting out of a jam.

    When Rivera retired, the whole world watched -- and cheered. In The Closer, we come to an even greater appreciation of a legend built from the ground up.
    LanguageEspañol
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateSep 23, 2014
    ISBN9781478953050
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    • 4/5
      I am a Red Sox fan but love Mariano Rivera. So I enjoyed this book, except for a bit too much (for me) god stuff. My real complaint is that the reader of this audiobook sounded like a 10 year old so I couldn't put Mario's face on him.
    • 2/5
      Mehr etwas fuer einen Mariano Rivera Fan, recht interessant am Anfang, ich fand aber das es dann spaeter doch recht repetitive wurde
    • 2/5
      I don't know why I didn't enjoy this book more, but I didn't. I had the sense that I did consistently hear Rivera's own voice, so that portions of his story felt flat, without affect. Of course, his persona on the mound largely consisted of his calm, unemotional demeanor and workmanlike approach to his job. But in a theoretically autobiography, one expects more of the subject's persona to come through. At times it does, and those were the sections I enjoyed.
    • 5/5
      This was one of my Mother's Day presents from my older son Ben. I had seen John Stewart interview Rivera on The Daily Show and mentioned that the book sounded interesting. My guess is that Ben wanted to read it too, but still it was a pretty thoughtful Mother's Day present. The book begins with Rivera's childhood. He grew up as the son of a fisherman in Panama. He didn't have a baseball glove until he was 16, but that didn't stop him and his friends from fashioning gloves out of 12-pack boxes and playing ball on the beaches. We was a centerfielder, but happened to be put on the pitcher's mound one day when the scouts were in the stands. He received a $2,000 signing bonus and was on his way to the Yankees farm system. The majority of the book tells about his seasons with the Yankees, working his way up through the farm system, making multiple playoff appearances, and more than once getting the final out of the World Series. Through it all, Rivera stays humble. He is a man of deep faith who prays before walking on the mound each game. He talks about his strategy to keep it simple and the importance of focus on the mound. He talks about being part of a team through highs and lows. In a time when many of the role models are gone from professional sports, Rivera's biography is one that I'm happy to pass along to my son.