Yogi Berra
50 Powerful Life Lessons About Leadership And Personal Success By Yogi Berra
Yogi Berra was a baseball player whose career stretched from 1940 to 1998, when he finally retired. During that time he was a batter, outfielder, catcher, coach and manager. This book catches the highlights of his life – some of his greatest successes, and a few of his failures and moments when he was uniquely human. He was a uniquely colorful character, who was a hardworking ball player, and a dedicated husband and father. Along the way, he accidentally coined some oddly humorous phrases. But he should be most remembered for his willingness to visit with polite fans, sign cards and baseballs for charity and for the museum and learning center named for him.
Here is a preview of what you'll learn:
- Childhood background
- First jobs
- Early baseball experience
- Military service in WWII
- Return to Baseball
- Learning to Coach and Manage
- Retirement & Brief mention of business acumen
