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Summary: A True Role Model for Today's Youth
Review: I have always respected Paul O'Neill and looked up to him as a young Reds fan growing up outside of Cincinnati. His book gives you a heartfelt in depth look of what made Paul O'Neill the humble, hard working, family man that he is and that is none other than his father, Chick O'Neill. Their father-son relationship is bonded by their love for one another and their love for America's favorite pastime. This is a great read about family and baseball.
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Summary: Great book, Paul
Review: Paul - I'd have to admit that I was one of the people who *might* have yelled "You Suck" back in the early years - but I'm a Dodger fan and you just killed us every time. Sorry.I was very impressed with the book - I found myself choked up when you talked about the service for your dad - an example of the type of dad any kid would dream of - and a major influence on the type of person you are as an adult. If more Major Leaguers conducted themselves in this manner baseball would be alot better off. BTW - thanks for the nuggets on Donnie Baseball - truly a guy who played the game as it was meant to be played. I feel I got to know the "real" Paul O'Neill - and Chick, too, thanks to this book. Anyone who likes baseball and has a dad who does too will really enjoy this book - Yankee fan or not. Highly Recommended
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Summary: Praise for the "Ultimate Warrior"
Review: Paul O'Neill's semi-autobiography tells of his relationship with his father, Charles "Chick" O'Neill, and how baseball became a way through which the O'Neill family bonded--the game being passed down from generation to generation. Paul, a die-hard perfectionist, contrasts with his father, an eternal optimist. Through his father, Paul was taught how to not only play baseball, but how to carry himself on the baseball field. His team-first style of play seems to be dwindling today in baseball, which is a shame. But there was more to the relationship between Paul and his father than just baseball, as the book explains; they shared an intimate father-son bond that not many fathers and sons have. When Chick died during the 1999 World Series, Paul mentions how deeply saddened he was by the loss of his father, yet he knew in his heart what his father believed he should do, and he went out and played Game Four. This is a great book about the life of a father and son, the life of a father's relationship with his family, and the life of the Ultimate Warrior, Paul O'Neill (this nickname came from George Steinbrenner, which goes to show how much reverence he holds for Paul). As a Yankee fan I look at right field today and no matter who in pinstripes is playing there, no matter how good he is, he could not replace Paul O'Neill. O'Neill's selfless personality and genuine love of the game is evident to any fan who watched the Yankees during his tenure with the team. I miss seeing O'Neill hitting watercoolers and throwing his helmet, but what I miss most about him is the way he played the game. Whenever he hit a ball he knew was going to be a home run, unlike many players today who start their home-run trot and admire their ball fly away, he simply put the bat down and rounded the bases without any flair. As hard as he was on himself, he never vented his anger toward his teammates. He was the ideal team player whose personality earned the respect of his teammates and all Yankee fans.
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Summary: Top Ten Baseball Book of the Year
Review: The father-son baseball connection has been done many times but usually in connection to fans, not a major league player and his dad. This original & touching treatment of the topic makes Me and My Dad one of the 10 best baseball books of year and worthy of its Finalist nomination for the 2003 CASEY Award.
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