Just Show Up

<p><strong>New York Times Bestseller!</strong></p><p><strong>Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr.--the 19-time All-Star World-Series winning legend American League MVP and record holder who played 2632 consecutive games--outlines eight rules for the game of baseball and life drawn from the lessons he has learned on and off the field.</strong></p><p>Cal Ripken Jr. is a baseball legend. But legends aren't born they're made. For twenty-one seasons Ripken took the field day in and day out through cold heat rain and sometimes snow playing in more than 3000 games for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1983 the revered shortstop helped lead his team to victory in the World Series. On September 6 1995 Ripken did the seemingly impossible he surpassed Lou Gehrig's unbreakable fifty-six-year-old Iron Man record setting a new mark of 2131 consecutive games--then played another 501 consecutive games. Throughout his career Ripken was admired for his consistency hard work and loyalty. There were successes and failures but above all was an old-fashioned sense of doing what's right every single day. </p><p>Since retiring in 2001 Ripken has enjoyed a successful career as a baseball analyst entrepreneur and author. Now in <em>Just Show Up</em> he reflects on his life and career to offer lessons for the next generation and those to come. Ripken speaks eloquently about the timeless values he has lived by: Life is a streak play the long game; Success and money are not the same; Play fair win fair. And he shares stories of his legendary father Baltimore Oriole coach and manager Cal Ripken Sr. what it took to keep the streak alive and what it meant to bring the World Series to Baltimore.</p><p>Cal Ripken's message is simple yet poignant; wisdom essential to anyone trying to forge a successful life in times that are often chaotic. Blending insights from sports business and a life well-lived <em>Just Show Up</em> is the story of an American legend and the principles he has lived by--standards our time needs.</p>