Book Review

Mariano Rivera was 20 years old, a high school dropout working on his father’s fishing boat and playing outfield for an amateur baseball team in his native Panama. The best part of this book is his path to the Big Leagues. Once he gets there the narrative he remains an insightful observer. Finishing baseball games is one of the hardest assignments in sports, and to Rivera a closer’s head is more important than his arm. “I am convinced that being fully committed to the moment, without any worries about the past or projections into the future, is the best attribute a closer can have,” he says. He believes it doesn't matter where you came from or where you started, it matters what you become.