Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball
    Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball
    Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball
    Audiobook9 hours

    Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball

    Written by Wayne Coffey and R.A. Dickey

    Narrated by Ben Hunter

    4.5/5

    ()

    About this audiobook

    The Glass Castle meets Ball Four as Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey weaves searing honesty and baseball insight in this memoir about his unlikely journey to the big leagues.An English Lit major at the University of Tennessee, Dickey is as articulate and thoughtful as any professional athlete in any sport-and proves it page after page, as he provides fresh and honest insight into baseball and a career unlike any other. Fourteen years ago, Dickey was a heralded No. 1 draft choice of the Texas Rangers, only to have an $810,000 signing bonus, and his lifelong dream, ripped away by an X- ray-and the discovery that he did not have an ulna collateral ligament in his right elbow. Five years ago, he gave up a record six home runs in three innings to the Detroit Tigers-and was effectively consigned to the baseball scrap heap.Sustained by his profound Christian faith, the love of his wife and children, and a relentless quest for self-awareness and authenticity, the immensely likable Dickey details his transformation from a reckless, risk-taking loner to a grounded, life-affirming big leaguer. He emerged as one of the premier pitchers in the National League in 2010-and the knuckleballing embodiment of the wonders that perseverance and human wisdom can produce. Dickey views his story as one of redemption. Readers will come to see it as something more-a uniquely American story of beating back demons, listening to your heart, and overcoming extraordinary odds.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristianAudio.com
    Release dateAug 15, 2012
    ISBN9781610455978
    Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball
    Author

    Wayne Coffey

    WAYNE COFFEY is an award-winning sports journalist and the author of more than thirty books, including such New York Times bestsellers as The Closer with Mariano Rivera; Wherever I Wind Up with R. A. Dickey; and Above the Line with Urban Meyer.  

    More audiobooks from Wayne Coffey

    Related to Wherever I Wind Up

    Related audiobooks

    Sports Biographies For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      The Daniela Diaries

      Oct 20, 2020

      The Daniela Diaries
      4 min read

    • Article

      HOW TO… Install Google Play Store on your Amazon Fire tablet

      Jan 4, 2023

      What you need: Amazon Fire tablet (2018 onwards) Time required: 30 minutes What do Duolingo, Gmail and Firefox have in common? Despite being among the most popular apps on Android and iOS, none of them can be downloaded through the Amazon Appstore. T

      6 min read

    • Article

      Havenfall

      Feb 26, 2020

      RELEASED 3 MARCH 304 pages | Paperback/ebook Author Sara Holland Publisher Bloomsbury Adolescence is hard enough at the best of times, but throw in a murdered brother, a mother on death row and a high school full of bullies that really don’t apprecia

      1 min read

    • Article

      Beth Macy

      Sep 17, 2018

      The best-selling author on dope sickness, the opioid addict next door and holding drug companies accountable

      2 min read

    • Article

      $400,000 + Card Discovered In Metal Box

      Apr 10, 2020

      Ben Foster wasn’t expecting a Christmas present of this magnitude. What the Raleigh, N.C., man discovered will be hailed as another famous “find” in the history of baseball card collecting. Foster grew up collecting Pokémon cards. His dad, Hayes, alw

      6 min read

    • Article

      Barry Bonds’ LEGACY

      Apr 25, 2017

      Barry Bonds’ LEGACY
      4 min read

    • Article

      Field of Dreams

      Sep 20, 2021

      Field of Dreams
      3 min read

    • Article

      ‘First Family Of Basketball’

      Jan 16, 2024

      ‘First Family Of Basketball’
      9 min read

    • Article

      Hometown Hurler

      Mar 29, 2019

      Hometown Hurler
      2 min read

    • Article

      Almost Home

      Nov 25, 2019

      Almost Home
      12 min read

    • Article

      Studious Collector

      Jan 20, 2023

      Studious Collector
      5 min read

    • Article

      All-time Great Storyteller

      Dec 21, 2021

      All-time Great Storyteller
      4 min read

    • Article

      Between Falls

      Oct 31, 2019

      SEND LETTERS TO: BETWEEN FALLS BOX 96 Ft. Washington, PA 19034 Or you can e-mail your comments to prowrestlingllustrated@yahoo.com PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED welcomes readers’ comments on any of our stories or columns Based on social media reaction an

      4 min read

    • Article

      Boris Starling

      Feb 23, 2023

      PRINCE HARRY’S SPARE HAS MADE J. R. MOEHRINGER the most famous ghostwriter in the world. Long before he took on an aggrieved prince, however, Moehringer worked with tennis royalty in ANDRE AGASSI, and their book Open remains perhaps the standout spor

      3 min read

    • Article

      Boris Starling

      Feb 23, 2023

      PRINCE HARRY’S SPARE HAS MADE J. R. MOEHRINGER the most famous ghostwriter in the world. Long before he took on an aggrieved prince, however, Moehringer worked with tennis royalty in ANDRE AGASSI, and their book Open remains perhaps the standout spor

      3 min read

    • Article

      Dr. K

      May 19, 2023

      Dr. K
      5 min read

    • Article

      Inner Strength with Marcus Theriot

      Nov 30, 2023

      Marcus Theriot of Lumberton, Mississippi, is the son of a superstar and was, himself, undefeated growing up. He nailed down national championships in junior high, high school and college. (Nobody does that.) He knew that his dad, World Champion Tie-D

      3 min read

    • Article

      A New York love Affair

      Oct 14, 2021

      A New York love Affair
      6 min read

    • Article

      Tony D

      Dec 19, 2023

      Tony D
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Wherever I Wind Up

    4.5/5

    2 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words