Million dollar arm : sometimes to win, you have to change the game
By: Bernstein, J. B
Title By: Paley, Rebecca
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Simon & Schuster, c2014.Description: 233 p. : 8 p. of plates ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781471136221; 147676588X (pbk.)Subject(s): Bernstein, J. B., 1968- | Sports agents -- United States -- Biography | Pitchers (Baseball) -- Recruiting -- India | Bernstein, J. B., 1968- | Sports agents -- Biography | Pitchers (Baseball) -- Recruiting | IndiaDDC classification: 796.06/94/092 | BItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 796.0694092 BE MI (Browse shelf) | Available | T0051352 |
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796.069 OB ST Strategic management in sport | 796.069 WA SP Sports management and administration | 796.0693 IN TE International sports volunteering | 796.0694092 BE MI Million dollar arm : sometimes to win, you have to change the game | 796.0698 CO NS Consumer behavior knowledge for effective sports and event marketing / | 796.0698 FU CO Consumer behaviour in sport and events : marketing action / | 796.0698 GL OB Global sport sponsorship / |
"Memoir of a successful sports agent who went to India to run a televised pitching contest, teach the winners about baseball, and get them recruited by Major League Baseball--changing forever the lives of two young men and their families back home, as well as his own"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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A TRUE STORY OF FINDING THE AMERICAN DREAM . . . ABROAD India is a country with more than one billion people, a fanatical national cricket obsession, and exactly zero talent scouts. There, superstar sports agent J. B. Bernstein knew that he could find the Yao Ming of baseball- someone with a strong arm and enough raw talent to pitch in the major leagues. Almost no one in India is familiar with the game, but Bernstein had heard enough coaches swear that if you gave them a guy who throws a hundred miles an hour, they could teach him how to pitch. So in 2007, Bernstein flew to Mumbai with a radar gun and a plan to find his diamond in the rough. His idea was The Million Dollar Arm , a reality television competition with a huge cash prize and a chance to become the first native of India to sign a contract with an American major-league team. The result is a humorous and inspiring story about three guys transformed: Bernstein, the consummate bachelor and shrewd businessman, and Dinesh and Rinku, the two young men from small farming villages whom he brought home to California. Million Dollar Arm is a timeless reflection on baseball and the American dream, as well as a tale of victory over incredible odds. But, above all, it's about the limitless possibilities inside every one of us.