When Life Grabs You by the Baseballs: Finding Happiness in Life's Changeups
Written by Jon Peters, Ginger Kolbaba and John Smoltz
Narrated by Kyle Tait
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When dreams collapse . . .
Jon Peters had it all: record-breaking high school baseball pitcher, on the cover of Sports Illustrated, a beautiful girlfriend. He was going to play professional baseball. He was going to have everything he'd ever wanted. Until a shoulder injury and four surgeries changed his life. With dreams shattered, Jon struggled to find value and happiness. After years searching vainly to make sense of it all, alcohol, a suicide attempt, deep-seated anger, and a failed marriage made him feel even more desperate.
When new dreams come . . .
In the worst place of his life, he reached out and found help and hope. Trading in his old dreams for beautiful new ones birthed out of the ashes of his past, he’s at last found value, fulfillment, and purpose. Now in When Life Grabs You by the Baseballs, Jon shares the secrets he’s learned to living a happy life. His message is universal: no matter what dreams you've lost or what demons you’re battling, you too can find hope, redemption, and joy.
Jon Peters
From the time Jon Peters was six years old he wanted to play baseball. That's pretty much all he did. And he got really good at it. His dream was to be the best pitcher in the world. In 1989, he became the United States' record holder for the most consecutive wins (fifty-three) by a high school pitcher, a record that still stands today. His high school career ended with a record of fifty-four wins and one loss, along with three consecutive Class 4A State Baseball Championships. Jon is the first high school baseball player to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated. He has also appeared on local and national media outlets such as CNN, Good Morning America, The Today Show, ESPN, People, The Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle, and Dallas Morning News. Following high school, Jon attended Texas A&M University on a baseball scholarship. After enduring four arm surgeries and months of rehabilitation, he gave up his dream of pitching and became an undergraduate assistant coach at A&M. He assisted in directing the 1993 A&M team to the Southwest Conference Title and a berth in the College World Series. He has also coached at Blinn College and McMurry University. Jon has a B.S. (Texas A&M) and M.A. (Sam Houston) in kinesiology. Jon is now business development manager with an oil and gas firm in the Houston area. His relationship style of selling has enabled him to be at the top of the leader board. He also shares his story about succeeding in the "game of life" as a speaker and writer. Connect with Jon at JonPeters.org.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a great story for young athletes that are struggling with self-image. Peters does a great job to show how a bad decision here and there can lead you down a path to self-destruction.