He’s been called many things—Heisman Trophy winner, MVP, the savior of the Washington Redskins—but to his millions of fans, Robert Griffin III is known simply as RG3. Robert Griffin III was a preternaturally gifted athlete from a young age, but in those early days he played nearly every sport except football. He seemed pointed toward stardom, but would it be in basketball or maybe in track, where he qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials as a hurdler? As for playing football, Griffin first had to overcome his mother’s objections to the violence and danger by making a “Pinkie Promise” with her that no one would catch him. Eventually, he began to realize that all of his remarkable talents—unrivaled speed, pinpoint accuracy, exceptional intelligence, single-minded drive—combined into a potent force that few quarterbacks could rival. What followed seemed almost destined: a football scholarship to Baylor University, three exceptional seasons capped by winning the Heisman Trophy, and the 2012 draft—where Griffin, as the second overall pick, became the franchise quarterback for one of the oldest and most storied football teams in the country. In RG3: The Promise, award-winning Washington Post reporter Dave Sheinin provides an in-depth, behind-the-scenes account of Griffin’s phenomenal rookie year—and offers a unique and intimate look inside the transformation one of the NFL’s brightest young stars.

RG3: The Promise

Sheinin, Dave

Biographies & Memoirs

Plume

He’s been called many things—Heisman Trophy winner, MVP, the savior of the Washington Redskins franchise, the next face of the NFL—but to his millions of fans across the country, Robert Griffin III is known simply as RG3. Robert Griffin III was a preternaturally gifted athlete from a young age, but in those days he played nearly every sport except football. He seemed pointed toward stardom, but would it be in basketball, his true favorite, or maybe in track, where he qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials as a hurdler? As for playing football, the only sport that really mattered in Griffin’s small Texas town, first he had to overcome his mother’s objections to the violence and danger—which he did by making a “Pinkie Promise” with her that no one would catch him. Eventually, he began to realize that all of his remarkable talents—unrivaled speed, pinpoint accuracy, exceptional intelligence, single-minded drive—combined into a potent force that few quarterbacks could rival. What followed seemed almost destined: a football scholarship to Baylor University, three exceptional seasons capped by winning the Heisman Trophy, and the 2012 draft—where Griffin, as the second overall pick, became the franchise quarterback for one of the oldest and most storied football teams in the country. In RG3: The Promise, Washington Post reporter Dave Sheinin provides an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at Griffin’s first year in the NFL, from his record-breaking first game to the frightening knee injury that ended the Redskins’ playoff hopes. An award-winning journalist himself, Sheinin has reported on Griffin’s rookie season every step of the way, and now has written a unique, intimate look inside the transformation of one of the NFL’s brightest young stars.

Blue Rider Press

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Pedro Gomez of ESPN was a beloved figure in baseball. His death from sudden cardiac arrest on Feb. 7, 2021, unleashed an outpouring of heartfelt tributes. He was 58, both a hard-nosed reporter and a smiling ambassador of the sport. These 62 personal essays soar beyond sports to delve into life lessons.\nPedro, a proud Cuban American, was known for his dramatic reporting from Havana. Fully and fluidly bilingual, he did as much as anyone to bridge the wide gap that had existed between U.S.-born players and the Latin Americans now so important to the game’s vitality and future growth. He was also a family man who loved to talk about his three children, 
Sierra, Dante and 
Rio, a Boston Red Sox prospect. Pedro was universally known as a smiling presence who brought out the best in people. His humanity and generosity of spirit shaped countless lives, including one of his ESPN bosses, 
Rob King, who was so moved by Pedro’s advice to him―“Remember who you are”―that he printed up the words and posted them on the wall of his office in Bristol. King is one of a diverse collection of contributors whose personal essays turn Pedro’s shocking death into an occasion to reflect on the deeper truths of life we too often overlook. Part 
The Pride of Havana and part 
Tuesdays With Morrie, part 
The Tender Bar and part 
Ball Four, this is the rare essay collection that reads like a novel, full of achingly honest emotion and painful insights, a book about friendship, a book about standing for something, a book about joy and love.\nFormer 
New York Times writer 
Jack Curry writes about Pedro’s passion for live music, and former 
Sports Illustrated writer 
Tim Kurkjian brings alive spring-training basketball games with executives like 
Sandy Anderson and 
Billy Beane and Pedro right in the mix. Detroit manager 
AJ Hinch and formers Texas manager 
Ron Washington both reveal that in their darkest hours Pedro gave them some of the best advice of their lives.\nHall of Famers 
Dennis Eckersley, Tony La Russa, Peter Gammons, Ross Newhan, Tracy Ringolsby and 
Dan Shaughnessy are among the contributors. So are likely future Hall of Famers 
Max Scherzer and 
Dusty Baker. Pulitzer-Prize-winning 
Washington Post war correspondent 
Steve Fainaru, award-winning writers from 
Howard Bryant and 
Mike Barnicle to 
Tim Keown, Ken Rosenthal and 
Dave Sheinin also contribute. Rounding out the mix are current and former ESPN stars including 
Rachel Nichols, Shelley M. Smith, Peter Gammons, Bob Ley and 
Keith Olbermann.\nThis is a book to rekindle in any lapsed fan a love of going to the ballpark, but it’s also a wakeup call that transcends sports. To any journalist, worn down by the demands of a punishing job, to anyone anywhere, pummeled by pandemic times and the dark mood of the country in recent years, these essays will light a spark to seize every opportunity to make a difference, in your work and in the lives of people who matter to you. 
 Review 
Advance praise for Remember Who You Are\n"Pedro Gomez was as kind as he was talented. I can think of no one else in the industry who would have inspired this many heartfelt essays by this diverse a group of writers, ballplayers, coaches, and front office executives. Everyone loved and respected him. And while he left this earth way too soon, his legacy will live on through his children and in the pages of this book." ― 
Molly Knight, Author, 
The Best Team Money Can Buy\n"The words in this collection share a common source―while they were crafted with the head, they originated from the heart. The Gomez Rules are the Commandments for those who cover the game. All who have lived the baseball life should have followed all at some point. They should be etched in tablet."―Broadcaster 
Ted Robinson\n" 
Remember Who You Are pulls together heartfelt and eloquent tributes to a man who was more than just America’s foremost baseball journalist, more than just an embodiment of the American dream, but a bona fide inspiratio

Remember Who You Are: What Pedro Gomez Showed Us About Baseball and Life

MARTIN, Frank

Keown, Tim

Jenkins, Bruce

Nichols, Rachel

Kreidler, Mark

Scherzer, Max

Ley, Bob

Gomez, Pedro

Gammons, Peter

Bryant, Howard

Barnicle, Mike

Murphy, Brian

Janes, Chelsea

Baker, Dusty

KING, ROB

Gomez, Rio

Newhan, Ross

Daniels, Jon

Rosenthal, Ken

Olney, Buster

Smith, Shelley M.

Quinn, T.J.

Boras, Scott

Alderson, Sandy

Shaughnessy, Dan

Swanson, Mike

Carr, Robin

La Russa, Tony

La Canfora, Jason

Ratto, Ray

Washington, Ron

Culpepper, Chuck

Ringolsby, Tracy

Black, Bud

Kurkjian, Tim

Curry, Jack

Zagaris, Michael

Begala, Paul

Mangin, Brad

Schaap, Jeremy

Passan, Jeff

Melvin, Bob

Ostler, Scott

King III, George A.

Francona, Terry

Goold, Derrick

Coffey, Alex

McAdam, Sean

Snitker, Brian

Kurland, Brett

Gonzalez, Alden

Morales, Sarina

Bretón, Marcos

D'Anna, John

Fainaru, Steve

Hernandez, Orlando "El Duque"

Gomez, Dante

Geracie, Bud

Eckersley, Dennis

Hinch, AJ

Olbermann, Keith

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