Just Show Up LP

The man who went to work for 2,632 straight games, “Iron Man” Cal Ripken Jr.—nineteen-time All-Star and World Series–winning legend—draws on lessons he learned on and off the field, and offers eight rules for the game of life.Cal Ripken Jr. is a baseball legend—but legends aren’t born; they’re made. Son of revered coach Cal Ripken Sr., Ripken Jr.’s keynotes throughout his career and historic streak were his consistency, hard work, and loyalty. In Just Show Up, he uses all these facets to create a vision for a better life. His core values remain age-old: “Have a mentor, and be one, too”; “Success and money are not the same”; and “Play fair—win fair.” Sprinkled throughout are firsthand accounts of his legendary father; fellow superstar baseball players and the games they played; and what it meant to bring the World Series to Baltimore. Drawing on sports, business, and a life well lived, Just Show Up is filled on every page with the grounding, invaluable wisdom our time needs.