Whenever meeting someone with the stature of Cal Ripken Jr., one always runs the risk of having whatever image they have built of such a person ruined. But in the case of Ripken, I’d wager all I have that one would walk away from that encounter with their positive opinion of Ripken maintained, more likely increased.
Ripken appeared Wednesday at the Borders Books and Music on School St and happily greeted and signed for approximately 200 fans. Ripken whose 2007 book “Get in the Game” was just released in paperback is making his way across the country on a promotional tour.
Greeting each fan with a handshake and a warm welcome , Ripken was more than happy to personalize and autograph as many books as fans were able to put in front of him. I got the chance to talk with Ripken for a few minutes and he came across as being sincere and interested in everything that was said to him. When one fan asked if he was tired of signing autographs Ripken replied “this is the easy part; hitting a 90 mile-per-hour pitch is the hard part.”
Watching the energy Ripken exuded with each fan it was easy to see how he was able to play game-after-game and break baseball’s record for consecutive games. Ripken’s new book pledges to give readers eight steps towards getting their life on track. While I can’t guarantee it will work for you, I do know that Ripken is someone worth looking up to.
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cool! sounds like a good guy. i used to sell Cal Ripken candy bars for Little League fund raisers. they were pretty good too.
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