Catch Every Ball: How to Handle Life's Pitches »

Despite eighteen broken bones, three major surgeries, and seven broken cups, Johnny Bench knows what it took to be the catcher on the World Champion Cincinnati Reds. These terrific, little-known stories from Bench's childhood, his baseball years, and his travels are the groundwork to help you learn to: Ask questions. Surround yourself with intelligent people. Move on after triumph and tragedy. Have confidence in yourself. Take control of your life. Believe in yourself. And catch every ball.

Prologue     11
Why Listen to Johnny Bench?     17
Lifelines     29
Pitchers Are People, Too     41
"Don't Waste a Worry"     53
"Let's Go Get a Cheeseburger"     63
The Common Goal's the Best Goal     73
Get Over It     81
The One in the Mirror     87
My Vowels for Success     95
Their Vowels for Success     107