Sammy Sosa: An Autobiography

by Sammy Sosa, Marcos Bretón

One of baseball's greatest international ambassadors and the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1998 shares the story of his life with readers.

Genres: Baseball, Sports, Nonfiction

Audiobook

First published May 1, 2000

Reviews

[Nathaniel S]

I thought this was good for an autobiography. I liked this book because it had one of my favorite players and one of my favorite teams. I disliked this book because it definitely had it's low points, but i feel that any autobiography will have at least a little down time. I chose this book because i wanted to learn more about Sammy Sosa because i admired him growing and learning to play baseball. He was maybe my favorite player until one season he was caught using a corked bat which basically makes it a lot easier to hit the baseball farther. Now I'm not sure how i feel about him. All in all it was a good autobiography.

[Zach Blakeman]

Sammy Sosa, The Autobiography, is about when Sammy moved to the U.S from the Dominican Republic for a better chance and how he got the opportunity to accomplish his dreams of playing professional baseball. Personally, I like how he talked about his work ethic and everything he had to overcome in order to achieve his goals. He also talked about the hard times along the way such as his drug addiction and how he had to overcome that to better his future. It was very reflective, especially how he talked about his memories, such as when he was told he was being drafted or brought up to the Major Leagues and how excited he was, also, he talked about making friends, team chemistry and also how close he was to his friends and family.

[Nathan Kornegay]

Interesting autobiography for those diehard Cubs fans like myself. Sammy is the reason I became a Cubs fan, so it was fun to learn more about his life and relive the memories of my childhood watching him play. Other than that, it wasn’t a truly revealing or interesting book with only a few tidbits. Would not recommend to non-Cubs fans, but was a short enjoyable read for this fan that bleeds Cubbie blue.

[Autumn Kearney]

This book is more than a 2 but less than a 3. I liked this book because I have always been a huge Sammy Sosa fan. He made baseball enjoyable to watch back in the day. I still miss him whenever I watch a Cubs game.

[David Todd]

Awsome and love that he was a cubs player

[Gary Barrentine]

Interesting story.

[Edward Morton]

It gave good insight on how Sammy made to the Major leagues.

[Mel]

I read this to hear about the story of a great baseball player. It is not elegantly written and the story is not laid out in a gripping way. But it is a simple read about a good player telling how he was discovered from the DR to the big leagues.

[Virginia feliz]

i read this book in the 6th grade but i wasn't really into it because i don't really like baseball.