Oc? Covers More Bases at 2003 Print Tour

Along with his entertaining anecdotes, Bouton stressed the value of perseverance, noting that "people don't fail, they just stop trying." To personalize the message, he recalled his experiences sitting on the bench in high school, being a non-scholarship walk-on player in college and pitching for batting practice in the minor leagues on the way to becoming a stand-out major league pitcher.