Beyond Belief, Josh Hamilton
Beyond Belief, Josh Hamilton
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Beyond Belief
Finding the Strength to Come Back

Author: Josh Hamilton, Tim Keown

Narrator: Ethan Sawyer

Unabridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Faith Words

Published: 04/03/2012


Synopsis

In this intimate memoir, former Major League Baseball player Josh Hamilton reflects on his battle with addiction and the impact it had on his career—and the spiritual journey that helped him heal.

Josh Hamilton was the first player chosen in the first round of the 1999 baseball draft. He was destined to be one of those rare "high-character " superstars. But in 2001, working his way from the minors to the majors, all of the plans for Josh went off the rails in a moment of weakness. What followed was a 4-year nightmare of drugs and alcohol, estrangement from friends and family, and his eventual suspension from baseball.

BEYOND BELIEF details the events that led up to the derailment. Josh explains how a young man destined for fame and wealth could allow his life to be taken over by drugs and alcohol. But it is also the memoir of a spiritual journey that breaks through pain and heartbreak and leads to the spectacular rebirth of his major-league career.

Josh Hamilton makes no excuses and places no blame on anyone other than himself. He takes responsibility for his poor decisions and believes his story can help millions who battle the same demons. "I have been given a platform to tell my story" he says. "I pray every night I am a good messenger."

About Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton's films include Diggers, Kicking and Screaming, The House of Yes, Alive, Online, and Outsourced. New York Stage work includes The Coast of Utopia, HurlyBurly, Proof, This is Our Youth, The Waverly Gallery, The Cider House Rules, As Bees in Honey Drown, and Suburbia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Eric on July 15, 2009

This book is AWESOME. I guess because it mirrors my life in every aspect EXCEPT baseball, I never played past litttle league. But the drugs and the pain this guy went through I can TOTALLY relate to. And at the end when he is forced to go back home b/c his wife wont let him in and he has no where el......more

Goodreads review by Jacob on March 06, 2013

Beyond Belief is an autobiography about Josh Hamilton’s life and career as a baseball player. The book begins by describing his talents as a baseball player at a young age. His purpose is letting readers know that they can still achieve their dreams and goals even after they have struggled with prob......more

Goodreads review by Sam on December 06, 2012

This book was incredible, and set a record for longest book i read in shortest amount of time (there probably is a record for that). I could not put it down, even when I was at my cousin's house for a sleepover. If you like baseball, this is a must-read book.......more

Goodreads review by Dylan on January 10, 2013

Beyond Belief by Josh Hamilton is an inspiring story about a once drug addict, Josh Hamilton, overcoming addiction and becoming one of baseball’s elites. Josh was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, and quickly became a baseball star. Growing up, Josh knew what he was going to be when he was......more

Goodreads review by Tyler on December 07, 2011

At age 6 he could throw 50 miles an hour. At age 7 he hit a 364 foot home run. At age 8 he was kicked off his baseball team for being TOO good. Age age 9 he joined his brothers baseball team. Once when he pitched, he threw, hit a kid, and the next time the kid came to the plate he called for an aut......more