Pujols, Scott Lamb
Pujols, Scott Lamb
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Pujols
More Than the Game

Author: Scott Lamb, Tim Ellsworth

Narrator: Wes Bleed

Unabridged: 8 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 03/08/2011

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

After a decade starring for the St. Louis Cardinals, Albert Pujols is already compared with names in the highest reaches of baseball’s pantheon: Ruth, Gehrig, Aaron, Mays. Slugging his way toward the Hall of Fame, Pujols has raised the game’s standard for greatness almost beyond any statistical measure. But the standard by which Pujols measures himself has less to do with baseball performance than with honoring God and exemplifying his faith for the millions who follow him. From his birthplace in the Dominican Republic to his high-school days in Kansas City, from a single season in the minor leagues to the World Series and nine All-Star Games, Pujols has developed his immense talents on the baseball diamond, all the while focusing his direction—and the direction of his family—with the belief that a greater purpose is behind every achievement. Authors Scott Lamb and Tim Ellsworth spare no tale of this growing baseball legend, all the while accentuating “the unseen hand of divine providence” that has shaped the man Albert Pujols has become. It’s a story that will inspire, and a reminder of the human quality behind superhuman achievement. A story—still in the making—of allowing God’s strength to guide one man’s path to be the best his game has ever seen.

About The Author

Scott Lamb is director of research for the President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. A native of St. Louis, Scott has pastored churches in Alabama, Missouri, and Kentucky. He is a contributor to WORLD Magazine’s website and the “Civil Religion” forum of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He and his wife, Pearl, have five children and are members of Immanuel Baptist Church.Tim Ellsworth is director of news and media relations at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, and author of God in the Whirlwind: Stories of Grace from the Tornado at Union University. He is also a frequent contributor to Baptist Press. He has previously worked as an editor, reporter, and high school social studies teacher. He and his wife, Sarah, have three children and are actively involved at Cornerstone Community Church.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Adam

This book has something in it for everyone. That's not altogether a good thing. Its intentions are very good, but unfortunately there are too many intentions and they don't mesh well. I believe I understand the structure as this: every other chapter is an account of a season in Pujols' career, up th......more

Goodreads review by Luke

Have you ever heard of a superstar athlete who is more focused on their overall life’s purpose and journey to heaven - a man who truly is “More than the Game” - rather than just concerned with their sporting accomplishments than Albert Pujols? I welcome you to grab this 2012 biography of “El Hombre”......more

Goodreads review by Brandon

Pujols: More than the Game was was written by Scott Lamb and Tim Ellsworth. Albert Pujols was born in the Dominican Republic. He was raised by a father who always played baseball and even played softball when he was older, so he gained a love for baseball. He didn’t have the best childhood, because......more

Goodreads review by Zachary

Albert Pujols: More than the Game is written by Stott Lamb and Tim Ellsworth. The author's purpose for this book is to tell about the life of Albert Pujols and how Albert accepted Christ as his Savior. His point of view was receiving information from Albert, himself and what reporters and other anal......more

Goodreads review by Jon

I love Albert, but this book was pure propaganda. I loved to learn of his story, but this book was over the top. I thought for a minute it was written by his mom. I'm sure this was for his free agency for everyone to see how great of a guy he is. And the Angels read it and bought it. Still love him......more