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about a book that would tie baseball see Judaism as much more than a
and Eastern philosophy together.
religion; it's a culture he says. "I've
never claimed to be particularly
"I had become passionate about
observant, but I do observe High
the Eastern outlook early on and
with a lot of reading, and I decided
Holidays.
"I'm very grateful
to tell my story
to
all the Jewish com-
through my own
SHAWN GREEN
experiences:'
munities throughout
Green wanted
this country and
Canada who have
to reveal how
taken me in and been
his mind-body
supportive through-
approach to the
out my career."
sport started
Green tells how
almost spontane-
his approach to still-
ously at a batting
ness, awareness and
tee:
presence enhanced
"I began to
his relationship with
notice the sound
s wife, Lindsay,
of the ball swish-
d their two daugh-
ing against the
FINDING STILLNE
ers, Presley, 8, and
back net ... My
handler, 5, even
breathing became
avel.
rhythmic: inhaling as
"I played Tiger Stadium in the
on the tee, holding my breath as I
1990s,
and it was one of the most
got in my stance and exhaling as I
took my swing. My tee work ... felt interesting places to play:' he recalls.
"Growing up as a baseball fan, I
like something ... more than just a
hitting exercise. Was it becoming a
knew the different stadiums.
"Tiger Stadium was known as a
meditation?"
The concept for the book met with great park for left-handed hitters. I
had my second Major League home-
ready assistance from McAlpine, a
neighbor, published novelist and
run there. We had great games, and I
loved that Canadians would come to
college writing instructor.
"I called Gordon to help me with
support the Blue Jays there.
"I'll never forget the clubhouse
the book proposal;' Green says. "As
and the dugout. The tunnel to the
we were working together, we real-
ized that we enjoyed the process,
dugout was built so long ago that
and I asked him to be co-author.
we had to duck our heads to move
through it!"
The proposal was our outline, and
we talked about how we would
Green, staying connected to base-
approach each chapter.
ball through the book and speaking
engagements, also feels the link by
"I would write 20 pages or so and
give them to him. While he reworked giving lessons to kids and donating
them, I worked on the next 20. At
his sports memorabilia for auctions
the end of each chapter, we'd rework
benefiting different charities.
it together."
Later this summer, he is launching
a sports-related website,
Green found similarities in play-
ing baseball and writing. He consid- wwwjocktalk.com , with a charity
ers them both creative and having
component. His main charitable
limited attention stretches.
interests have to do with children
While the book does not describe
and the environment.
"I enjoy working;' says Green,
much about Green's childhood, he
recalls hard work in school and
who continues to practice yoga and
early devotion to sports. Both par-
coaches his daughter's soccer team.
ents were supportive of his baseball
"I feel I'm beginning a new chapter
in my life.
focus, and his dad, a sports fan and
school athlete, coached the young
"I don't have a job title, but I'm
Green's teams.
working. It will be a long time before
I get in a golf cart and cruise around
While the Green home was not
religious, there was mindfulness of
every day, which is what some guys
Jewish heritage. The book records
do when they retire from sports" 1
how he handled Yom Kippur games
— not playing one season and play-
The MLB All-Star Game will be
ing one of two games another sea-
broadcast 8 p.m. Tuesday, July
son.
12,
on FOX.
"I'm proud of my Jewish heritage,
and as a lot of Jewish people do, I
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