Fan Shows that MLB All-Stars Shine Off the Field Too
July 12, 2007 (Press Release) --
What if you could get inside the heads (and hearts) of today’s most successful Major League Baseball players and ask them their formula for success on how they “made it” in the big leagues... and stayed.
Imagine having personal conversations with players like Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Albert Pujols, Al Kaline and over 300 top superstar players and ask them how they bounce back from making errors, stay positive when faced with adversity, or what it takes to become a real champion?
That’s exactly what David Kloser, father and youth league baseball coach did. Kloser, a former relief pitcher at UC Berkeley (who held Barry Bonds to a double the only time he faced him in college), spent two years of his life interviewing more than 300 Major League Baseball players to find out the mental aspects of baseball... and how it pertains to life on AND off the field.
"I'm always relating baseball to life when I'm coaching," Kloser says. "I know young players look up to the pros and copy their habits on the field. I wanted to draw from the positives of baseball and find out from the major leaguers about their habits of character and keys to success, how they handle adversity, deal with teasing and heckling - issues that kids and adults can relate to and inspire them in life on and off the field."
Kloser’s efforts turned into a revolutionary book series, "Stepping Up to the Plate: Inspiring Interviews with Major Leaguers" and a second edition, "Stepping Up to the Plate - 2nd Inning" (both published by Love Your Life Publishing).
“What’s been a surprise,” says Kloser, “is that Stepping Up to the Plate has turned into a wonderful parenting tool. The chapter on ‘Respect’, all-time saves leader, Trevor Hoffman reveals, ‘If you have to think about what’s right or wrong, it’s probably wrong.’ I imagine kids have heard something like that from their moms and dads before but the fact that a pro-ball player said it, it carries more weight.”
When asked what the best part was talking with all the Major Leaguers, Kloser says, “It had to be that the players were willing to share so much of their wisdom about all the little things they’ve learned from playing a game they love.”
For more information, or to order copies visit: www.SteppingUpToThePlate.com
Imagine having personal conversations with players like Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Albert Pujols, Al Kaline and over 300 top superstar players and ask them how they bounce back from making errors, stay positive when faced with adversity, or what it takes to become a real champion?
That’s exactly what David Kloser, father and youth league baseball coach did. Kloser, a former relief pitcher at UC Berkeley (who held Barry Bonds to a double the only time he faced him in college), spent two years of his life interviewing more than 300 Major League Baseball players to find out the mental aspects of baseball... and how it pertains to life on AND off the field.
"I'm always relating baseball to life when I'm coaching," Kloser says. "I know young players look up to the pros and copy their habits on the field. I wanted to draw from the positives of baseball and find out from the major leaguers about their habits of character and keys to success, how they handle adversity, deal with teasing and heckling - issues that kids and adults can relate to and inspire them in life on and off the field."
Kloser’s efforts turned into a revolutionary book series, "Stepping Up to the Plate: Inspiring Interviews with Major Leaguers" and a second edition, "Stepping Up to the Plate - 2nd Inning" (both published by Love Your Life Publishing).
“What’s been a surprise,” says Kloser, “is that Stepping Up to the Plate has turned into a wonderful parenting tool. The chapter on ‘Respect’, all-time saves leader, Trevor Hoffman reveals, ‘If you have to think about what’s right or wrong, it’s probably wrong.’ I imagine kids have heard something like that from their moms and dads before but the fact that a pro-ball player said it, it carries more weight.”
When asked what the best part was talking with all the Major Leaguers, Kloser says, “It had to be that the players were willing to share so much of their wisdom about all the little things they’ve learned from playing a game they love.”
For more information, or to order copies visit: www.SteppingUpToThePlate.com
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