24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid by Willie Mays and John Shea
24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid by Willie Mays and John Shea Review by Hannah Hobbs Growing up, I can remember my grandpa reeling off baseball stats like it was his second language. One of his favorite players to discuss was Willie Mays. Mays was an iconic baseball player, as he redefined the game for the decades and players to come. However, he also redefined what it meant to be a black man playing a sport that was popularly perceived as white at the time and only newly desegregated. Each chapter of 24 is set up as a different life story, or lesson, that Mays learned throughout his life and career. There are 24 chapters, or lessons, in the book. The book is set up to clearly differentiate between Willie's voice and commentary from Shea, which I appreciated as a reader. My favorite chapter was "Embrace the Mental Game: The Story of the Sixth Tool." Detailed in the chapter, Mays was said to have an incredible ability to coach the players around him and wa...